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Note: My fatherJames Mayo Violette, Sr. often re-told one story as he heard it from his maternal grandfather, Richard Thomas Herndon (1857-1926). In his youth, he would ride alone at night from where he lived near Keysburg in Logan County to Adams in Robertson County, TN. Roads in the mid to late 1870s were narrow ruts in some places, as much as several feet below the adjoining fields. The unseen 'witch' would jump onto his horse behind him as he rode slowly past one particular place where the road turned abruptly. This frightened the horse to race away from the spot with the 'witch' holding tight around young Herndon's waist. Well down the lane, he managed to get horse back down to a slow trot and the 'witch' let go, jumped back off and disappeared. The 'witch' must have enjoyed the ride, because he joined young Herndon in the same manner on the dark road on numerous occasions. When asked to describe the 'witch', Mr. Herndon said he was too scared to look at him. Note I use the masculine pronoun as that was the way my father always told the story. James Mayo Violette told that his grandfather Richard Thomas Herndon's parents were often visited by Frank James at their home. In that time, young boys were sometimes dressed in long shirts and no pants. Apparently, Frank James thought the child's appearance was funny. From the front porch, he fired several shots at the boy's feet in an attempt to make him dance. The family asked James to leave and told him he was no longer welcome there. Richard T. Herndon found in: Census Microfilm Records: Kentucky, 1910 Age: 52 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: KY State: Kentucky County: LOGAN Locale: KEYSBURG Series: T624 Roll: 492 Part: 1 Page: 121B His daughter, "Violet, Nelle U." living in his household and grandson, "Violet, James M." 3, as were grandsons, Herndon Page and Richard T. Page. (GV). Richard Herndon found in: Census Microfilm Records: Kentucky, 1920 Age: 62 Gender: M Race: W Birthplace: KY State: Kentucky County: LOGAN Locale: OLMSTEAD Series: T625 Roll: 588 Part: 1 Page: 107A http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ekylogan/Vital/Death.html Richard HERNDON State File No.: 7835 Sex: M Race: White Marital status: Married Date of Birth: March 11, 1857 Place: Logan County, KY Age: 69 years, 11 months, 1 day Date of Death: March 10, 1926 Place of Death: Keysburg, Logan County, KY Father's name: Tom HERNDON Place of Birth: Virginia Mother's maiden name: Margaret MART Place of Birth: Virginia Cemetery: (not listed) Location: Keysburg, KY Submitted Sun Feb 23 14:50:31 2003 by: Laura Porter Richard Thomas HERNDON State File No.: 7839 Sex: M Race: White Marital status: M or W Date of Birth: August 1857 Place: Kentucky Age: 69 years Date of Death: March 10, 1926 Place of Death: Logan County, KY Father's name: Thomas HERNDON Place of Birth: Kentucky Mother's maiden name: (not listed) Place of Birth: (not listed) Cemetery: (not listed) Location: Keysburg, KY Submitted Sun Feb 23 14:54:02 2003 by: Laura Porter
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