John McGarrah Herndon1841–
- Name
- John McGarrah Herndon
- Given names
- John McGarrah
- Surname
- Herndon
 Birth | February 13, 1841 35 19 |
 Birth of a brother | George H Herndon 1845 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joshua D Herndon 1847 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Zachery 1847 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 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 sister | Virginia Herndon July 1850 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | November 20, 1850 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harrison J Herndon 1853 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James “Jim” Herndon 1855 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Walter L Herndon 1858 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 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 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nora Herndon 1861 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 20 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 |
 Religious marriage | Lafavor T Atkinson — View this family January 3, 1867 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 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 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Elwood Herndon 1868 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lafavor T Atkinson July 30, 1868 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 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 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | George Henry Herndon Sr December 20, 1874 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 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 26, 1880 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | James Herndon February 15, 1887 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary E Herndon 1891 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth McGarrah April 18, 1892 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 57 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 75 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 76 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 88 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 100 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 108 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 104 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Herndon Birth: 1806 27 28 — Virginia, United States Death: February 15, 1887 — Collin, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth McGarrah Birth: September 15, 1821 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 18, 1892 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: 1838 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary E Herndon Birth: 1839 33 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: 1891 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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2 years himself |
John McGarrah Herndon Birth: February 13, 1841 35 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
George H Herndon Birth: 1845 39 23 — Texas, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joshua D Herndon Birth: 1847 41 25 — Texas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Virginia Herndon Birth: July 1850 44 28 — Texas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Harrison J Herndon Birth: 1853 47 31 — Texas, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
James “Jim” Herndon Birth: 1855 49 33 — Texas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Walter L Herndon Birth: 1858 52 36 — Texas, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Nora Herndon Birth: 1861 55 39 — Texas, United States Death: |
| Family with Lafavor T Atkinson |
| himself |
John McGarrah Herndon Birth: February 13, 1841 35 19 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| wife |
Lafavor T Atkinson Birth: 1844 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 30, 1868 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 3, 1867 — Collin, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Elwood Herndon Birth: 1868 26 24 — Collin, Texas, United States Death: |
John McGarrah Herndon has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents Julius G Herndon + Sophia Hockaday
Parents Benjamin Zachery Herndon + Susan Fox
Parents Rodney Herndon + Nancy C Fox
Parents James A Davenport + Nancy Herndon
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Herndon - Household
Collin, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Herndon - Household
Collin, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Herndon - Household
Collin, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Herndon - Household
Collin, Texas, United States
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