Herndon, John H. (John Hunter), 1813-1878
Variant namesBorn and educated in Kentucky, John Hunter Herndon arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1838. He studied law in Kentucky and Houston, and was admitted to the bar in Fort Bend County in November 1838. In 1839, Herndon married Barbara Makall Wilkinson Calvit, heir to the Calvit sugar plantation in Brazoria County, and by 1860 he had become one of the wealthiest landowners in Texas. Although he was not in active military service during the Civil War, the war and Reconstruction depleted most of his fortune. Herndon died on July 6, 1878, and was buried at Hempstead.
From the guide to the John Hunter Herndon Papers, 1814-1872, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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| referencedIn | Townsend, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Nathaniel Townsend Papers, 1821-1865 | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Keller family. Papers, 1846-1898. | Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library | |
| creatorOf | John Hunter Herndon Papers, 1814-1872 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Tod, John Grant. Tod, John Grant Papers, 1833-1872 | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Charles S. DeMontel Papers, 1852-1863 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Townsend, Nathaniel, Papers, 1821-1865 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Ballinger (William Pitt) Papers BALLINGER, WILLIAM PITT., 1815-1909 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
| referencedIn | Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888. Ballinger, William Pitt, papers, 1815-1909. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Tod, John Grant Papers 1931; 1947; 1950; 66-180., 1833-1872 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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| associatedWith | Ballinger, William Pitt, 1825-1888 | person |
| associatedWith | Calvit, Alexander, 1784-1836 | person |
| associatedWith | Cannon, William Jarvis. | person |
| associatedWith | Carson, Joseph. | person |
| associatedWith | DeMontel, Charles S., 1812-1882 | person |
| associatedWith | Gray, Peter W., 1819-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Green, Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1863 | person |
| associatedWith | Herndon, Barbara Makall Wilkinson Calvit. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, David A. | person |
| associatedWith | Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 | person |
| associatedWith | Keller family. | person |
| associatedWith | King, John A. | person |
| associatedWith | Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905 | person |
| associatedWith | Martin, Wylie. | person |
| associatedWith | Mitchell, Asa, 1795-1865 | person |
| associatedWith | Raguet, Henry, 1796-1877 | person |
| associatedWith | Riley, William C. | person |
| associatedWith | Robbins, Elliott. | person |
| associatedWith | Sharp, John. | person |
| associatedWith | Tod, John Grant | person |
| associatedWith | Townsend, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 | person |
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| Liberty County (Tex.) | |||
| Yorktown (Tex.) | |||
| Brazoria County (Tex.) | |||
| Galveston (Tex.) | |||
| Fort Bend County (Tex.) | |||
| Galveston County (Tex.) | |||
| Richmond (Tex.) | |||
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| New Orleans (La.) | |||
| Boerne (Tex.) | |||
| Houston (Tex.) | |||
| Lake Pontchartrain (La.) | |||
| Hempstead (Tex.) |
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