Henry Green HerndonAge: 19 years1841–1861
- Name
- Henry Green Herndon
- Given names
- Henry Green
- Surname
- Herndon
 Birth | October 14, 1841 39 39 |
 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 |
 Census | September 18, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Fox Herndon October 28, 1851 (Age 10 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 | August 23, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 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 | September 16, 1861 (Age 19 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. |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herndon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Zachery Herndon Birth: April 30, 1802 23 24 — Virginia, United States Death: August 7, 1873 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
Henry Green Herndon Birth: October 14, 1841 39 39 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: September 16, 1861 |
| 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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| Death | 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. |