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Grace May Sherrill 1913–2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1913

Birth Location: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 29 November 2004

Death Location: Norene, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Fergus

Mother: Lizzie Griggs

Spouse(s): Roy Sherrill

Children(s): Jimmie Sherrill, Freda Sherrill

Grace May Sherrill was born in 1913 in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Gray Fergus And Lizzie Griggs. In 1935, Grace May Sherrill resided in Norene, Wilson, Tennessee. In 1940, Grace May Sherrill resided in Civil District 18, Wilson, Tennessee, USA. Grace May Sherrill married Roy Sherrill, and had children including Freda B Sherrill, Jimmie Dean Sherrill, Rose E Sherrill. Grace May Sherrill passed away in 2004 in Norene, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Grace May Sherrill was born in 1913 in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Gray Fergus And Lizzie Griggs.
  • In 1935, Grace May Sherrill resided in Norene, Wilson, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Grace May Sherrill resided in Civil District 18, Wilson, Tennessee, USA.
  • Grace May Sherrill married Roy Sherrill, and had children including Freda B Sherrill, Jimmie Dean Sherrill, Rose E Sherrill.
  • Grace May Sherrill passed away in 2004 in Norene, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grace Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Grace Sherrill
1913–2004
Birth Place: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Gray Fergus
1882–1933
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Lizzie Griggs
1888–1956
Davidson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Tyler Constant) Fergus
1841–1925
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Fergus
1856–1896
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fergus
1812–1850
Martha Childress
1809–1850
Adam Finch
1815–1859
Cassia Jarrett
1812–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jarrett
1786–1866
Sally Hazlewood
1790–1826

Grace Sherrill's Descendants

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Grace (May) Sherrill (30 May 1913–29 November 2004) m. Roy Sherrill (1 January 1911–18 July 1974)
  1. 1. Jimmie (Dean) Sherrill 1937–2022 m. Eva (Ruth) Atkins 1939–2021
  2. 2. Freda (B) Sherrill 1945–2019

Grace Sherrill's Timeline

5 Records

1913
30 May 1913
Birth of Grace May Sherrill in Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 22
Grace May Sherrill resided here in Norene, Wilson, Tennessee
Norene, Wilson, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 27
Grace May Sherrill resided here in Civil District 18, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 18, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Grace May Sherrill resided here in Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Wilson, Tennessee, USA
2004
29 November 2004
Age 91
Death of Grace May Sherrill in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1913
    Event Place: Robertson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03950; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-23
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: 4351; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 95-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norene, Wilson, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03950; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 18, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03950; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 95-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wilson, Tennessee; Roll: 4351; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 95-32

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 November 2004
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norene, Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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