Robert Paul Herndon (1909 - 1992): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1909 - 1992 (83 years)

Name	Robert Paul Herndon [2]
Birth	9 Oct 1909	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States [3]
Gender	Male
US SSN	463-09-9887 [4]
Occupation	Salesman/Accountant [5, 6]
Census	12 May 1910	Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [7]
Residence	Aug 1932	El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States [2]
3522 Lebanon Street
Residence	26 Apr 1937	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States [4]
Star Arms Hotel
Residence	Nov 1941	San Quentin State Prison, Marin County, California, United States [8]
Residence	Mar 1942	California Institution for Men (“Chino”), San Bernardino County, California, United States [8]
Cause of Death	Pneumonia/Emphysema [9]
Death	12 Dec 1992	West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States [9]
Burial	15 Dec 1992	Dogwood Cemetery, near Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States [9, 10]
Burial	Block 7, Lot 98
Person ID	I116	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	23 Jun 2018

Father	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)
Mother	Tennie May Calhoun, b. 1 May 1891, Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States d. 7 Nov 1977, Port Hueneme, Ventura County, California, United States (Age 86 years)
Marriage	12 Dec 1908	Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States [11]
Separated	Aft Jun 1917 [12]
Notes	Tennie’s parents, James Marion Calhoun and Sarah Elizabeth (Turpin) Calhoun, served as witnesses for the marriage license application and marriage certificate. [11]
Family ID	F804	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 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 [13]

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. [13]

Children

	1. William Cecil Herndon, b. 12 Aug 1932, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States d. 20 Oct 2011, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 79 years)
	2. Robert Frank Herndon, b. 19 Jul 1935, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States d. 4 Aug 2012, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 77 years)

Family ID F39 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Jan 2014

Family 2	Lois J Bidwell, b. 1 Jun 1922, Luxora, Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States d. 28 Dec 2021, West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States (Age 99 years)
Marriage	Aft 24 Feb 1956 [8]
Notes	The date of Robert Paul Herndon’s marriage to Lois J Bidwell is not known, but it could not have been before 24 February 1956 when Robert was released on parole from the California Institute for Men at Chino. [8]
Family ID	F2426	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	20 Jan 2022

Event Map

	Birth - 9 Oct 1909 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States
	Census - 12 May 1910 - Ward 4, Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage - 13 Apr 1932 - Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
	Residence - Aug 1932 - El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States
	Residence - 26 Apr 1937 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, United States
	Residence - Nov 1941 - San Quentin State Prison, Marin County, California, United States
	Residence - Mar 1942 - California Institution for Men (“Chino”), San Bernardino County, California, United States
	Death - 12 Dec 1992 - West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States
	Burial - 15 Dec 1992 - Dogwood Cemetery, near Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States

= Link to Google Earth

Photos » Slide Show		Herndon Boys William Pryor Herndon and Robert Paul Herndon, Bill's great uncle and grandfather (paternal) circa 1919 - Photo courtesy Robert Raymond Herndon
		William Pryor and Robert Paul Herndon Bill's great uncle and grandfather (paternal) circa 1990 - Photo courtesy Robert Raymond Herndon
		Robert Paul Herndon Bill's paternal grandfather - Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon
		Robert Boyd Herndon and Sons Bill's great-grandfather (paternal) and sons circa 1914 - Photo courtesy of Robert Raymond Herndon

