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John Farris Sherrill 1877–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1877

Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 10 Apr 1940

Death Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Sherrill

Mother: Ardenia Farrar

Spouse(s): Myrtle Baker

Children(s): Ethel Sherrill, Laura Sherrill, Horace Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Richard Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Woodrow Sherrill

In 1877, John Farris Sherrill entered the world in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry Hunt Sherrill And Ardenia Elizabeth Farrar. In 1880, John Farris Sherrill resided in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, United States. In 1900, John Farris Sherrill resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee. John Farris Sherrill married Myrtle Cora Baker, and had children including Ethel Linda Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Horace Anderson Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Laura Louise Sherrill, Richard Hampton Sherrill, Woodrow Wilson Sherrill. John Farris Sherrill passed away in 1940 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, John Farris Sherrill entered the world in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry Hunt Sherrill And Ardenia Elizabeth Farrar.
  • In 1880, John Farris Sherrill resided in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1900, John Farris Sherrill resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee.
  • John Farris Sherrill married Myrtle Cora Baker, and had children including Ethel Linda Sherrill, Gertrude Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, Horace Anderson Sherrill, Johnny Sherrill, Laura Louise Sherrill, Richard Hampton Sherrill, Woodrow Wilson Sherrill.
  • John Farris Sherrill passed away in 1940 in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sherrill
1830–1880
Birth Location: Rutludge Hill, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
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Ardenia Farrar
1840–1904
Birth Location: Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Baker
1889–1973
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
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Children(s)

Ethel Sherrill
1910–1982
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Laura Sherrill
1923–2007
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Horace Sherrill
1911–1992
Birth Location: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Henry Sherrill
1916–1993
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Richard Sherrill
1918–1989
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Johnny Sherrill
1920–1924
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Gertrude Sherrill
1907–1909
Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
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Woodrow Sherrill
1913–1970
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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John Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
John Sherrill
1877–1940
Birth Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Henry Hunt Sherrill
1830–1880
Rutludge Hill, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Ardenia (Elizabeth) Farrar
1840–1904
Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Samuel) Sherrill
1790–1840
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Frances (Fannie) Carden
1794–1860
, , North Carolina, USA
Cicero Farrar
1810–1849
North Carolina, USA
Julia (Ann) Phillips
1810–1856
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Sherrill
1762–1840
Elizabeth Hunt
1769–1853
James Carden
1756–1842
Gilley Fuller
1763–1830
John Farrar
1774–1852
Jane Wilson
1784–1854
Johnson Phillips
1772–1847
Nancy Going
1772–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sherrill
1725–1800
Mary Davidson
1727–1794
John Farrar
1758–1811

John Sherrill's Descendants

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John (Farris) Sherrill (10 Apr 1877–10 Apr 1940) m. Myrtle (Cora) Baker (abt 1889–7 Apr 1973)
  1. 1. Ethel (Linda) Sherrill 1910–1982 m. Peter (Martin) Aimes 1912–1961
    1. 1. John (Sherrill) Aimes 1940–2013 m. Brenda (L) Stapleford 1944–2020
    2. 2. Robert (Martin) Aimes 1942–2007
    3. 3. Peter (Walton) Aimes 1949–1949
  2. 2. Laura (Louise) Sherrill 1923–2007 m. Charlie (O D) Carpenter 1922–2012 m. Vernon (Thomas Howell) Jr 1937–2008
  3. 3. Horace (Anderson) Sherrill 1911–1992 m. Lois (Wylene) Sumner 1931–2015 m. Amanda (Lee “Bobbie”) Carpenter 1914–2006
    1. 1. John (Kenneth) Sherrill 1951–2016
    2. 2. Helen (Jean) Sherrill 1932–2002 m. Thomas (Stanley) Smith 1927–2004
    3. 3. Dorothy (Mae) Sherrill 1930–2012 m. George (William Gault) Jr 1929–1987 m. Richard (Leon) Miller 1933–1990
  4. 4. Henry Sherrill 1916–1993 m. Ailene (Elizabeth) Turner 1918–
    1. 1. Bobbie (Jean) Sherrill 1940–2021 m. Edwin (Gerald) Wilson 1941–1991
    2. 2. Myrtle (Viola) Sherrill 1944–2021 m. Stephen (Louis White) III 1941–2011
    3. 3. Freeman (Henry) Sherrill 1947–1985
  5. 5. Richard (Hampton) Sherrill 1918–1989 m. Opal (Virginia) Brown 1920–1997
    1. 1. Arthur (Leo) Sherrill 1946–1946
    2. 2. Wilma (Katherine) Sherrill 1941–1997 m. Paul (Hoover) Martin 1930–2006 m. Charles (William) Creech 1934–2013
    3. 3. Richard (Harold Sherrill) Sr 1944–2020 m. Velma (Lou) Johnson 1946–2014
    4. 4. Myra (Virginia) Sherrill 1939–1939
  6. 6. Johnny Sherrill 1920–1924
  7. 7. Gertrude Sherrill 1907–1909
  8. 8. Woodrow (Wilson) Sherrill 1913–1970 m. Fayna (Mae) Turner 1920–1992
    1. 1. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998 m. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020

John Sherrill's Timeline

7 Records

1877
10 Apr 1877
Birth of John Farris Sherrill in Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
John Farris Sherrill resided here in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 23
John Farris Sherrill resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 33
John Farris Sherrill resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
John Farris Sherrill resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 53
John Farris Sherrill resided here in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1940
10 Apr 1940
Age 63
Death of John Farris Sherrill in Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Coffee County, Tennessee; Roll: 1852930; Draft Board: 0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 99D; Enumeration District: 20; Image: .
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507
    [7] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Family History Film: 1255248; Page: 99D; Enumeration District: 20; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1562; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1241562

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1494; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1375507

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Coffee County, Tennessee; Roll: 1852930; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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