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Female Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon Click to view Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon in the family tree Click to view Mary (Pinkie) Thomas Herndon in the family tree

Mary, known as Pinkie, was born on September 29th, 1878 in Bates County, Missouri.  Pinkie's father was Jonathan Herndon and her mother was Alpharetta (Retta) Hume.  Her paternal grandparents were Frazier Duerson Herndon and Mary Preston; her maternal grandparents were Benjamin B Hume and Sarah T Clifford. She had five brothers named Hume, Preston, Charles, Granville and DeMoss.  She was the second oldest of the six children.  She died  due to World War I flu after giving birth to Johnny. at the age of 39 on February 18th, 1918 in Grant County, Oklahoma.

Family Details of Pinkie's family with Alvin Milford Van Valkenburgh

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1880 Census of Walnut Twp, Bates Co, Missouri, 1900 Census: Banner Twp, Grant Co, Oklahoma, 1910 Census: Deer Creek Twp, Grant Co, Oklahoma