The Shemwell Family

James G Herndon1873

Name
James G Herndon
Given names
James G
Surname
Herndon
Birth 1873 39 30
Death of a motherElizabeth Pope
February 14, 1873

Death of a paternal grandfatherBenjamin Zachery Herndon
August 7, 1873
Marriage of a parentGeorge Clark HerndonLucinda WindsorView this family
Type: Religious marriage
May 19, 1874 (Age 16 months)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 5 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 30, 1880 (Age 7 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Clark Herndon
May 24, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSusan Fox
December 21, 1885 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 25 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
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 27 years)
Census April 26, 1910 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 43 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 44 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 45 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/
Census February 2, 1920 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 56 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
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 57 years)
Death of a brotherLester H Herndon
December 8, 1932 (Age 59 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Burial of a brotherLester H Herndon
1932 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mt. Olive Cemetery
Census May 4, 1940 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 68 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
Death of a brotherBenjamin Thomas Herndon
December 2, 1949 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 77 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 73 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 26, 1858Cooper, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder brother
4 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
Lester H Herndon
Birth: 1868 34 25Missouri, United States
Death: December 8, 1932El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
4 years
elder sister
3 years
himself
Father’s family with Lucinda Windsor - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 19, 1874Knob Noster, Johnson, Missouri, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Clark Herndon - Household

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Herndon, George CWM47headMfarmerMOVAKY
Herndon, LucindaWF47wifeMMOTNKY
Herndon, Benjamin TWM20sonSMOMOKY
Herndon, Anna BWF18daughterSMOMOKY
Herndon, Lester HWM12sonSMOMOKY
Herndon, Wiliam HWM16sonSMOMOKY
Herndon, John WWM14sonSMOMOKY
Herndon, Ella BWF9daughterSMOMOKY
Herndon, James GWM7sonSMOMOKY
Herndon, SusanWF79motherWdKYMAMA

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Thomas Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Herndon, Benjamin TheadWMJul185940M11MOMOMOfarmer
Herndon, Stella MwifeWFSEP187029M1132MOKYMO
Herndon, Annie GdaughterWFFeb189010SMOMOMO
Herndon, Lester MsonWMJan18937SMOMOMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Thomas Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Herndon, Benjamin TheadMW50MMOMOKYfarmer
Herndon, Stella MaywifeFW39M43MOKYMO
Herndon, Amy GladysdaughterFW20SMOMOMO
Herndon, Lester MorgansonMW19SMOMOMO
Herndon, Mildred LdaughterFW9SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lester H Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Herndon, Lester HheadMW51SMOMOMOfarmergeneral farm

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lester Morgan Herndon - Household

Saline, Missouri, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Herndon, Lester MheadMW37MMOMOMOfarmer
Herndon, Eva LwifeFW34MMOMOMO
Herndon, Lester HuncleMW62SMOMOMOfarmer

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Thomas Herndon - Household

Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Herndon, B TheadMW80MMOfarmer
Herndon, ZettawifeFW62MMO
Herndon, J GbrotherMW67SMOfarmer