William Smith Herndon:
Born: November 27, 1835
Birthplace: Rome Floyd County Georgia
Father: Judge Ruben Herndon 1804 – 1888
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Griffin Georgia)
Mother: Ann Herndon 1811 – 1890
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Denton Texas)
Wife: Mary Louise McKeller 1840 – 1919
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
Children:
William Sidney Herndon 1863 – 1908
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
Mary Herndon Buddy 1865 – 1928
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
John Henry Herndon 1867 – 1942
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
James McKellar Herndon 1869 – 1932
(Buried: Cremated)
Elizabeth "Bessie" Herndon Potter 1871 – 1966
(Buried; Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
Grace H. Herndon Baldwin 1873 – 1954
(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas)
Charles Herndon 1874 – 1943
(Buried: Cremated)
Education:
1859: Graduated from McKenzie College
Occupation before War:
1860 – 1861: Attorney in Tyler Texas
Civil War Career:
1st Lt. Company D 13th Texas Volunteers Infantry Regiment
Captain Company D 13th Texas Volunteers Infantry Regiment
Served on coastal guard duty between Galveston and Matagorda
Occupation after War:
Railroads Attorney in Tyler Texas
Counsel for railroads
Served on the board of Tyler Tap line
Vice President of Kansas and Gulf Short Line Railroad
1871 – 1875: United States Congressman from Texas
1874: Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress
1875 – 1903: Attorney and Railroad construction businessman
1876: Texas Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1880: Texas Delegate to Democratic Party National Convention
1880: helped secure Democratic nomination for Winfield Hancock
1892: One of the leaders of the opposition to James S. Hogg
Died: October 11, 1903
Place of Death: Albuquerque New Mexico
Age at time of Death: 67 years old
Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery Tyler Texas
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