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

Donald Crain Herndon[1]

Male 1917 - 1994  (76 years)


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  • Name Donald Crain Herndon  [2]
    Birth 15 Dec 1917  Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male
    US SSN 723-07-7668  [4] 
    Residence Jan 1920  Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 8 Jan 1920  First Ward, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence Apr 1930  Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 7 Apr 1930  First Ward, Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 16 Nov 1994  Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 7] 
    Burial Aft 16 Nov 1994  Memory Gardens Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Section C, Row 25
    Person ID I2092  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2019

    Father William Draper Herndon,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Chicota, Lamar County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1945, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Mother Gertrude Irene Crain,   b. 18 Jan 1883, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Apr 1930, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years)
    Marriage 29 Jan 1911  Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F1484  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Louise Allen,   b. 4 Sep 1923, Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 2012, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Marriage 4 Jul 1946  Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Donna Ruth Herndon,   b. May 1950, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1976, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years)
     2. (Living)
     3. (Living)
     4. (Living)
    Family ID F1498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2017

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Dec 1917 - Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jan 1920 - Hugo Township, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Jan 1920 - First Ward, Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1930 - Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 Apr 1930 - First Ward, Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jul 1946 - Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Nov 1994 - Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • [US-SSA-SSDI] has birth on 17 December 1917 and this is confirmed by [TxDoH-1964a]. However, [HerndonML-2017] has birth on 15 December 1917. [3, 4, 7]
    • According to [Hugo-1937] Donald Crain Herndon was living in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas at the time of his grandmother’s death. [10]
    • [Anderson-1964] has birth on 14 December 1917. [2]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Donald Crain Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2092&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. [S1492] [HerndonML-2017] Herndon, Michael Lee, "Descendants of Donald Crain Herndon and Helen Louise Allen".

    4. [S1] [US-SSA-SSDI] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Washington, District of Columbia: Social Security Administration (SSA), 2016.

    5. [S471] [US-1920-1r] "First Ward, Hugo Town, Choctaw County, Oklahoma," Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T625, roll 1456, E.D. 63, sheet 7A.

    6. [S591] [US-1930-1s] "First Ward, Hugo City, Choctaw County, Oklahoma," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      , Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 1897, E.D. 12-8, sheet 9B.

    7. [S189] [TxDoH-1964a] Texas Death Index, 1964 - 1998, Austin, Texas: Texas Department of Health (via rootsweb.com).

    8. [S1640] [Memory-Gardens-2012a] "Gravesite of Donald C. and Helen A. Herndon," Interment Records of Memory Gardens (Victoria County, Texas), Find A Grave (findagrave.com), 2019.

    9. [S244] [Choctaw-1911a] "Marriage License of W. D. Herndon and Gertrude Irene Crain," Hugo, Oklahoma: Office of the Choctaw County Clerk of Court.

    10. [S248] [Hugo-1937] "Obituary of M. E. Herndon," Hugo Daily News, page 1.


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