U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Herndon, James Edward (1874-1928) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Pages 475-476 JAMES EDWARD HERNDON, cashier of the Buckhannon bank, was born August 30, 1874, in Preston County. His parents were Rev. W. D. Herndon and Nancy Martin, the daughter of Phillip Martin of Preston County. His father's father was John Herndon a native of Preston County. For fifteen years his parents lived in Preston County, where he attended public school preparatory to entrance in the Glenville State Normal. After studying some time here he selected the Mountain State Business College, at Parkersburg for the completion of his preparation for entering upon a business life. In 1899 he came with his parents to Buckhannon, where he has since been employed as a clerk in stores and as assistant cashier until his promotion January, 1907, to his present position. On December 23, 1903, he was joined in wedlock to Josephine Conn, daughter of Garrett Conn of Monongalia, and their child is Lyell Hermit, born June 25, 1905. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Kanawha County, WV #15868 FULL-NAME: James Edward Herndon BIRTH-DATE: August 30, 1876* *Note: birth-year differs by 2 years from biography Register of Births, Preston County, WV (Page 10, Line 20) has Aug. 30, 1874 as date of birth BIRTH-PLACE: West Virginia DEATH-DATE: November 30, 1928 at age 52y-3m DEATH-PLACE: Charleston, Kanawha County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married (Josephine Conn) OCCUPATION: Banker FATHER: W. D. Herndon (born in West Virginia) MOTHER: Nancy Martin (born in West Virginia) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Aortic Regurgitation INFORMANT: L. K. Herndon (of 420 Beauregard St., City) BURIAL: Sunset Mem. Park ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------