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

William Pinkney Herndon[1]

Male 1871 - 1951  (79 years)


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  • Name William Pinkney Herndon  [2, 3]
    Birth 24 Oct 1871  _______, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gender Male
    Military William Pinkney Herndon served as a private in Company A, 1st Regiment, North Carolina Infantry during the Spanish American War. He enlisted on 27 April 1898 and was mustered out, with the same rank, on 25 July 1898.  [5] 
    Occupation Carpenter (house)  [6] 
    Occupation Contractor (housing)  [4, 7] 
    Census 26 Jun 1880  Township No. 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census Jun 1900  Kings Mountain Town, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence Apr 1910  Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 18 Apr 1910  Township 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 5 Apr 1930  Township #4 (King’s Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence Apr 1935  Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Apr 1940  Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 6 Apr 1940  Township 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence Feb 1951  Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 27 Feb 1951  Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Gaston Memorial Hospital
    Burial 1 Mar 1951  Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I3284  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2015

    Father John Lawson Herndon,   b. 13 Aug 1851, _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1935, Kannapolis, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Mother Margaret E Patterson,   b. Apr 1844, _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1918, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 73 years)
    Marriage 15 Jan 1871  [2, 9] 
    Family ID F1614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Lee Blalock,   b. 22 Jan 1881, _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1961, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Marriage Abt 1903  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Clara B Herndon,   b. 8 Apr 1907, _______, _______, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1976, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
    Family ID F2410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2003

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Oct 1871 - _______, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Jun 1900 - Kings Mountain Town, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1910 - Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1935 - Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1940 - Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Feb 1951 - Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1 Mar 1951 - Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • William Pinkney Herndon is listed in [US-1930-1m] as “Pinkney W Herndon”. [7]
    • [US-OoTQG-1951a1] has William Pinkney Herndon’s birthdate as 23 April 1871. [10]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "William Pinkney Herndon", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I3284&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. [S230] [US-1880-1i] "Township No. 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina," Tenth Census of the United States, 1880,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T9, roll 958, E.D. 68, sheet 521C, page 42.

    3. [S231] [US-1900-1d] "Kings Mountain Town, Cleveland County, North Carolina," Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T623, roll 1189, E.D. 52, sheet 22A.

    4. [S962] [NCSA-1951a] "Certificate of Death: William Pinkney Herndon," North Carolina Death Certificates, Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives, publication S.123, district 36-80, number 5627.

    5. [S990] [US-OoTQG-1951a1] "Application for Headstone or Marker - William P. Herndon," Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 – 1985: Applications for Headstones, Compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M1916, record group 92, number _____ (front).

    6. [S965] [US-1910-2a] "Township 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina," Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , publication T624, roll 1103, E.D. 39, sheet 3B.

    7. [S337] [US-1930-1m] "Township #4 (Kings Mountain - partial), Cleveland County, North Carolina," Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T626, roll 1682, E.D. 23-11, sheet 3B.

    8. [S992] [US-1940-1x] "Township 4 (Kings Mountain), Cleveland County, North Carolina," Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940,
      Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication T627, roll 2890, E.D. 23-12, sheet 7A.

    9. [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.

    10. [S990] [US-OoTQG-1951a1] "Application for Headstone or Marker - William P. Herndon," Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774 – 1985: Applications for Headstones, Compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, Washington, District of Columbia: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), publication M1916, record group 92, number _____ (front).


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