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Effie Chester Chessie Herndon 1883–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1883

Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Herndon

Mother: Elizabeth Rentz

Spouse(s): Arthur Hightower

Children(s): Mary Hightower

Effie Chester Chessie Herndon was born in 1883 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Lawrence Herndon And Elizabeth Catherine Betsy Rentz. Effie Chester Chessie Herndon married Arthur Butler Hightower, and had children including Mary Kathleen Hightower. Effie Chester Chessie Herndon passed away in 1978 in Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Effie Chester Chessie Herndon was born in 1883 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States, the child of James Lawrence Herndon And Elizabeth Catherine Betsy Rentz.
  • Effie Chester Chessie Herndon married Arthur Butler Hightower, and had children including Mary Kathleen Hightower.
  • Effie Chester Chessie Herndon passed away in 1978 in Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Herndon
1850–1930
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Elizabeth Rentz
1853–1928
Birth Location: Barnwell now, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Arthur Hightower
1883–1975
Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Hightower
1908–2004
Birth Location: SC
MH

Effie Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Effie Herndon
1883–1978
Birth Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James LAWRENCE Herndon
1850–1930
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Catherine Betsy) Rentz
1853–1928
Barnwell now, Bamberg, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (E) Herndon
1820–1880
SC
Celia Smith
1828–1900
Colleton Co SC
Jacob (George) Rentz
1832–1920
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Mary (E) Hunter
1835–1921
Hunters Chapel, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Herndon
1800–
Thomas Smith
1788–1857
Sarah Padgett
1810–1885
Charles Rentz
1808–1833
Elizabeth Varn
1814–1880
James Hunter
1802–1891
Elizabeth Hughes
1815–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James SMITH
1750–1830
Sarah
1750–
Simon Rentz
1749–1820
Mary Swann
1765–1825
George Varn
1789–1835
Elizabeth Hiers
1794–1838
William Hunter
1750–1857
Catherine Deloach
1780–1857
William Hughes
1782–1843
Hannah Farquhar
1799–1835

Effie Herndon's Descendants

1.
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Effie (Chester Chessie) Herndon (14 Jul 1883–1978) m. Arthur (Butler) Hightower (5 Nov 1883–Feb 1975)
  1. 1. Mary (Kathleen) Hightower 1908–2004 m. Ernest (Cecil) Hartzog 1906–1947

Effie Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1883
14 Jul 1883
Birth of Effie Chester Chessie Herndon in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
1978
1978
Age 95
Death of Effie Chester Chessie Herndon in Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1883
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Blackville, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
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