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Samuel George Herndon 1839–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1839

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

Death Date: 30 Aug 1876

Death Location: Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Edmund Herndon

Mother: Selina Smith

Spouse(s): Rhoda Billingsley

Children(s): Edmund Sr., Ella Herndon, Infant Herndon, Lillie Herndon, Maude Herndon, Samuel Herndon

Samuel George Herndon was born in 1839 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Edmund Herndon And Selina Smith. In 1850, Samuel George Herndon resided in Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA. In 1860, Samuel George Herndon resided in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina. Samuel George Herndon married Rhoda Rose Billingsley, and had children including Edmund Lee Herndon Sr, Ella Pauline Herndon, Infant Son Herndon, Lillie A Herndon, Maude V Herndon, Samuel Andrew George Herndon. Samuel George Herndon passed away in 1876 in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel George Herndon was born in 1839 in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Edmund Herndon And Selina Smith.
  • In 1850, Samuel George Herndon resided in Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Samuel George Herndon resided in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina.
  • Samuel George Herndon married Rhoda Rose Billingsley, and had children including Edmund Lee Herndon Sr, Ella Pauline Herndon, Infant Son Herndon, Lillie A Herndon, Maude V Herndon, Samuel Andrew George Herndon.
  • Samuel George Herndon passed away in 1876 in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Herndon
1807–1898
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
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Selina Smith
1811–1887
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Rhoda Billingsley
1841–1916
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Edmund Sr.
1864–1937
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Ella Herndon
1861–1923
Birth Location: Oconee, South Carolina
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Infant Herndon
1873–1873
Birth Location: USA
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Lillie Herndon
1867–1906
Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
LH
Maude Herndon
1874–1949
Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
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Samuel Herndon
1870–1942
Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
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Samuel Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Herndon
1839–1876
Birth Place: Pickens, 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

