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Samuel Powers Herndon 1841–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1906

Death Location: Whitley, Indiana, United States

Father: Elijah Herndon

Mother: Mary Watts-Herndon

Spouse(s): Emaline Raichart

Children(s): Homer Herndon

In 1841, Samuel Powers Herndon entered the world in Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA, born to Elijah Herndon And Mary Elizabeth Watts Herndon. Samuel Powers Herndon married Emaline Emma Raichart, and had children including Homer Henson Herndon. Samuel Powers Herndon passed away in 1906 in Whitley, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Samuel Powers Herndon entered the world in Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA, born to Elijah Herndon And Mary Elizabeth Watts Herndon.
  • Samuel Powers Herndon married Emaline Emma Raichart, and had children including Homer Henson Herndon.
  • Samuel Powers Herndon passed away in 1906 in Whitley, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elijah Herndon
1819–1901
Birth Location: Campbell Co KY
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Mary Watts-Herndon
1824–1890
Birth Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Emaline Raichart
1849–1933
Birth Location: Stark, Ohio, United States
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Children(s)

Homer Herndon
1884–1945
Birth Location: Whitley Co, Indiana
HH

Samuel Herndon's Ancestors

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Samuel Herndon
1841–1906
Birth Place: Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA
Parents
Elijah Herndon
1819–1901
Campbell Co KY
Mary (Elizabeth) Watts-Herndon
1824–1890
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Herndon's Descendants

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Samuel (Powers) Herndon (9 Nov 1841–5 Oct 1906) m. Emaline ((Emma)) Raichart (14 Dec 1849–31 Mar 1933)
  1. 1. Homer (Henson) Herndon 1884–1945 m. Emma (Mary) Alles-Herndon 1898–1953
    1. 1. Donald (S) Herndon 1929–2000 m. Dorothy (May) Shultz 1909–1999
    2. 2. Joann (Mary) Herndon 1927–1995
    3. 3. Helen (Louise) Herndon 1934–2018
    4. 4. Catherine (Pauline) Fischer 1932–2006
    5. 5. Leroy (John) Herndon 1926–1926
    6. 6. Morris (Joseph) HERNDON 1940–2012
    7. 7. Dorothy (Annabelle) Herndon 1936–2006

Samuel Herndon's Timeline

2 Records

1841
9 Nov 1841
Birth of Samuel Powers Herndon in Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA
Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA
1906
5 Oct 1906
Age 65
Death of Samuel Powers Herndon in Whitley, Indiana, United States
Whitley, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Clear Creek, Huntington, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Whitley, Indiana, United States
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