 Birth | September 15, 1821 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 10 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 14 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 |
 Marriage | James Herndon — View this family 1838 (Age 16 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary E Herndon 1839 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John McGarrah Herndon February 13, 1841 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | George H Herndon 1845 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Joshua D Herndon 1847 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 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 daughter #5 | Virginia Herndon July 1850 (Age 28 years) |
 Census | November 20, 1850 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Harrison J Herndon 1853 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | James “Jim” Herndon 1855 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Walter L Herndon 1858 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 28, 1860 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Nora Herndon 1861 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alexander M Ingram — Mary E Herndon — View this family Type: Religious marriage August 14, 1861 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Ingram 1863 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Ingram 1865 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John McGarrah Herndon — Lafavor T Atkinson — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 3, 1867 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 45 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 45 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Alexander Ingram 1868 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Elwood Herndon 1868 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 47 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 | September 27, 1870 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Pearl Ingram 1874 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 56 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Noel G Ingram 1879 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James “Jim” Herndon — Diantha L Thompson — View this family Type: Civil marriage February 12, 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | June 26, 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Herndon February 15, 1887 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary E Herndon 1891 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | April 18, 1892 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | 1892 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herndon Family Cemetery |