Correction - I just noticed on Larry Sumpters Database of Randolph co Deaths the following listing: Herron, Raymond -- d. 27 Oct 1891 of diphtheria, [adopted s\o John C. Herron] = OB HN 31 Oct 1891 It seems strange that they would have named the adopted child Raymond, if they also had a new born child named Albert Raymond, the one that died in 1976. It is a shame that the article referenced by this listing didn't include a birth date for Raymond who died in 1891. As I proceed throught the Huntsville Herald, I'll keep an eye out for another article regarding the Raymond that died in 1891, to ascertain that he was the adopted son.

While the article doesn't give the birth date for the child, it does state he was the adopted baby. Here's the article in it's entirety. It states the child was about 5 months at the time of it's death. 31 Oct 1891--Died, in Higbee, on the 27th, of diphtheria, little Raymond, the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Herron, aged about five months. This is the child that was left on the door-steps of W. T. Botts last June. The unnatural parents were traced to Central Illinois where they had taken their places in society with as much grace and dignity as though they had committed no crime. The laws of Missouri make it a penitentiary offense of parents to abandon their offspring, and this heartless couple should be returned to Missouri and do the State five years of service, so confining them that they would have no opportunity to corrupt the morals of the other convicts. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: <sherry@gonewestpublications.com> To: <morandol@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: [MORANDOL] Herron Adoption > Correction - I just noticed on Larry Sumpters Database of Randolph co > Deaths the following listing: > Herron, Raymond -- d. 27 Oct 1891 of diphtheria, [adopted s\o John C. > Herron] = OB HN 31 Oct 1891 > > It seems strange that they would have named the adopted child Raymond, if > they also had a new born child named Albert Raymond, the one that died in > 1976. It is a shame that the article referenced by this listing didn't > include a birth date for Raymond who died in 1891. As I proceed throught > the Huntsville Herald, I'll keep an eye out for another article regarding > the Raymond that died in 1891, to ascertain that he was the adopted son. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORANDOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >