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William F "Shorty" Herndon 1927–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 March 1927

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi

Death Date: 17 JUN 2018

Death Location: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama

Father: Leonard Herndon

Mother: Susie Davis

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William F "Shorty" Herndon was born in 1927 in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, the child of Leonard Earl Herndon And Susie Louvene Davis. In 1930, William F "Shorty" Herndon resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi, USA. In 1950, William F "Shorty" Herndon resided in Greene, Mississippi, USA. William F "Shorty" Herndon passed away in 2018 in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • William F "Shorty" Herndon was born in 1927 in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, the child of Leonard Earl Herndon And Susie Louvene Davis.
  • In 1930, William F "Shorty" Herndon resided in Beat 2, Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1950, William F "Shorty" Herndon resided in Greene, Mississippi, USA.
  • William F "Shorty" Herndon passed away in 2018 in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama.

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William Herndon's Ancestors

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William Herndon
1927–2018
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi
Parents
Leonard Earl Herndon
1894–1942
Monroe, Mississippi
Susie (Louvene) Davis
1897–1981
Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Mary (E.) Sanders
1868–1922
Mississippi
James (Montgomery Wenston) Herndon
1871–1953
Shannon Lee Co Mississippi
William (Richard "Willis") Davis
1872–1955
Georgia
Louvenia Cantrell
1867–1940
Monroe Co., MS
Great-Grandparents
Esther Sanders
1843–1924
George Sanders
1842–1873
Isabella Bell
1848–1918
John Herndon
1837–1892
Enoch Davis
1845–1914
Sousannah Davis
1840–1915
Thomas Cantrell
1829–1910
Mary McPherson
1843–1930
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Trull
1815–1906
Lydia Walden
1816–1880
Richard Davis
1820–1893
Susanah Walker
1818–1892
John Henley
1803–1877
Charlotte Waller
1803–1879
Thomas Cantrell
1786–1860
Lucinda Jones
1814–1860
James Cook
1821–
Mary Thacker
1830–1894

William Herndon's Timeline

4 Records

1927
30 March 1927
Birth of William F "Shorty" Herndon in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi
Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi
1930
1930
Age 3
William F "Shorty" Herndon resided here in Beat 2, Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
William F "Shorty" Herndon resided here in Greene, Mississippi, USA
Greene, Mississippi, USA
2018
17 JUN 2018
Age 91
Death of William F "Shorty" Herndon in Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama
Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 March 1927
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340894
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Monroe, Mississippi; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2340894

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Greene, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JUN 2018
    Event Place: Chickasaw, Mobile, Alabama

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