William McDowell Herron

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1804 (?)	Mecklenburg, NC
Marriage	~30 Sept 1818		To Sarah Byrum
Death	~1829
Burial

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5                 Generation 6                  Generation 7

                                                        +-- William Allen Herron
                                                        |   (1758-1833)
                          +-- William McDowell Herron --+ 
                          |   (1804-1829)               |               
 John Williamson Herron --+                             +-- unknown
 (1828-1882)              |                                 (????-????)
                          +-- Sarah Byrum
                              (1799-????)    

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Children

(children with Sarah Byrum)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Dorothy McDowell Herron	F	1819		m. 18 Jan. 1837 to Philip C. Tevepaugh	died 1885
Pricilla Herron	F
William Herron	M	1823		m. 11 Dec. 1844 to Esther McCloud
Mary Ann Herron	F	1825
James Madison Herron	M	1826		Margaret E. Williamson	CSA Veteran; died 1865
John Williamson Herron	M	1828		m. 5 June 1856 Meck Co. NC Sarah Jane Todd	Direct line; CSA Veteran; died 21 July 1892, Elmwood S-29

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1790 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Page 3, lists Allen Herren with family members: 1male >16, 2 males <16, 3 females. Also on the page are Andrew Herron, 2 males >16, 2 females; Hugh Herron, 1 male >16, 2 males <16, 4 females, 5 slaves; and Samuel Herron, 1 "other free person". The census is undated.
2	1800 United States Federal Census, Salisbury, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Page 9, line 3 lists Allin Herron with family members: 3 males <10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 26-44, 1 female <10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-44. Line 4 lists Andrew Herron with 2 males >45. The census is undated. This census shows the family of William McDowell Herron's parents. William is not yet born.
3	1810 United States Federal Census, Capt Spratt, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Page 3, lists Allen Herron with family members: 1 male <10, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male >44, 1 female <10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female >44. The census is undated. This census shows the family of William McDowell Herron's parents. William would be ~6 in the census year.
4	1820 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Page 9, lists Allen Herron with family members: 1 male 16-18, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male >45, 1 female 10-16, 2 female 26-44, 1 female >45, 2 slaves. Also on the same page are William Herron with 1 males 26-45, 1 female <10 and 1 female 26-45, 1 slave; and Samuel Herron, 1 male <10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female <10, 1 female 16-26' one person engaged in agriculture. The census is undated. This census shows the family of William McDowell Herron's parents. William would be ~16 in the census year. He has married Sarah Byrum who would be ~21 in the census year.
5	1830 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co., NC page 83 lists Sarah Herron with family members: 2 males <5, 1 male 5-10, 1 ale 20-30, 3 females <5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30. Also on the page is Allen Herron, 1 male <5, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40, 1 male 60-70, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 60-70. The census is not dated. This shows the family of Sarah Herron after the death of William McDowell Herron in 1829. There appears to be a second family living with the widow and her children. The 2 males <5 and a female <5 account for the three children, Mary, James and John W.
6	Marriage Bonds, Mecklenburg Co NC 1783-1868 page 83 lists William McL Herron and Sarah Byram, 30 Sept 1818, Samuel Smith, bondsman; Isaac Alexander, wit.
7	Research of Murphy & Robbie King Whisnant, correspondence & interviews of Murphy Whisnant by E. W. Williams, 1990-ongoing.

Research

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