Richard Ben Herndon (1881 - 1908): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1881 - 1908 (26 years)

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Name	Richard Ben Herndon [2, 3]
Birth	8 Jun 1881	Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States [2, 4]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Railroad Conductor, Frisco Railway [3]
Census	13 Jun 1900	Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas, United States [5]
Death	30 Apr 1908	Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [2, 4]
Burial	May 1908	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States [4]
Burial	Block 2U, Lot 5, Space 1
Person ID	I2070	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	23 Jun 2018

Father	George Wallace Herndon, b. 20 Jun 1850, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States d. 4 Oct 1911, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States (Age 61 years)
Mother	Mary Emma Draper, b. 8 Jan 1857, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States d. 6 Feb 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
Marriage	23 Dec 1875	Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States [2, 6]
Notes	[Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists 22 Dec 1875 as the date of George Wallace Herndon’s marriage to Mary Emma Draper. [2, 6]
Family ID	F1483	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carrie Westbrook, b. Abt 1893, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States d. ?, (unknown)

Marriage 25 Sep 1907 Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States [2]

Children

1. Robert Ben Herndon, b. 3 Aug 1908, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States

d. 26 Jul 1968, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States

(Age 59 years)

Family ID F1485 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Dec 1999

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Jun 1881 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States
	Marriage - 25 Sep 1907 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States
	Death - 30 Apr 1908 - Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States
	Burial - May 1908 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States

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Notes
[Anderson-1964] incorrectly lists Richard’s name as “Richard Bunyan Herndon,” however this is contradicted by his son’s birth certificate. [3]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "Richard Ben Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2070&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 21-Nov-2024].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2024] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2024.
[S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.
[S237] [Lamar-1941a] "Delayed Birth Certificate - Robert Ben Herndon," Paris Texas: County Clerk’s Office, Lamar County, register L-2734.
[S253] [MtOlivet-1908] "Buriel Record of Richard Ben Herndon," Interment Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Oklahoma: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2002, deed 04-30-08.
[S109] [US-1900-1a] "Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1652, E.D. 62, sheet 14A.
[S240] [Lamar-1875] "Marriage License of G. W. Hearndon and Mary E Draper," Paris Texas: County Clerk’s Office, Lamar County, file 1368.

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