George Henry Herndon SrAge: 95 years1779–1874
- Name
- George Henry Herndon Sr
- Given names
- George Henry
- Surname
- Herndon
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | 1779 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 14 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Zachery — View this family July 25, 1799 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Julius G Herndon April 17, 1800 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Zachery Herndon April 30, 1802 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 24 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a son #3 | Rodney Herndon May 25, 1804 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Herndon 1806 (Age 27 years) |
 Census | August 6, 1810 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 33 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nancy Herndon 1819 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Julius G Herndon — Sophia Hockaday — View this family September 15, 1825 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Zachery Herndon — Susan Fox — View this family October 1828 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William James Herndon July 16, 1829 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Elizabeth Herndon 1830 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | George W Herndon 1830 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rodney Herndon — Nancy C Fox — View this family January 28, 1830 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Fox Herndon February 20, 1831 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James H Herndon 1832 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 53 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | George Clark Herndon January 28, 1833 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | James M Herndon 1833 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | George W Herndon 1834 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Martha Elizabeth Herndon March 12, 1835 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | John G Herndon 1835 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 56 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Richard C Herndon 1836 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Henry C Herndon 1838 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Edward C Herndon 1838 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Herndon — Elizabeth McGarrah — View this family 1838 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mary Frances Herndon April 20, 1839 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Thomas Jefferson Herndon November 11, 1839 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Mary E Herndon 1839 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Mary Herndon 1840 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James A Davenport — Nancy Herndon — View this family Type: Civil marriage April 27, 1840 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Thomas Jefferson Herndon August 22, 1840 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | John McGarrah Herndon February 13, 1841 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Henry Green Herndon October 14, 1841 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Francis H Herndon 1842 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Sarah Herndon 1844 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | George H Herndon 1845 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Theodocia Davenport 1845 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | Joshua D Herndon 1847 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Virginia Davenport 1847 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Zachery 1847 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 67 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Georgian Davenport March 1850 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Virginia Herndon July 1850 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | September 18, 1850 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | John Fox Herndon October 28, 1851 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Harrison J Herndon 1853 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | James “Jim” Herndon 1855 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #30 | Walter L Herndon 1858 (Age 79 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Gabriel Allen Cramar — Nancy Herndon — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 1, 1859 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 78 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 29, 1860 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #31 | Nora Herndon 1861 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Henry Green Herndon September 16, 1861 (Age 82 years) Note: Henry was killed in 1861 while guarding the Lamine Bridge in Cooper County, Missouri waiting for General Sterling Price's men to cross the bridge. |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 82 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Herndon 1866 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 88 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 88 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 90 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 6, 1870 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Zachery Herndon August 7, 1873 (Age 94 years) |
 Death | December 20, 1874 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herndon Cemetery |
| Family with Elizabeth Zachery |
| himself |
George Henry Herndon Sr Birth: 1779 — Virginia, United States Death: December 20, 1874 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Zachery Birth: 1778 — Virginia, United States Death: 1847 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: July 25, 1799 — Madison, Virginia, United States |
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9 months son |
Julius G Herndon Birth: April 17, 1800 21 22 — Virginia, United States Death: September 16, 1882 — Henry, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Benjamin Zachery Herndon Birth: April 30, 1802 23 24 — Virginia, United States Death: August 7, 1873 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Rodney Herndon Birth: May 25, 1804 25 26 — Virginia, United States Death: March 19, 1892 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
James Herndon Birth: 1806 27 28 — Virginia, United States Death: February 15, 1887 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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14 years daughter |
Nancy Herndon Birth: 1819 40 41 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1866 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Herndon - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Herndon - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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