Rodney HerndonAge: 87 years1804–1892
- Name
- Rodney Herndon
- Given names
- Rodney
- Surname
- Herndon
 Birth | May 25, 1804 25 26 |
 Birth of a brother | James Herndon 1806 (Age 19 months) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 7 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 sister | Nancy Herndon 1819 (Age 14 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy C Fox — View this family January 28, 1830 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George W Herndon 1830 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 27 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 son #2 | James M Herndon 1833 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John G Herndon 1835 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 31 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 son #4 | Edward C Herndon 1838 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Zachery 1847 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 41 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 |
| Census | September 20, 1850 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 52 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 28, 1860 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 56 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 wife | Nancy C Fox September 17, 1865 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Herndon 1866 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 62 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 62 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 64 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 | July 30, 1870 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Zachery Herndon August 7, 1873 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a father | George Henry Herndon Sr December 20, 1874 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 73 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | Julius G Herndon September 16, 1882 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Herndon February 15, 1887 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | March 19, 1892 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Henry Herndon Sr Birth: 1779 — Virginia, United States Death: December 20, 1874 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger brother |
James Herndon Birth: 1806 27 28 — Virginia, United States Death: February 15, 1887 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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14 years younger sister |
Nancy Herndon Birth: 1819 40 41 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: 1866 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Nancy C Fox |
| himself |
Rodney Herndon Birth: May 25, 1804 25 26 — Virginia, United States Death: March 19, 1892 — Saline, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nancy C Fox Birth: June 1804 — Kentucky, United States Death: September 17, 1865 |
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Marriage: January 28, 1830 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months son |
George W Herndon Birth: 1830 25 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
James M Herndon Birth: 1833 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
John G Herndon Birth: 1835 30 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Edward C Herndon Birth: 1838 33 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Rodney Herndon - Household
Cooper
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Rodney Herndon - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Rodney Herndon - Household
Saline, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Rodney Herndon - Household
Saline, Missouri, United States
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