Benjamin Zachery HerndonAge: 71 years1802–1873
- Name
- Benjamin Zachery Herndon
- Given names
- Benjamin Zachery
- Surname
- Herndon
 Birth | April 30, 1802 23 24 |
 Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 8 months)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 brother | Rodney Herndon May 25, 1804 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Herndon 1806 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 9 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 16 years) |
 Marriage | Susan Fox — View this family October 1828 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William James Herndon July 16, 1829 (Age 27 years) |
 Residence | 1830 (Age 27 years) Note: Migrated to Missouri |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Fox Herndon February 20, 1831 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 29 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 #3 | George Clark Herndon January 28, 1833 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Martha Elizabeth Herndon March 12, 1835 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 33 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 daughter #5 | Mary Frances Herndon April 20, 1839 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas Jefferson Herndon November 11, 1839 (Age 37 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a son | Thomas Jefferson Herndon August 22, 1840 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Henry Green Herndon October 14, 1841 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Zachery 1847 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 43 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 18, 1850 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | John Fox Herndon October 28, 1851 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John A Fray — Martha Elizabeth Herndon — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 6, 1853 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William James Herndon — Mary E McMahan — View this family Type: Religious marriage April 7, 1853 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Thomas Fray November 22, 1853 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Susan M Herndon 1854 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Benjamin A Fray 1855 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Col. Christopher Columbus Higgerson — Mary Frances Herndon — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 15, 1856 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Herndon 1857 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | John W Fray 1857 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Charles Edwin Higgerson August 9, 1857 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Mary Fray 1858 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Clark Herndon — Elizabeth Pope — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 26, 1858 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 54 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Harriett Elizabeth Herndon 1859 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Benjamin Thomas Herndon July 7, 1859 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Martha Ellen Higgerson August 11, 1859 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Charles Edwin Higgerson February 21, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Martha Ellen Higgerson March 30, 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Martha E Herndon April 1860 (Age 57 years) |
| Census | August 23, 1860 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Emmett Lee Higgerson June 9, 1861 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | Henry Green Herndon September 16, 1861 (Age 59 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. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Lucy C Herndon 1862 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Anna Brown Herndon 1862 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Henry G Fray 1862 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Susan F Fray 1863 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Ida Belle Higgerson August 1, 1863 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | William H Herndon 1864 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 58 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 granddaughter #19 | Elizabeth Jane “Lillie” Fray July 15, 1865 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Effie May Higgerson December 18, 1865 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | William Lee “Willy” Herndon 1866 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | John W Herndon 1866 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Herndon 1866 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Mary Enola “Molly” Higgerson April 1867 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 64 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 64 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Levert Herndon 1868 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Lester H Herndon 1868 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | DeWitt C Fray 1869 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 66 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Susan Olive Higgerson March 1870 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Benjamin W Herndon April 1870 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | August 6, 1870 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #29 | Ella B Herndon 1871 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Katie B Fray 1871 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #31 | James Jackson Higgerson August 2, 1872 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #32 | James G Herndon 1873 (Age 70 years) |
 Death | August 7, 1873 (Age 71 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 himself |
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 younger brother |
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 Susan Fox |
| himself |
Benjamin Zachery Herndon Birth: April 30, 1802 23 24 — Virginia, United States Death: August 7, 1873 — Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Susan Fox Birth: 1802 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 21, 1885 — Lamine Township, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 1828 — Madison, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months son |
William James Herndon Birth: July 16, 1829 27 27 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 3, 1912 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States |
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19 months son |
John Fox Herndon Birth: February 20, 1831 28 29 — Missouri, United States Death: October 28, 1851 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
George Clark Herndon Birth: January 28, 1833 30 31 — Missouri, United States Death: May 24, 1885 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Martha Elizabeth Herndon Birth: March 12, 1835 32 33 — Missouri, United States Death: March 5, 1911 — Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Frances Herndon Birth: April 20, 1839 36 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: May 15, 1920 — Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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7 months son |
Thomas Jefferson Herndon Birth: November 11, 1839 37 37 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1840 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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23 months son |
Henry Green Herndon Birth: October 14, 1841 39 39 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 16, 1861 |
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| Residence | Migrated to Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Herndon - Household
Cooper, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin 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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