William Allen Herron - Revision history

Brady: add photo and description of gravestone of William Gallen Herron

2015-07-16T02:13:44Z

add photo and description of gravestone of William Gallen Herron

Brady: add revolution index for Allen Herron, pvt.

2011-04-18T21:05:52Z

add revolution index for Allen Herron, pvt.

Brady: places of residence, references, extending tree

2008-04-04T01:01:24Z

places of residence, references, extending tree

Brady: /* Ancestry chart segment */ fix date

2007-10-28T03:24:27Z

‎Ancestry chart segment: fix date

Brady: /* Source notes */ removing note about 1840 census

2007-09-14T20:48:13Z

‎Source notes: removing note about 1840 census

Brady: /* Sources */ format

2007-09-14T20:29:09Z

‎Sources: format

Brady: /* Sources */ format

2007-09-14T20:28:40Z

‎Sources: format

Brady: add 1840 census with data on sons of William Allen Herron

2007-09-14T20:27:51Z

add 1840 census with data on sons of William Allen Herron

Brady: fixing date

2007-09-14T20:01:11Z

fixing date

Brady: changing note on 1850 census

2007-09-14T20:00:23Z

changing note on 1850 census

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 =Research =
 {{Template:Research}}
 =Wishlist=

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 !'''9'''
 |'''Mecklenburg County marriages 1783-1868''', from ancestry.com: Allen Herron & Isabella Johnston, 31 March 1828; John Graham, bondsman; P. Thompson, witness.<br> This data may be for the son of William Allen Herron
 |}

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 = Ancestry chart segment =
-  ''Generation 7''          ''Generation 8''
+      ''Generation 6''              ''Generation 7''               ''Generation 8''
-                        +-- [[Andrew Herron]]
+                                                      +-- [[Andrew Herron]]
-                        |   (????-????)
+                                                      |   (????-????)
- '''William Allen Herron''' --+
+                           +-- '''William Allen Herron''' --+
-  (~1758-????)          |
+                           |    (~1758-????)          |
-                        +-- Margaret Irwin
+ [[William McDowell Herron]] --+                          +-- Margaret Irwin
-                           (????-????)
+  (1804-1829)              |                              (????-????)
 Sources:
-<sup class="reference"></sup>
+<sup class="reference">[8][9]</sup>
 =Children=
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 |Isaac Herron || M ||1796   ||   ||Polly Martin, Lincoln Co., NC  ||   || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
-|[[William McDowell Herron]] || M || 1804  ||   ||m. 30 Sept. 1818 to [[Sarah Byrum]]  ||   || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|[[William McDowell Herron]] || M || 1804  ||   ||m. 30 Sept. 1818 to [[Sarah Byrum]]  || main line  || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
 | Allen Herron, Jr. || M || 1807  ||   ||To   ||   || <sup class="reference"></sup>
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 ! Location || Dates || Notes || Sources
 |-
-|   ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|Mecklenburg Co, NC   || by 1790   || || <sup class="reference">[1]</sup>
 |-
-|   ||  ||   ||<sup class="reference"></sup>
+| Salisbury, Mecklenburg Co, NC  || by 1800 ||   ||<sup class="reference">[2]</sup>
 |-
-|   || ||   || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+|Mecklenburg Co, NC   ||by 1810 to death ||   || <sup class="reference">[3][4]</sup>
 |}
+* These census records do not give precise locations.  All these entries may actually be for the same location.

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                          |   (????-????)
   '''William Allen Herron''' --+
-   (~1758-1775)          |
+   (~1758-????)          |
                          +-- Margaret Irwin
                             (????-????)

