Mary J HerndonAge: 79 years1849–1929
- Name
- Mary J Herndon
- Given names
- Mary J
- Surname
- Herndon
- Married name
- Mary J Theobald
 Birth | December 26, 1849 24 21 |
 Marriage | Henry Theobald — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon October 4, 1859 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 7 years)Note: 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 11 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 17 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 17 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 19 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 daughter #1 | Mintie Idella Theobald August 1872 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 28 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 30 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Henry H Lawrence March 29, 1896 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 58 years) |
| Death of a sister | Myra Belle “Oulie” Herndon January 20, 1915 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 66 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 67 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 68 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/ |
| Death of a husband | Henry Theobald September 17, 1922 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 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 |
 Death | October 14, 1929 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood 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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| herself |
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 younger sister |
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 Henry Theobald |
| husband |
Henry Theobald Birth: February 27, 1851 31 26 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: September 17, 1922 — Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: — |
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| daughter |
Mintie Idella Theobald Birth: August 1872 21 22 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 9, 1935 — Kentucky, United States |