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James Alexander Sherrill 1821–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1821

Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina

Death Date: Bef. 1910

Death Location: Catawba County, North Carolina

Father: John Sherrill

Mother: Sarah Anderson

Spouse(s): Mary Bleckley, Sarah Michael

Children(s): Martha Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Marga Sherrill, Enos Sherrill, Elitha Sherrill, William Sherrill, Catharine Shreel, Calvin Shreel, James Shreel, Alonzo Sherrill

James Alexander Sherrill was born in 1821 in Catawba County, North Carolina, the child of John Mccamie Sherrill And Sarah Salley De Anderson. James Alexander Sherrill married Mary Eveline Bleckley, Sarah S Michael, and had children including Alonzo H Sherrill, Calvin M Shreel, Catharine L Shreel, Elitha Sherrill, Enos Gamewell Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, James D Shreel, Marga Sherrill, Martha Rebecca Mattie Sherrill, William Lawson Sherrill. James Alexander Sherrill passed away in 1910 in Catawba County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Sherrill was born in 1821 in Catawba County, North Carolina, the child of John Mccamie Sherrill And Sarah Salley De Anderson.
  • James Alexander Sherrill married Mary Eveline Bleckley, Sarah S Michael, and had children including Alonzo H Sherrill, Calvin M Shreel, Catharine L Shreel, Elitha Sherrill, Enos Gamewell Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, James D Shreel, Marga Sherrill, Martha Rebecca Mattie Sherrill, William Lawson Sherrill.
  • James Alexander Sherrill passed away in 1910 in Catawba County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherrill
1802–1844
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Anderson
1802–1883
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bleckley
1829–1887
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Now Catawba County, North Carolina
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Sarah Michael
1833–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Sherrill
1848–1921
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Henry Sherrill
1842–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Marga Sherrill
1843–
Birth Location: North Carolina
MS
Enos Sherrill
1846–1928
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Elitha Sherrill
1853–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Sherrill
1855–1894
Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina
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Catharine Shreel
1858–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Calvin Shreel
1862–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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James Shreel
1863–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Alonzo Sherrill
1850–1923
Birth Location: Catawba, North Carolina, United States
AS

James Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
James Sherrill
1821–1910
Birth Place: Catawba County, North Carolina
Parents
John McCamie Sherrill
1802–1844
Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Sarah ((Salley) de) Anderson
1802–1883
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (G) Sherrill
1769–1852
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Cullins) Collier
1771–1854
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Wyatt (de) Anderson
1771–1833
Logan County, Kent, SC
Nancy (Delilah de) McFadden
1780–1860
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sherrill's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Sherrill (15 Nov 1821–Bef. 1910) m. Mary (Eveline) Bleckley (6 March 1829–15 June 1887) m. Sarah (S) Michael (Apr 1833–Aft 1900)
  1. 1. Martha (Rebecca "Mattie") Sherrill 1848–1921 m. Jonas (Franklin) Arney 1845–1941
    1. 1. John (Henry) Arney 1873–1944 m. Florilda (Frances) Arney 1875–1950
      1. 1. Leander (Lincoln) Arney 1892–1987 m. Virginia (Belle) Brewer 1893–1973
        1. 1. Geneva Arney 1920–2003
        2. 2. Junior (Lee) Arney 1928–1947
        3. 3. Marcella Arney 1925–2010
        4. 4. Ernest (Bruce) Arney 1913–1998
        5. 5. Easter (J) Arney 1918–2005
        6. 6. Jewell Arney 1922–2013
        7. 7. Claude (W.) Arney 1915–1986 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lane 1918–2007
      2. 2. Martha (Victoria) Arney 1896–1979
    2. 2. Lawson (G.) Arney 1868–1918
    3. 3. Sarah (J. Arney) Clause 1875–1959
    4. 4. Cornelia (Addie Arney Johnson Carter) Ely 1878–1962
    5. 5. Malinda (Ann E. Arney) Yost 1890–1958
    6. 6. Mary (A. E.) Arney 1870–
  2. 2. Henry Sherrill 1842–
  3. 3. Marga Sherrill 1843–
  4. 4. Enos (Gamewell) Sherrill 1846–1928
  5. 5. Elitha Sherrill 1853–
  6. 6. William (Lawson) Sherrill 1855–1894
  7. 7. Catharine (L) Shreel 1858–
  8. 8. Calvin (M) Shreel 1862–
  9. 9. James (D) Shreel 1863–
  10. 10. Alonzo (H) Sherrill 1850–1923

James Sherrill's Timeline

2 Records

1821
15 Nov 1821
Birth of James Alexander Sherrill in Catawba County, North Carolina
Catawba County, North Carolina
1910
Bef. 1910
Age 89
Death of James Alexander Sherrill in Catawba County, North Carolina
Catawba County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1821
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1910
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina
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