Robert Frank Herndon^[1]

1935 - 2012  (77 years)

• Name	Robert Frank Herndon  [2]
  Birth	19 Jul 1935	Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Donald Stiles Herndon  [3]
  Residence	Apr 1940	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  3231 Memphis Steet
  Census	13 Apr 1940	Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [4]
  Death	4 Aug 2012	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [1]
  Burial	16 Aug 2012	Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States   [5]
  	Section M1, Space 385
  Person ID	I112	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Robert Paul Herndon,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States d. 12 Dec 1992, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Marina Masten,   b. 5 Feb 1915, Mimbres, Grant County, New Mexico, United States d. 20 Sep 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 22 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1932	Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States   [6]
  Separated	Abt 1936  [1]
  Notes	A ‘Mrs. H. Mabry’ (Tennie (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry) witnessed the marriage of Robert Paul Herndon to Elizabeth Marina Masten in New Mexico in 1932. [6]
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	(Living)
  Children	1. (Living)   2. (Living)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 19 Jul 1935 - Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States Residence - Apr 1940 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Census - 13 Apr 1940 - Divisions 183 - 190, El Paso City, El Paso County, Texas, United States Death - 4 Aug 2012 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Burial - 16 Aug 2012 - Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  More Herndon Boys William Cecil Herndon (lower) and Robert Frank Herndon (upper), Bill's father and uncle circa 1938.

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Frank Herndon was officially renamed ‘Donald Stiles Herndon’ by his maternal grandmother, Lois Miranda (Stiles) Masten, upon his adoption by her in 1941, but she was using this name as early as 1940 as indicated by [US-1940-1b]. Family members continued to refer to Robert by the name ‘Don’, but he used his birth name professionally throughout most of his life. [4, 7]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Robert Frank Herndon". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I112 (accessed July 1, 2025).