Herndon Cemetery, Lake County, CA

AKA Lower Lake Cemetery

Submitted by Anita Crabtree

HERNDON FAMILY CEMETERY - About 1856, Nathaniel Herndon set aside a two acre plot for a 
cemetery for his family, friends and relatives. Related families were Hale, Grigsby and Copsey. 

The graves of the following have been identified, either from the tombstones read many years 
ago, or from family information. Several other remains were moved from this pioneer cemetery 
to the Lower Lake cemetery in the early 1900s, when there was talk of closing this cemetery. 
Many of the tombstones that were transcribed years ago, have been vandalized or have 
disappeared altogether. 

If anyone has additional information of this area, please contact me. (anitajc@pacific.net)
 
There are several sites that are inside stoned areas, or outlined in planted flower bulbs, but 
contain no markers.


ADAMS, Amanda         1844                 07 Jan 1882      Dau. of Nathaniel Herndon
ADAMS,                1840                 1935             (Born in Howard Co., MO)
   Young Hicks Adams  (24 Oct 1840)        (13 Nov 1936)    (Son of Wilson & Elizabeth (Bone)Adams)
ASBILL, Sarah         1811                 1880             (This is a joint marker; the marker was made by Fisher & Kinslow of Santa Rosa)
ASBILL, Tyre          1807                 1866
COPSEY, Wick          1858                 1885             Son of O. J. & Mary Copsey
                                                            (son of Onias J. & Mary Jane (Herndon) Copsey)
DEAN,                 1860                 1918             (Original tombstone vandalized years ago; new one made by descendants)
    Sterling          ?                    12-Nov-07
    Delilah
DILLARD,              10 May 1809 (NC)     30 May 1867      58 years, 20 days
     Stephen Morgan                                         (Spouse-Julia Ann Renshaw)
GREEN, William B.     10 Mar 1815(NY)      30 Jun 1873      (buried beside Louisa Anna Scarf; inside a low stone walled area)
HERNDON,              1860 (MO)            ?                (Son of Nathaniel & Susan (Dusenberry) Herndon)
      Andrew V.
HERNDON, C. P.        7 Jul 1845           19 Jul 1858
HERNDON,              1878                 14 Jul 1880      dau. of F. M. & M. A. Herndon
     Frances Carrie   (Mar. 1878)                           (dau. of Francis M. & Martha Ann (Thompson) Herndon)
HERNDON,              19 Jan 1834 (TN)     14-Jun-20        (Son of Nathaniel & Caroline (Sweeney) Herndon)
      Francis M.
HERNDON,              1844 (NC)            16-Jan-35        (Wife of Francis M. Herndon)
     Martha A.        (July 1844)                           (dau. of William B. Thompson)
HERNDON, Mary E.      11 Oct 1875          3-Sep-05         (dau. of Francis M. & Martha Ann (Thompson) Herndon)
HERNDON, Nathaniel    15 Sept 1809 (TN)    16 Dec 1884      A Native of Tenn.
HERNDON, Susan C.     1827(MO)             25 Apr 1869      Wife of Nathaniel Herndon
                                                            (2nd wife of Nathaniel Herndon)    (Maiden name-Dusenberry)
HERNDON,              1869                 (April) 1905     (Son of Francis M. & Martha A. (Thompson) Herndon)
      William N.
HUTCHINSON,           1834 (VA)            1917             Sweet by thy slumber
     Minerva F.                            (12 Jan 1917)
HUTCHINSON,           1833 (NC)            1922
      William H.                           (22 Jun 1922)
KIRTLEY,              1836 (KY)            1890             (Ivy Morris is the Father-in-law of Elijah Kirtley)
    Elijah B.(Blue)   (28 Mar 1836)        (24 Dec 1890)    (they are on the same monument)

MORRIS, Ivy           1800 (VA)            1881
                      (18 Aug 1800)        (25 Mar 1881)
MITCHELL,             1826 (IN)            1881             Green be the turf above three, Friend of my better days, None knew thee but to love thee,
     Isaac Edmond     (16 Aug 1826)        (18 Jul 1881)    Nor named three but to praise. (He built the first house in Lower Lake in 1858)
SCARF, Louisa Anna    1819 (NY)            1874             (1st marriage to a Mr. Springer)
                      (06 Apr 1819)        (08 Jul 1874)
THURSTON,             1826 (NY)            16 Sept 1867     (son of Peter Thurston)
      Charles Edwin
WILSON, Joseph        17 Apr 1788          31 Jan 1870      (War of 1812 veteran)
                      (Alleghany Co., PA)
WILSON, Lucy S.       (abt. 1827) (PA)     25 Sept 1876