• General Notes

  Through the course of time, William Henry Herndon's first daughter has been known as Nina Belle, at least in literature. After doing some grave hopping in Oak Ridge Cemetery and getting information from the office, I found this "lost" daughter.   Cemetery records have her listed as Mamie Belle Cox in Block 14, Lot #41, along with William H. Herndon and his wives. Also buried there is a Josephine Cox, her daughter. There are no headstones. Mamie's date of burial is listed as 7-11-01 (actually date of death) and Josephine on 6-20-86.  I have a copy of her marriage license to Frank J. Cox. The marriage date is listed as Aug 21, 1895 in Sangamon County, Illinois. Her parents were listed as W. H. Herndon and Anna Miles.  Her obituary reads, "Cox--Died, at 7:55 o'clock Thursday night, July 11, 1901, at St. John's hospital......Miss Belle Cox."  With this information, there is no doubt in my mind this is what became of William Henry's eldest child. Carole Herndon Weimer, descendent of William Henry Herndon

Details of Anna's family with William Henry Herndon