Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.

Richard Ben Herndon[1]

Male 1881 - 1908  (26 years)


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  • Name Richard Ben Herndon  [2, 3]
    Birth 8 Jun 1881  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation Railroad Conductor, Frisco Railway  [3] 
    Census 13 Jun 1900  Justice Precinct 1, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Death 30 Apr 1908  Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial May 1908  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1911, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Mother Mary Emma Draper,   b. 8 Jan 1857, _______, Calhoun County, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1937, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage 23 Dec 1875  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. ?, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 25 Sep 1907  Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Ben Herndon,   b. 3 Aug 1908, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1968, San Diego, San Diego County, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F1485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Dec 1999

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jun 1881 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Sep 1907 - Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Apr 1908 - Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - May 1908 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
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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: 08-Jun-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S113] [Anderson-1964] Anderson, Ethel Nichols et al., Draper Families in America, Nashville, Tennessee: The Parthenon Press, 1964.

    3. [S237] [Lamar-1941a] "Delayed Birth Certificate - Robert Ben Herndon," Paris Texas: County Clerk’s Office, Lamar County, register L-2734.

    4. [S253] [MtOlivet-1908] "Buriel Record of Richard Ben Herndon," Interment Records - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Hugo, Oklahoma: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2002, deed 04-30-08.

    5. [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.

    6. [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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