Stewart County Times, December 2, 1927, p 1
D. Polk Herndon, age 83 years, 1 month, 2 days, died October 12, 1927, burial family cemetery. Children: Mrs. John Futrell, Mrs. Henry Crutcher, Cleveland Herndon, 12 grandchildren, including Margaret Herndon.
1870 census Stewart Co, Tn, family 61
David head of household, 25 with sisters Caroline, 29 and Martha, 27