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William Henry Herndon

William Henry Herndon

Male 1818 - 1891  (72 years)

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  • Name William Henry Herndon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 25 Dec 1818  Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1840  Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1850  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1860  District 2, Logan, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 3 Jul 1865  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1870  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1880  Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Death 18 Mar 1891  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I66602  Bob Juch's Tree
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Father Archer Gray Herndon,   b. 13 Feb 1795, Culpepper County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1867, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Rebecca B. Day,   b. 2 Feb 1790, Charlotte, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1875, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1817  Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anna Miles,   b. 1 Mar 1836, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1893, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jul 1862  Menard, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. William Miles Herndon,   b. Jan 1870, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1891, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)  [natural]
     2. Nina Belle Herndon,   b. 1865, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1901 (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     3. Minnie Herndon,   b. 24 Dec 1875, Sangamon Co, Ill Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1935, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F22928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

    Family 2 Mary Jane Maxcy,   b. 27 Jul 1822, Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1861, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 26 Mar 1840  Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Beverly Powell Herndon,   b. 30 Dec 1845, Springfiled, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1932, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth R Herndon,   b. 11 Nov 1849, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1932, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     3. Leigh William Herndon,   b. 22 Oct 1852, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1901, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [natural]
     4. Mary N Herndon,   b. 8 Oct 1856, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. James Nathaniel Herndon,   b. 26 Apr 1841, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1915, Danville, Vermillion County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [natural]
     6. Anna Maria Herndon,   b. 9 Apr 1843, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1931, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F22929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1818 - Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1840 - Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Mar 1840 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Jul 1865 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Mar 1891 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Lincoln's law partner.

  • Sources 
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      Birth date: 25 Dec 1819
      Birth place:
      Death date: 18 Mar 1891
      Death place:
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    3. [S1829] Jordan Dodd and Liahona Research, comp., Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Index compiled from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah by Jordan Dodd of Liahona Research (P.O. Box 740, ;).

    4. [S51] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 69; Page: 2; Image: 7; Family History Library Film: 0007644.
      1840 United States Federal Census
      1840 United States Federal Census


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      1850 United States Federal Census


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      1860 United States Federal Census


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      1870 United States Federal Census


    8. [S13] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Fancy Creek, Sangamon, Illinois.
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      1880 United States Federal Census


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      Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865
      Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865