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Mary Elizabeth Herndon 1831–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1831

Birth Location: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 Sep 1905

Death Location: Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Edmund Herndon

Mother: Selina Smith

Spouse(s): Morgan Cole

Children(s): Thomas Cole, Major Cole, Lizzie Cole, Nellie Cole, Samuel Cole, Milley Cole

The story of Mary Elizabeth Herndon began in 1831 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States. Mary Elizabeth Herndon married Morgan Shannon Cole, and had children including Lizzie Fleta Cole, Major Edward Cole, Milley L Cole, Nellie Lee Cole, Samuel J Cole, Thomas Lewis Cole. Mary Elizabeth Herndon passed away in 1905 in Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Elizabeth Herndon began in 1831 in Pickens, South Carolina, United States.
  • Mary Elizabeth Herndon married Morgan Shannon Cole, and had children including Lizzie Fleta Cole, Major Edward Cole, Milley L Cole, Nellie Lee Cole, Samuel J Cole, Thomas Lewis Cole.
  • Mary Elizabeth Herndon passed away in 1905 in Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Herndon
1807–1898
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
EH
Selina Smith
1811–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina
SS

Spouses(s)

Morgan Cole
1826–1906
Birth Location: Oconee, South Carolina, United States
MC

Children(s)

Thomas Cole
1855–1942
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
TC
Major Cole
1852–1943
Birth Location: Tunnel, Oconee, South Carolina, United States
MC
Lizzie Cole
1869–1949
Birth Location: South Carolina
LC
Nellie Cole
1872–1937
Birth Location: Texas
NC
Samuel Cole
1858–
Birth Location: Georgia
SC
Milley Cole
1872–
Birth Location: Texas
MC

Mary Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Mary Herndon
1831–1905
Birth Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Edmund Herndon
1807–1898
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Selina Smith
1811–1887
South Carolina
Grandparents
George Herndon
1779–1848
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Prisilla Wells
1791–
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Samuel (L.) Smith
1780–1855
Marion, South Carolina, United States
Mary Harlan
1788–1824
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Herndon
1746–1811
Frances Pierce
1744–1799
Hardymond Wells
1762–1820
Elizabeth Parker
1769–
John Smith
1760–1816
Nancy McWhite
1760–1831
Aaron III
1752–1806
Elizabeth Stuart
1755–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Herndon
1708–1754
Sarah Poe
1710–1793
John\Jeremiah Pierce
1720–1790
Elizabeth Bass
1730–1777
Miles Sr
1742–1829
Susannah Hardy
1744–1829
Solomon Parker
1734–1821
Elizabeth Jones
1742–1790
Robert Smith
1724–1798
Rebecca Sheppard
1735–1810
White (McWhite)
1735–
Elizabeth Foxworth
1735–1817
Aaron Jr
1724–1798
Sarah Hollingsworth
1726–1776
Samuel Stuart
1725–1824
Jane Dickey
1735–1813

