Brief Life History of Stephen Girard
When Stephen Girard Herndon was born in 1833, in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States, his father, Zachariah Herndon, was 78 and his mother, Lydia Simms, was 33. He died in 1859, at the age of 26, and was buried in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Stephen Herndon in household of Rhoder N Herndon, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen Girard Herndon, "Find a Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (3)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentifiedplace.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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