Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameJohn Garland HERNDON 26
Birth Date19 Oct 1819
Birth PlaceSwords Creek, Russell County, Virginia
Death Date4 Jul 1887 Age: 67
Death PlaceStaunton, Virginia
Burial PlaceStaunton, Virginia, Western State Hospital Cemetery
FatherMartin Pierce HERNDON (1788-1847)
MotherElizabeth T. HURT (~1801-1880)
Spouses
Birth Date8 Sep 1824
Birth PlaceWythe County, Virginia
Death Date1909 Age: 84
Death PlaceKentucky
Family ID3759
Marr Date1845
ChildrenGeorge William (1846-1910)
 Henry Martin (1849-1933)
 Nancy Elizabeth (1851-1929)
 Stephen Rush (1853-1889)
 William L. (1858-1860)
 Sarah J. (1860-1901)
 Melissa E. (1863-1924)
 John Wesley (1865-1929)
 James Garland (1870-1889)
Notes for John Garland HERNDON
(1) Ancestral File. All of his children had the birth place given as .

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Per Contributor Dawn Stover (50125556) on 19 Sep 2019
Wife and Children:
Name: Polly A S Herndon
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: District 54, Russell, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 1272

Household Members:
Name Age
John G Herndon 31
Polly A S Herndon 27
George W Herndon 4
Andrew J Herndon 2
Henry M Herndon 1
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Source: Library of Virginia
Western Sate Hospital Collection
Series IV. Patient Records, 1826-1996
Box 79 Folder 10 Volume 249
Title: Admission Register (#3086-4137), 1880-1889

No. & (Line): 3694 (9)
Previous admission #: (blank)
First Name: John G
Last Name: Herndon
Occupation: Farmer
Admission Date: 1885/07/09
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Year of Birth: (Calculated): 1817
Social Relations: Married
Education: None
Nativity: Virginia
Residence: Russell
No. Attacks: 1
Supposed Cause: Senility
Duration: 2 years
Date of Death: 1887/07/04
Progress: Died
Cause of death: Marasmus
Remarks: Two brothers insane

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Notes for Mary Angeline “Polly” (Spouse 1)
(1) Ancestral File.
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