Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Herndon, Georgianna Washington February 20, 1932
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Unknown; February 24, 1932
MRS. HERNDON, 91, BURIED, MONDAY

Descendant of First President Buried in Washington Graveyard Near I'ton
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Mrs. Georgianna Washington Herndon, 91 years old, and a direct descendant of John
Washington an uncle of George Washington, first president of the United States, died
at the home of her son, Jesse M. Herndon in Irvington, Breckinridge county, Ky., on
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock.  She was buried on the 200th anniversary of the
birthday of George Washington, in the Washington graveyard near Irvington.  The Rev.
E. P. Deacon, pastor of the Methodist Church, Irvington, officiated.  Mrs. Herndon
is survived by her son and a daughter, Mrs. Sue Waller of Hopkinsville, Ky.

The Washington family of which Mrs. Herndon is a descendant migrated to Kentucky
from Virginia.  She was married to Richard S. Herndon, a Virginian, and descendant
of Governor Digges, Governor of Virginia in 1655.  The Herndons and Washingtons were
considered among the most aristocratic families in Breckinridge county.

Richard S. Herndon was an extensive farmer, and built the first brick house in this
county, the brick being made on his farm.  They entertained extensively, having as
many as thirty and forty guests in their home at one time.  for several years Mrs.
Herndan (should be Herndon) had been an invalid and confined to her home.  Hesse
Herndon is a merchant and banker at Irvington.




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