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

Sophia Jane Herndon[1]

Female 1840 - 1907  (66 years)


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  • Name Sophia Jane Herndon  [2]
    Birth 9 Sep 1840  _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Female
    Census 24 Sep 1850  _______, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 4 Mar 1907  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I2276  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2003

    Father Joseph Herndon,   b. Nov 1806, _______, Charlotte County, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1892, Yorkville, York County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Sophie Graham,   b. ?   d. ?
    Marriage 28 Nov 1839  _______, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F1619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Andrew Elam,   b. 5 Feb 1832, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1915, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage 2 Aug 1865  _______, York County, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F1639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2000

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Sep 1840 - _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 24 Sep 1850 - _______, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1865 - _______, York County, South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • Sophia Jane Herndon and William Andrew Elam had 3 sons and 3 daughters. [2]
    • In 1850, a 10 year old “Sophia Herndon,” is living with her grandmother, Elizabeth (Mealer) Herndon and uncle, William Herndon, in their household in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [3]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Sophia Jane Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I2276&sitever=mobile&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 12-Jun-2026].

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

    2. [S53] [Herndon-1950a] Herndon, John Goodwin, The Herndons of the American Revolution, Part 1: John Herndon of Charlotte County, VA, Naples, Florida: Dudley Herndon, 2000.

    3. [S343] [US-1850-1h] "Unknown Townships, Cleveland County, North Carolina," Seventh Census of the United States, 1850,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M432, roll 625, sheet 188B, page 376.

    4. [S68] [USGenWeb-1998d] Sarrett, Paul R. Jr, Marriages from York County, SC Newspaper Notice's (1823-1865), The USGenWeb Project (usgenweb.org).


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