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Samuel Andrew George Herndon 1870–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1870

Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1942

Death Location: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Herndon

Mother: Rhoda Billingsley

Spouse(s): Minnie Thompson, Mary Herndon

Children(s): Claud Hernden, Pauline Herndon, Rhoda Herndon, John Herndon, Robert Herndon, Sarah Herndon, Samuel II, William Herndon

Samuel Andrew George Herndon was born in 1870 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel George Herndon And Rhoda Rose Billingsley. In 1870, Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided in Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Samuel Andrew George Herndon married Mary Augusta Herndon, Minnie Estelle Thompson, and had children including Claud V Hernden, John Walter Jack Herndon, Pauline V Herndon, Rhoda Estelle Herndon, Robert R Herndon, Samuel Andrew George Herndon Ii, Sarah Augusta Herndon, William Thompson Herndon. Samuel Andrew George Herndon passed away in 1942 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Andrew George Herndon was born in 1870 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel George Herndon And Rhoda Rose Billingsley.
  • In 1870, Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided in Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Samuel Andrew George Herndon married Mary Augusta Herndon, Minnie Estelle Thompson, and had children including Claud V Hernden, John Walter Jack Herndon, Pauline V Herndon, Rhoda Estelle Herndon, Robert R Herndon, Samuel Andrew George Herndon Ii, Sarah Augusta Herndon, William Thompson Herndon.
  • Samuel Andrew George Herndon passed away in 1942 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Herndon
1839–1876
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Rhoda Billingsley
1841–1916
Birth Location: , , Georgia, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Minnie Thompson
1874–1915
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Mary Herndon
1878–1966
Birth Location: Nickville, Elbert, Georgia, USA
MH

Children(s)

Claud Hernden
1907–1972
Birth Location: California, USA
CH
Pauline Herndon
1910–2001
Birth Location: Texas
PH
Rhoda Herndon
1898–1988
Birth Location: Walla Halla, South Carolina, USA
RH
John Herndon
1904–1965
Birth Location: South Carolina
JH
Robert Herndon
1897–1986
Birth Location: South Carolina
RH
Sarah Herndon
1919–2001
Birth Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
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Samuel II
1901–1943
Birth Location: Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
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William Herndon
1912–1993
Birth Location: Tyler, Texas, USA
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Samuel Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Herndon
1870–1942
Birth Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel George Herndon
1839–1876
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Rhoda ("Rose") Billingsley
1841–1916
, , Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Herndon
1807–1898
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Selina Smith
1811–1887
South Carolina
Andrew (Jackson Madison) Billingsley
1817–1850
Oconee County, S.C.
Harriet Nicholson
1822–1895
Oconee Co., South Carolina USA
Great-Grandparents
George Herndon
1779–1848
Prisilla Wells
1791–
Samuel Smith
1780–1855
Mary Harlan
1788–1824
James Sr.
1792–1830
Rhoda Alexander
1798–1830
Ira Nicholson
1793–1840
Jane Palmer
1793–1843
2nd-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
William Billingsley
1762–1820
Margaret Wilson
1761–1840
William Nicholson
1765–1820
Martha Richardson
1763–1846
Solomon Jr.
1763–1841
Sara Weaver
1760–1844

Samuel Herndon's Descendants

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Samuel (Andrew George) Herndon (7 Mar 1870–10 Jan 1942) m. Minnie (Estelle) Thompson (7 apr 1874–20 oct 1915) m. Mary (Augusta) Herndon (16 Jul 1878–25 Dec 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

15 Records

1870
7 March 1870
Birth of Samuel Andrew George Herndon in South Carolina
South Carolina
1870
7 Mar 1870
Birth of Samuel Andrew George Herndon in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Columbia Ward 4, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia Ward 4, Richland, South Carolina, USA
1903
1903
Age 33
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
1917
Abt 1917
Age 47
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler . Texas
Tyler . Texas
1920
1920
Age 50
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
1933
1933
Age 63
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler, Texas, USA
Tyler, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 65
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in Tyler, Texas
Tyler, Texas
1939
1939
Age 69
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 70
Samuel Andrew George Herndon resided here in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
1942
10 Jan 1942
Age 72
Death of Samuel Andrew George Herndon in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
1942
10 Jan 1942
Age 72
Death of Samuel Andrew George Herndon in Smith, Texas
Smith, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1870
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T627_311; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38-354
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 272
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: 2390; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 669.0; FHL microfilm: 2342124
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chattooga, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 29A; Image: 79849; Family History Library Film: 553004
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbia Ward 4, Richland, South Carolina; Roll: 1540; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241540
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: T624_1589; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375602
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Railroad Retirement Pension Index, The National Archives at Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987; Record Group Number: 184

    Genealogy Event 3
    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; Image: 79849; Family History Library Film: 553004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Columbia Ward 4, Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbia Ward 4, Richland, South Carolina; Roll: 1540; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0092; FHL microfilm: 1241540

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Columbia, South Carolina, City Directories, 1859, 1875-1903

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: T624_1589; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375602

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1917
    Event Place: Tyler . Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 31 Oct 1917; Publication Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA; ,0.56252295,0.67136276,0.73743176&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tyler Ward 1, Smith, Texas; Roll: T625_1845; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 272

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas; Roll: 2390; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 669.0; FHL microfilm: 2342124

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Tyler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Tyler, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T627_311; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38-354

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: California, Voter Registrations, 1900-1968, California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Roll: T627_311; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38-354

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 31 Oct 1917; Publication Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA; ,0.56252295,0.67136276,0.73743176&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tyler , Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Publication Date: 31 Oct 1917; Publication Place: Pickens, South Carolina, USA; ,0.56252295,0.67136276,0.73743176&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1942
    Event Place: Smith, Texas

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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