Tennie May Calhoun (1891 - 1977): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1891 - 1977 (86 years)

Name	Tennie May Calhoun [2]
Birth	1 May 1891	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States [3]
Gender	Female
US SSN	570-24-3970 [4]
Census	Mar 1910	Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [5]
Residence	May 1923	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States [6]
Residence	1924	Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States [7]
1925 26th Street
Residence	1932	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [8]
212 1/2 Mills Street (hotel)
Residence	1944	Precinct No. 1, El Monte City, Los Angeles County, California [9]
113 El Monte Avenue
Residence	1953	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States [10]
313 Cedar
Death	7 Nov 1977	Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, United States [4, 11]
Burial	Aft 7 Nov 1977	(unknown) [11]
Person ID	I1125	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	16 Feb 2014

Father	James Marion Calhoun, b. 28 Jan 1843, _______, Adair County, Kentucky, United States d. 1 Feb 1915, (unknown) (Age 72 years)
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Turpin, b. 1 Mar 1850, _______, _______, Kentucky, United States d. 28 Jul 1930, (unknown) (Age 80 years)
Marriage	Abt 1868	_______, _______, Kentucky, United States [12]
Family ID	F2423	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Robert Boyd Herndon, b. 22 Jun 1886, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States d. 9 Mar 1934, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States (Age 47 years)

Marriage 12 Dec 1908 Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States [13]

Separated Aft Jun 1917 [14]

Notes

Tennie’s parents, James Marion Calhoun and Sarah Elizabeth (Turpin) Calhoun, served as witnesses for the marriage license application and marriage certificate. [13]

Children

	1. 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)
	2. William Pryor Herndon, b. 30 Jan 1912, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States d. 11 Mar 1995, Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States (Age 83 years)

Family ID F804 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 26 Jul 2015

Family 2	Harley George Mabry, b. 16 May 1879, Greenbrier, Hardin Township, Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States d. 19 Feb 1953, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States (Age 73 years)
Marriage	30 Aug 1923	_______, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States [6]
Notes	[Calcasieu-1923a] records the date that Tennie (Calhoun) Herndon and Harley Mabry obtained their marriage license. It may not be the actual date of their wedding. [6] The disposition of Tennie (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry’s marriage to Robert Boyd Herndon in 1923 is not known. There is no evidence thus far that they obtained a divorce. [6]
Family ID	F2976	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	26 Jul 2015

Event Map

	Marriage - 12 Dec 1908 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
	Census - Mar 1910 - Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
	Residence - May 1923 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States
	Residence - 1924 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States
	Residence - 1932 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States
	Residence - 1953 - Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, United States
	Death - 7 Nov 1977 - Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, United States

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Photos		Tennie May Calhoun Bill's great-grandmother (paternal) - Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon
Photos		Harley George Mabry and Tennie May Calhoun Bill's great-grandmother and step great-grandfather (paternal) - Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon

Notes

A ‘Mrs. H. Mabry’ witnessed the marriage of Robert Paul Herndon to Elizabeth Marina Masten in New Mexico in 1932. [15]
Death location is based on a single matching SSDI record for a ‘Tennie Mabry’, born 1 May 1891. Death date is based on a single matching CDoHS record for a ‘Tennie M Mabry’ born 1 May 1891. [4, 11]
The disposition of Tennie (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry’s marriage to Robert Boyd Herndon in 1923 is not known. There is no evidence thus far that they obtained a divorce. [6]
[Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists Tennie’s name as “Tinnie Calhoun”. [16]

Reference Herndon, William. "Tennie May Calhoun". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I1125&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 8, 2025).

Sources

[S315] Herndon, William Robert.
[S108] Robert Paul Herndon - Original Application for Social Security Account Number.
[S360] Probate Birth Certificate of Tennie May Calhoun.
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[S532] Marriage License of H. Mabry and Ted Herndon.
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[S74] Death Entry - Tennie May (Calhoun-Herndon) Mabry.
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[S251] Marriage License of R. B. Herndon and Tennie Calhoun.
[S437] World War I Draft Registration - Robert Boyd Herndon.
[S399] Marriage License of Robert Paul Herndon and Elizabeth Marina Masten.
[S113] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al..

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Tennie May Calhoun[1]

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