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 *Allen Herron and his wife died after 1830.
 *Allen Jr. appears to die before 1850, leaving Isabella a widow with children.  Since the youngest child is 7, one would assume Allen Jr. died between 1842 and 1845.
 =Conjecture=

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 |-
 ! '''6'''
-| 1840 United States Federal Census, Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 291 (census book).  Three families of Herrons are found:  John W. Herron (males 5-10, 10-15, 50-60; females 10-15, 15-20, 40-50).  Allen Herron (males 0-5, 10-15, 30-40; females 0-5, 0-5, 5-10, 20-30); Isaac (male 40-50).  These would appear to be three of the children of William Allen Herron.  The names of heads of household are alphabetical, so no information about location is available.
+| '''1840 United States Federal Census''', Mecklenburg Co, NC, page 291 (census book).  Three families of Herrons are found:  John W. Herron (males 5-10, 10-15, 50-60; females 10-15, 15-20, 40-50).  Allen Herron (males 0-5, 10-15, 30-40; females 0-5, 0-5, 5-10, 20-30); Isaac (male 40-50).  These would appear to be three of the children of William Allen Herron.  The names of heads of household are alphabetical, so no information about location is available.
 | [[Image:1840 census nc mecklenburg not stated pg 291.jpg|50px|center]]

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 | '''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.<br> 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.<br>Allen Herron is the father of William McDowell Herron.  He and his wife are living with his son, Allen, Jr and his family.
 | [[Image:1830 census nc mecklenburg no twp pg 83.jpg|50px|center]]
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 ! '''6'''

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 | '''Birth'''    || 1758  ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
-| '''Marriage''' ||   || || To Esther McDowell  || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Marriage''' ||  ~1775 || || To Esther McDowell  || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
 | '''Death'''    ||  ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |-
-| '''Burial''' ||~1775 ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
+| '''Burial''' || ||   || || <sup class="reference"></sup>
 |}

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 ! '''6'''
-| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Steele Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co., NC page 13 lists Sarah M Loud age 51, $300 in property with children (all listed as surname Loud): Mary, 25; James, 24; farmer, John, 22; Olivia, 18; Cynthia, 14, Rufus, 11, Andrew, 9.  All born in North Carolina; Cynthia, Rufus and Andrew attended school.  <br>On lines 16-22 are Isabella Herron, age 40, $300 property; John, 21, farmer, Mary 16, Theodore, 14, Ester, 12, Jane, 9, and George, 7.  All born NC; Theodore and Ester attended school.  <br> On lines 31-34 are Elizabeth Herron, age 56, $1000 property; Watson, 21, farmer; Wainwright, 18, farmer; and Emily Arnett, 6, attended school.  All born NC.  <br>Also on the page are the families of John Byrum, lines 1-8 and William Freeman, lines 35-40.<br>These are three widowed heads of household.  <br> Isabella was possibly the second wife of Allen Herron, father of [[William McDowell Herron]] who married Sarah Byrum.  Elizabeth was the wife of John W. Herron, an older brother of [[William McDowell Herron]].  She was originally a Freeman.  Also on this page, lines 1-8 are the family of John Byrum.  John Byrum is reported  to be the grandfather of Sarah, and had a son John of approximately the correct age to be her father.
+| '''1850 United States Federal Census''', Steele Creek Twp, Mecklenburg Co., NC page 13 lists Sarah M Loud age 51, $300 in property with children (all listed as surname Loud): Mary, 25; James, 24; farmer, John, 22; Olivia, 18; Cynthia, 14, Rufus, 11, Andrew, 9.  All born in North Carolina; Cynthia, Rufus and Andrew attended school.  <br>On lines 16-22 are Isabella Herron, age 40, $300 property; John, 21, farmer, Mary 16, Theodore, 14, Ester, 12, Jane, 9, and George, 7.  All born NC; Theodore and Ester attended school.  <br> On lines 31-34 are Elizabeth Herron, age 56, $1000 property; Watson, 21, farmer; Wainwright, 18, farmer; and Emily Arnett, 6, attended school.  All born NC.  <br>Also on the page are the families of John Byrum, lines 1-8 and William Freeman, lines 35-40.<br>These are three widowed heads of household.  <br> Isabella was probably the wife of Allen Herron, son of William Allen Herron.  The children living with her are probably grandchildren of William Allen Herron.  Elizabeth was the wife of John W. Herron, an older brother of [[William McDowell Herron]].  She was originally a Freeman.  Also on this page, lines 1-8 are the family of John Byrum.  John Byrum is reported  to be the grandfather of Sarah, and had a son John of approximately the correct age to be her father.
 | [[Image:1850 census nc mecklenburg steele creek pg 13.jpg|50px|center]]
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