Mary Herndon's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Herndon (30 Nov 1831–15 Sep 1905) m. Morgan (Shannon) Cole (12 October 1826–31 Dec 1906)
  1. 1. Thomas (Lewis) Cole 1855–1942 m. Laura (Baker) Priestly 1869–1939 m. Mary (Susan) Frances 1852–1885
    1. 1. Lettie (M.) Cole 1881–
    2. 2. Nellie (Mae) Cole 1896–1899
    3. 3. Anna (Gertrude) Cole 1877–1878
    4. 4. Sue (Francis) Cole 1885–1886
    5. 5. Arthur (B.) Cole 1879–1942
    6. 6. Corp (Sam Jones) Cole 1888–1953
    7. 7. Sally (Irene) Cole 1891–1959
    8. 8. James (Lewis) Cole 1893–1975
    9. 9. David (B) Cole 1896–1984
    10. 10. Thomas (Herndon) Cole 1902–1963 m. Jimmie (Leona) Fulton 1905–1995
      1. 1. Loyce (Barbara) Robbins 1926–2002 m. Harold (Alfred) Proue 1913–1994 m. Robert (J.) Barron 1927–1998
        1. 1. Judith (Ann Jalene) Proue 1949–2013 m. Billy (R) Cole 1936–2008
      2. 2. Janelle Cole 1928–2022 m. Watson McCreary 1927–2019
        1. 1. Charles (Wayne) McCreary 1951–2012
      3. 3. Billie (Sue) Cole 1926–2002
      4. 4. Sally (Ann) Cole 1931–2003
      5. 5. Betty (Jo) Cole 1934–2011
    11. 11. Joseph (Frank) Cole 1906–1993
    12. 12. Mike Cole 1907–1992
    13. 13. Anna (Laura) Cole 1909–1995
    14. 14. Lillie (M.) Cole 1881–1962 m. James (Franklin) Scurlock 1880–1943
      1. 1. James (D.) Scurlock 1901–1940 m. Rozena Rawlinson 1909–2001
        1. 1. James (Kay) Scurlock 1925–2009 m. Wilma (Jane) Sadler 1927–2006
        2. 2. Charles (Fletcher) Scurlock 1931–1933
      2. 2. Alton (B) Scurlock 1905–1924 m. Zadie (Hattie) Jolley 1905–1990
        1. 1. Florene (Zadie) Bone 1923–1986
      3. 3. Zola (Sue) Scurlock 1906–1985 m. Benjamin (F.) Gifford 1889–1949
        1. 1. Mary Gifford 1928–1928
        2. 2. Evelyn Harris 1925–1988
      4. 4. Lewis (Marvin) Scurlock 1909–1951 m. Thada (Margarett) Scurlock 1919–1943
        1. 1. Margaret (Denzil) Weeks 1936–2013
      5. 5. Archie Scurlock 1913–
      6. 6. Laura (G) Scurlock 1915–1997
      7. 7. Lela (M) Scurlock 1920–
    15. 15. Elizabeth (Lee) Cole 1884–1970 m. Pickett (Talmage) Butler 1876–1960
  2. 2. Major (Edward) Cole 1852–1943
  3. 3. Lizzie (Fleta) Cole 1869–1949 m. Edward (Milton) Goodson 1869–1930
    1. 1. Fred (Milton) Goodson 1891–1959 m. Mattie (Vivian) Goodson 1895–1961
      1. 1. Fred (Morris) Goodson 1912–1946
      2. 2. Norma (Louise) Winstead 1921–1996
    2. 2. Annie (L.) Goodson 1898–1973 m. Cornelius (Andrew) Odom 1899–1963
      1. 1. Martha (Nell) Harrison 1935–2012 m. Walter (Lee) Harrison 1913–1994
      2. 2. Fleta (Neale) Edwards 1921–1976 m. JOSEPH (EARLY) Fitts 1919–1998 m. William (G) Andrew 1896–1952
        1. 1. CORNELIUS (HILL) Fitts 1942–2017
        2. 2. Eugenia (Ruth) Andrew 1950–2021
        3. 3. Sally (Fleta) Andrew 1947–1947
      3. 3. Edward (Lewis) Odom 1923–1999
      4. 4. William (J) Odom 1937–1939
      5. 5. Zane (Priest) Odom 1926–1997
      6. 6. Katherine (Dell) Odom 1934–2018
      7. 7. Paul (Goodson) Odom 1925–2008
      8. 8. LENORA (MADGE) Odom 1930–2008
      9. 9. LAURIE (GENE) Odom 1931–1990
      10. 10. MILTIE (ZELL) Odom 1936–1993
    3. 3. Joe (Bill) Goodson 1907–1949
    4. 4. Mabel (Beatrice) Goodson 1889–1967 m. Robert (Andrew) Henderson 1887–1940
      1. 1. Charles (N) Henderson 1918–1971
    5. 5. Grace (Lee) Goodson 1893–1940 m. Frank (L) White 1897–
      1. 1. Linell White 1919–
      2. 2. Walton (Coolidge) White 1923–1999
      3. 3. Elsie (R) White 1922–
    6. 6. Charles (Culberson) Goodson 1895–1939
    7. 7. Carl (Herndon) Goodson 1896–1957
    8. 8. Mary (Ocie) Goodson 1901–1974
    9. 9. Elsie (Madge) Goodson 1905–1999
    10. 10. Sarah (Louise) Goodson 1909–1996
    11. 11. John (Sidney) Goodson 1902–1970
    12. 12. Edward (Ray "eddie") Goodson 1911–1963
  4. 4. Nellie (Lee) Cole 1872–1937 m. Joseph (Walter) Goodson 1863–1931
    1. 1. Ernest (Guinn) Goodson 1903–1949
    2. 2. Johnnie (Frank) Goodson 1899–1902
    3. 3. Edward (Ennis) Goodson 1911–1963
    4. 4. Daisey (N.L.) Goodson 1901–1902
    5. 5. Leona (Lucille) Goodson 1895–1945
    6. 6. Mary Goodson 1908–
    7. 7. Joseph (Earle) Goodson 1891–1960
  5. 5. Samuel (J) Cole 1858–
  6. 6. Milley (L.) Cole 1872–

Mary Herndon's Timeline

7 Records

1831
30 Nov 1831
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1831
14 Oct 1831
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1831
30 Nov 1831
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1837
11 Jan 1837
Age 6
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in , Pickens, South Carolina, USA
, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Mary Elizabeth Herndon resided here in Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
1905
15 Sep 1905
Age 74
Death of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
1905
15 Sep 1905
Age 74
Death of Mary Elizabeth Herndon in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA
Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M593_1578; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553077
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1837
    Event Place: , Pickens, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1831
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Pickens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas; Roll: M593_1578; Page: 170B; Family History Library Film: 553077

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Alto, Cherokee, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family : and particularly of the descendants of George and Mich

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1905
    Event Place: Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gallatin, Cherokee County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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