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Selina Josephine Herndon 1855–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1855

Birth Location: , Pickens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1/20/1935

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

Father: Edmund Herndon

Mother: Selina Smith

Spouse(s): Joseph Knox

Children(s): Heppie Knox, Benjamin Knox, James Knox, Claudius Knox, Julius Knox, John Knox, William Knox

In 1855, Selina Josephine Herndon entered the world in , Pickens, South Carolina, USA, born to Edmund Herndon And Selina Smith. In 1870, Selina Josephine Herndon resided in Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina, USA. Selina Josephine Herndon married Joseph Aaron Knox, and had children including Benjamin F Knox, Claudius Stewart Knox, Heppie Antionette Knox, James H Knox, John Sam Knox, Julius T Knox, William Byron Knox. Selina Josephine Herndon passed away in 1935 in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Selina Josephine Herndon entered the world in , Pickens, South Carolina, USA, born to Edmund Herndon And Selina Smith.
  • In 1870, Selina Josephine Herndon resided in Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina, USA.
  • Selina Josephine Herndon married Joseph Aaron Knox, and had children including Benjamin F Knox, Claudius Stewart Knox, Heppie Antionette Knox, James H Knox, John Sam Knox, Julius T Knox, William Byron Knox.
  • Selina Josephine Herndon passed away in 1935 in Westminster, 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)

Joseph Knox
1851–1935
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Heppie Knox
1877–1965
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Benjamin Knox
1879–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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James Knox
1874–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Claudius Knox
1876–1920
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Julius Knox
1882–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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John Knox
1884–1984
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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William Knox
1887–1974
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Selina Herndon's Ancestors

Self
Selina Herndon
1855–1935
Birth Place: , Pickens, South Carolina, USA
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

Selina Herndon's Descendants

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Selina (Josephine) Herndon (16 May 1855–1/20/1935) m. Joseph (Aaron) Knox (March 1851–1935)
  1. 1. Heppie (Antionette) Knox 1877–1965 m. William (Addison Alexander Singleton) Sr. 1873–1941
    1. 1. Joseph (Miles) Singleton 1897–1954
    2. 2. Julius (Knox) Singleton 1919–2007
    3. 3. Donald (Ware Singleton 'Sr') 'Doctor' 1922–1964
    4. 4. Henry (Franklin) Singleton 1905–1982
    5. 5. Byron (S.) Singleton 1910–1973
    6. 6. William (Addison Alexander Singleton) Jr. 1916–1978
    7. 7. Bertha (Viola Singleton) ...Fuller 1903–1982
    8. 8. Della (Isaqueena Singleton) ...MacMeekin 1908–1968
    9. 9. Burt (Newman Singleton) Sr. 1901–1974
    10. 10. Garnet Singleton 1913–1916
    11. 11. Mary (Selena Queena Singleton) ...Wise 1899–1978
    12. 12. Burt (Newman Singleton) Sr. 1901–1974
      1. 1. Katharine Singleton 1933–2002
  2. 2. Benjamin (F.) Knox 1879–
  3. 3. James (H.) Knox 1874–
  4. 4. Claudius (Stewart) Knox 1876–1920
  5. 5. Julius (T.) Knox 1882– m. Jessie (Mae Martin) Knox 1886–1937
    1. 1. Ruth (Viola) Blanton 1928–2017
  6. 6. John (Sam) Knox 1884–1984
  7. 7. William (Byron) Knox 1887–1974

Selina Herndon's Timeline

3 Records

1855
16 May 1855
Birth of Selina Josephine Herndon in , Pickens, South Carolina, USA
, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 15
Selina Josephine Herndon resided here in Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1935
1/20/1935
Age 80
Death of Selina Josephine Herndon in Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1855
    Event Place: , Pickens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 97A; Family History Library Film: 553004
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tugaloo, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1505; Page: 97A; Family History Library Film: 553004

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1201935
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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