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Milton Herndon was born into a working-class family in a majority white village north of Cincinnati called Wyoming, Ohio, [3] where they were subjected to racial discrimination. His father Paul Herndon was a coal miner who died of black lung disease when Milton was a child, and his mother Hattie Herndon was a housemaid for white families. [ 3 ]
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Herndon was born on July 15, 1897, in Atlanta, Georgia.He was the son and only child of millionaire African-American businessman Alonzo Franklin Herndon (June 26, 1858 – July 21, 1927) and Adrienne McNeil Herndon (July 22, 1869 - April 6, 1910) (born Elizabeth A. Stephens), a well-known actress and professor of dramatics and elocution at Atlanta University.
Herndon died in Atlanta on July 21, 1927 at the age of 69 and was honored by his fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha. His son, Norris B. Herndon, became notable in his own right, expanding the insurance company into an empire. [9] The Herndon Home. Herndon's former home in Atlanta, Herndon Home, was designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2000.
“He believed in living a sermon instead of speaking a sermon,” his son says. Herndon was a principal at multiple Wake schools. Former school principal Leon Herndon dies.
Another London firm, William Garstin, not J H Kenyon, assisted with the funeral arrangements for King George V. [4] In 1991, the royal undertaking warrant passed to Leverton & Sons, a 200-year-old family owned and operated firm of funeral directors. [5] Leverton & Sons was established in St Pancras in 1763 by Devonshire carpenter John Leverton.
Born in Erie, Greene (now Hale) County, Alabama, the son of Thomas Hord Herndon, Sr., and Sarah Emma Toulmin Herndon. [1] His mother was the daughter of federal Judge Harry Toulmin. Herndon attended a private school, graduated from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1847 and attended the law school of Harvard University in 1848.
Chester Alan Arthur II, also known as Alan Arthur, (July 25, 1864 – July 18, 1937) was an American sportsman and art connoisseur.He was the son of Chester A. Arthur, president of the United States from 1881 to 1885.