Daughter of Andrew Jackson Hunter Simmons and Sarah Harriet Lavina Corpening Simmons.

Sister of:
George Hosea Simmons(1849-1938)
Israel Pinkney Francis Simmons
Andrew Jackson Simmons
Mary Caldonia Simmons Kaylor(1861-1932)
[Ann Eliza Simmons Herndon]

Married to Sidney L Herndon on June 1, 1886 in McDowell County, North Carolina.

Sidney and Cora were the parents of:
Robert DeWitt Herndon
Veronica Herndon
Cottie Leta Herndon
Troy Seal Herndon
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Ann E Simons
Age in 1870: 5
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Finleys, McDowell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Bridgewater
Household Members:
Name Age
A H Simons 49
Sarah Simons 46
George H Simons 21
Pinkeny F Simons 18
Andrew J Simons 15
Caladoua Simons 9
Ann E Simons 5
Rosa Simons 10

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Eliza Simmons
Age: 15
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Marion, McDowell, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Na
Father's Name: Andrew H. Simmons
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Sarah H. Simmons
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: At Home
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew H. Simmons 57
Sarah H. Simmons 55
Andrew Simmons 24
Callie Simmons 18
Eliza Simmons 15
Benjamin Copening 17

North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004
Name: Sidney L Herndon
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1863
Age: 23
Race: White
Spouse: Cora Simmons
Spouse Gender: Female
Spouse Age: 21
Spouse Race: White
Marriage Date: 1 Jun 1886
Marriage County: Mcdowell
Marriage State: North Carolina

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Cara Herndon
Age: 35
Birth Date: Jan 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sidney L Herndon
Marriage Year: 1887
Years Married: 13
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 4
Mother: How many children: 4
Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney L Herndon 36
Cara Herndon 35
Robert D Herndon 12
Veronica Herndon 10
Cattie L Herndon 7
Troy S Herndon 5
Thomas W Herndon 32

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Cora Herndon
Age in 1910: 45
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sidma L Herndon
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
Sidney L Herndon 42
Cora Herndon 45
Dee Herndon 22
Verna Herndon 20
Cottie Herndon 17
Troy Herndon 15

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Cora B Herndon
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street: Columbia Street
House Number: X
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: None
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Household Members:
Name Age
Cora B Herndon 54
Robert D Herndon 32
Cottie L Herndon 26
Troy S Herndon 23

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: C B Herndon
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1865
Birthplace: North Carolina
Race: White
Home in 1930: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Name Age
C B Herndon 65
Cottie Herndon 33
Dewitt Herndon 43
Blanche Herndon 40

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Cora Herndon
Age: 75
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Street: Franklin
House Number: 114
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Sheet Number: 15B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 260
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 8000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Cora Herndon 75
Callie Herndon 48
Laura Ward 72
Estelle Escourrido 60
Joe Escourrido 16

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Cora B Hernden
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 89
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: housewife
Birth Date: 25 Jan 1865
Birth Place: Mcdowell, North Carolina
Death Date: 9 Jul 1954
Death Location: Chapel Hill, Orange
Father's Name: Andrew Jackson Simmons
Mother's name: Sarah Simmons
Residence: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina
Cause of death: Cardiac arrest, long standing auricular fibrillation, arteriosclerotic heart disease, bilateral bronchopneumonia
Informant: NC Memorial Hospital records