Samuel Herndon's Descendants

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Samuel (George) Herndon (31 Oct 1839–30 Aug 1876) m. Rhoda ("Rose") Billingsley (21 May 1841–29 Sep 1916)
  1. 1. Edmund (Lee Herndon) Sr. 1864–1937 m. Clara (Virginia) Platt 1864–1947
    1. 1. Samuel (G) Herndon 1885–
    2. 2. Rhoda (J) Herndon 1888–1959
    3. 3. Edmund (Lee Herndon) Jr. 1888–
    4. 4. Clara (Platt) Herndon 1889–1947
  2. 2. Ella (Pauline) Herndon 1861–1923 m. Rev. (Nicholas Grady Ballenger) Sr 1857–1937
    1. 1. Clara (Elizabeth "Beth") Ballenger 1900–1936 m. John (Williamson) Mills 1896–1964
      1. 1. Margaret (Lowe) Mills 1919–2004 m. Cpl. (William Lawrence) Berry 1917–1945
        1. 1. Lawrence (Scott) Berry 1940–1949
      2. 2. John (Williamson) Mills 1922–1987
    2. 2. Lula (Marie) Ballenger 1880–1946 m. John (Allen Dendy) Sr. 1875–
      1. 1. John (Allen Dendy) Jr. 1905–1974
      2. 2. Mayme Dendy 1906–1993 m. Glenn (Memory) Bloodworth 1907–1983
        1. 1. Mary (Emily) Bloodworth 1942–2016
      3. 3. Nicholas (Edmund) Dendy 1910–2000
    3. 3. Lillian (Rhoda) Ballenger 1882–1966 m. Edward (Warren) McElmurray 1870–1949
      1. 1. Edward ("Jr." Warren) McElmurray 1903–1965
      2. 2. Grady ("Sr." Anderson) McElmurray 1904–
      3. 3. James ("Sr." Herndon) McElmurray 1910–1955 m. Carrie (Lavinia Graybill) McElmurray 1914–1998
        1. 1. Charles (Nicholas "nick") McElmurray 1948–2001
      4. 4. Jesse ("Sr." George) McElmurray 1907–
      5. 5. William (Harold) McElmurray 1913–
      6. 6. Lillian (R) Ballenger 1917–1991
        1. 1. Lillian (Richards) McElmurray 1917–1991 m. William (Thomas) Richards 1914–1982
    4. 4. Eva (Mae) Ballenger 1884–1980 m. Rev. (Robert Peter) Walker 1873–1946
      1. 1. Maynita Walker 1903–1990
    5. 5. Samuel (Herndon) Ballenger 1887–1947
    6. 6. Ruth (E) Ballenger 1891–1981 m. James (Sampson) Strom 1881–1946 m. John (Addison Lawrence) Caudle 1888–1972
    7. 7. Pauline Ballenger 1906–1985
    8. 8. Nicholas (Grady Ballenger) Jr 1897–1898
    9. 9. Nina (Grady) Ballenger 1894– m. Robert (Adger) Burkett 1888–1973
      1. 1. Genevieve Burkett 1922–1988
  3. 3. Infant (Son) Herndon 1873–1873
  4. 4. Lillie (A) Herndon 1867–1906 m. Broadus (Bennett) West 1867–1951
  5. 5. Maude (V) Herndon 1874–1949 m. Thomas (W.) Thompson 1872–1933
    1. 1. Broadus Thompson 1899–1947 m. Jane (Bruce) Guignard 1903–2002
      1. 1. Broadus (Thompson) Jr 1933–2013 m. Lillian (LaDare) Hurst 1935–2001
    2. 2. Lillian (Estelle) Thompson 1904–1993 m. Alfred (J) Johnston 1901–1996
    3. 3. Dr (Herndon Walter) Thompson 1895–1938 m. Olive (Audrey) Sompayrac 1901–1994
      1. 1. Audrey (Olive Thompson) Hornaday 1935–2013 m. Earl (Dewey " Pete) "Hornaday 1932–1999
      2. 2. Herndon (Walter Thompson) Jr 1935–2015 m. Patricia Helms 1936–2001
  6. 6. Samuel (Andrew George) Herndon 1870–1942 m. Minnie (Estelle) Thompson 1874–1915 m. Mary (Augusta) Herndon 1878–1966
    1. 1. Claud (V.) Hernden 1907–1972 m. Birdie (P) Holmes 1913–1978 m. Carlene (Loreta) Herndon 1914–1992
      1. 1. Robert (Edmund (Bob)) Herndon 1935–1992
      2. 2. Richard (Lee) Herndon 1937–1992
      3. 3. Carla Thorpe 1932–2020 m. Ronald (F) Thorpe 1933–2007
      4. 4. Roy (Claude) Herndon 1940–2006
    2. 2. Pauline (V) Herndon 1910–2001 m. Angelo (Lorenzo) Foglino 1906–2002
      1. 1. Angelo (L) Foglino 1927–1990
      2. 2. Sharon (Estelle) Foglino 1933–2009 m. John (Edward) Gruber 1931–2009 m. Dale (Warren) Jackson 1931–1991
    3. 3. Rhoda (Estelle) Herndon 1898–1988 m. Oscar (Forrest) Payne 1895–1969 m. George (Winfield) Morris 1897–1933 m. Homer (Stoddart) Watters 1895–1958
      1. 1. Roger (Cloyd) Payne 1922–1985
      2. 2. Frances Fitzgerald 1918–1987 m. John (Everett Fitzgerald) Sr 1921–2001 m. John (Wesley) Ritchie 1919–1943 m. Edward (Harry) Enders 1911–1987
        1. 1. John (Everett Fitzgerald) Jr 1939–2018 m. Phyllis (Jean) Calzia 1941–2000
        2. 2. Jackie (Cloyd) Fitzgerald 1939–1939
        3. 3. Ronald (Francis) Fitzgerald 1941–2019 m. Barbara (Joan) Gunter 1938–2009
      3. 3. Jack (Payne) Sr 1920–1983 m. Erselene Payne 1921–2007 m. Ouida (Juanita) Ward 1921–2006 m. Naomi Hawkins 1920–2003
        1. 1. Steven (David) Payne 1944–2001
        2. 2. Jack (Payne) Jr 1940–2016 m. Emmie (Diann) Alexander 1949–2020
        3. 3. Dennis (Michael Payne) Jr. 1941–1968
    4. 4. John (Walter “Jack”) Herndon 1904–1965 m. Verna (Lydell) Cooper 1898–1975
      1. 1. Ruth Herndon 1920–1992 m. Charles (Anderson) Monroe 1912–1967
    5. 5. Robert (R) Herndon 1897–1986
    6. 6. Sarah (Augusta) Herndon 1919–2001 m. Woodrow (Odell) May 1918–2001 m. Matthew (Bruce) Hannl 1890–1948 m. Grady (Eugene) Staggs 1920–1968 m. Rayford (Carrel) Kilgore 1911–1948 m. Willie (Lee (Billie)) Mink 1909–1982 m. J (W) Burroughs 1920–1992 m. Earl (William) Smith 1929–1982
      1. 1. Patricia (Mary) May-Herndon 1937–2003 m. Willis (Harper “Hop”) Rucker 1929–1996
    7. 7. Samuel (Andrew George Herndon) II 1901–1943 m. Daisy (Bell) Huston 1913–1990
      1. 1. Samuel (Andrew George Herndon) III 1935–2013 m. Phyllis (Jean) Winder 1937–2021
      2. 2. John (William “Bill”) Herndon 1938–2018
    8. 8. William (Thompson) Herndon 1912–1993 m. Margie (Irene) Rainey 1920–2015 m. Billie (Louise) Stroup 1923–1981

Samuel Herndon's Timeline

5 Records

1839
31 Oct 1839
Birth of Samuel George Herndon in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 11
Samuel George Herndon resided here in Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 21
Samuel George Herndon resided here in Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina
Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina
1870
1870
Age 31
Samuel George Herndon resided here in Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1876
30 Aug 1876
Age 37
Death of Samuel George Herndon in , Oconee, South Carolina, USA
, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 29A; Family History Library Film: 553004
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 805225
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M432_857; Page: 413B; Image: 287
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 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: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M432_857; Page: 413B; Image: 287

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Regiment 2, Pickens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1225; Page: 42; Family History Library Film: 805225

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 29A; Family History Library Film: 553004

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1876
    Event Place: , Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    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 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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