Notes

Robert Paul Herndon abandoned his first wife and sons late in 1936 or early in 1937. Family rumors indicate that he attended Elizabeth Marina Masten’s funeral, but since he was incarcerated in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas in 1937, this seems unlikely. From late in 1941 through 1956, he was incarcerated in California, and [Cobb-1992] indicates that he was a resident of West Memphis from 1986 through his death in 1992. [10, 14, 15]
Robert Paul Herndon’s Social Security Application has a birth date of 19 Oct 1909, but this conflicts with his birth certificate and his marriage application. [3, 4, 13]
Robert Paul Herndon was convicted on 5 counts of forgery in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California on, or just before, 7 November 1941. He was sentenced from 1 to 14 years and incarcerated at the California State Prison at San Quentin as prisoner 67459 on 10 November of that year. In March 1942, he was transferred to the California Institution for Men, a minimum security prison at Chino, San Bernardino County, California. Information gathered to date suggests that he served the remainder of his sentence, 14 full years, at “Chino” and was paroled on 24 February 1956. [15, 16, 17]
[SanQuentin-1941b] and [SanQuentin-1941c1] note that Robert Paul Herndon also served 7 months for forgery in Fort Worth, Texas in 1937. [14, 18]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Robert Paul Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I116. [Accessed: 30-Jul-2025].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.
[S26] [TxDoH-1932a] "Birth Certificate of William Cecil Herndon," Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1932, register 1561, page 60516.
[S233] [OkSDoH-1909a] "Birth Certificate of Robert Paul Herndon," Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Oklahoma State Department of Health, register 5864.
[S108] [US-SSA-1937a] "Robert Paul Herndon - Original Application for Social Security Account Number," Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration, 1937.
[S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.
[S261] [WestMemphis-1992] "Obituary of Robert Herndon," West Memphis Evening News, page 2.
[S55] [US-1910-1a] "Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T624, roll 1247, E.D. 58, sheet 23A.
[S696] [SanQuentin-1941a] "San Quentin Mug Book 62413-71409, Photos 1926-1956," California Department of Corrections - San Quentin State Prison Records, 1850 – 1950, Sacramento, California: Office of the Secretary of State, California State Archives, ID# R135, page 197, entry 59.
[S260] [Crittenden-1992] "Death Certificate of Robert Paul Herndon," Marion, Arkansas: Office of the Crittenden County Clerk, 2002, register 0179333.
[S262] [Cobb-1992] "Funeral Record of Robert Paul Herndon," Blytheville, Arkansas: Cobb Funeral Home, 1992.
[S251] [Bryan-1908] "Marriage License of R. B. Herndon and Tennie Calhoun," Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma: County Clerk’s Office.
[S437] [US-SSS-1917a] "World War I Draft Registration - Robert Boyd Herndon," World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 - 1918, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), reel 1852072, reference 35-2-17-A, card 136.
[S399] [DonaAna-1932] "Marriage License of Robert Paul Herndon and Elizabeth Marina Masten," Doña Ana County, Marriages, Las Cruces, New Mexico: Office of Doña Ana County Clerk, 2011, volume 12, page 297.
[S1283] [SanQuentin-1941c1] "Inmate Identification Photograph Cards/Inmates 65801 - 67700: Robert Paul Herndon," California Department of Corrections - San Quentin State Prison Records, 1850 – 1950, Sacramento, California: Office of the Secretary of State, California State Archives, ID# R135, registration# 67459.
[S1284] [SanQuentin-1941c2] "Inmate Identification Photograph Cards/Inmates 65801 - 67700: Robert Paul Herndon," California Department of Corrections - San Quentin State Prison Records, 1850 – 1950, Sacramento, California: Office of the Secretary of State, California State Archives, ID# R135, registration# 67459 (reverse).
[S700] [ModestoBee-1941a] "Forger Is Given Term In Prison," Modesto Bee, page 4, column 8.
[S696] [SanQuentin-1941a] "San Quentin Mug Book 62413-71409, Photos 1926-1956," California Department of Corrections - San Quentin State Prison Records, 1850 – 1950, Sacramento, California: Office of the Secretary of State, California State Archives, ID# R135, page 197, entry 59.
[S697] [SanQuentin-1941b] "Description of the Prisoners Received at the State Prison at San Quentin, During November 1941," California Department of Corrections - San Quentin State Prison Records, 1850 – 1950, Sacramento, California: Office of the Secretary of State, California State Archives, ID# R135, page 422, commitment number 67459.

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