Myra Belle “Oulie” HerndonAge: 55 years1859–1915
- Name
- Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon
- Given names
- Myra Belle
- Surname
- Herndon
- Married name
- Myra Belle Sumner
- Nickname
- Oulie
 Birth | October 4, 1859 33 30 |
 Marriage | James Columbus Lum Sumner — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 months)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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a father | Alfred Charles Herndon 1880 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Julian Clyde Sumner September 28, 1887 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Bob Sumner December 16, 1892 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a mother | Martha Frances Vinson 1908 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Iva Betrice Sumner March 13, 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Jesse James Sumner September 3, 1913 (Age 53 years) |
 Death | January 20, 1915 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Alfred Herndon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alfred Charles Herndon Birth: November 1, 1825 Death: 1880 |
| mother |
Martha Frances Vinson Birth: December 4, 1828 Death: 1908 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Mary J Herndon Birth: December 26, 1849 24 21 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: October 14, 1929 — Kentucky, United States |
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10 years herself |
Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Birth: October 4, 1859 33 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 1915 — Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Columbus Lum Sumner |
| husband |
James Columbus Lum Sumner Birth: July 23, 1857 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: July 5, 1934 — Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon Birth: October 4, 1859 33 30 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: January 20, 1915 — Linton, Trigg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Julian Clyde Sumner Birth: September 28, 1887 30 27 Death: December 6, 1968 |
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5 years son |
John Bob Sumner Birth: December 16, 1892 35 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 22, 1964 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States |