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Richard Hampton Sherrill 1918–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 Nov 1989

Death Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Sherrill

Mother: Myrtle Baker

Spouse(s): Opal Brown

Children(s): Arthur Sherrill, Wilma Sherrill, Richard Sr, Myra Sherrill

In 1918, Richard Hampton Sherrill entered the world in Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, born to John Farris Sherrill And Myrtle Cora Baker. In 1920, Richard Hampton Sherrill resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Richard Hampton Sherrill resided in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. Richard Hampton Sherrill married Opal Virginia Brown, and had children including Arthur Leo Sherrill, Joy Janell Sherrill, Myra Virginia Sherrill, Richard Harold Sherrill Sr, Ruth Ann Sherrill, Wilma Katherine Sherrill. Richard Hampton Sherrill passed away in 1989 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Richard Hampton Sherrill entered the world in Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA, born to John Farris Sherrill And Myrtle Cora Baker.
  • In 1920, Richard Hampton Sherrill resided in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Richard Hampton Sherrill resided in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • Richard Hampton Sherrill married Opal Virginia Brown, and had children including Arthur Leo Sherrill, Joy Janell Sherrill, Myra Virginia Sherrill, Richard Harold Sherrill Sr, Ruth Ann Sherrill, Wilma Katherine Sherrill.
  • Richard Hampton Sherrill passed away in 1989 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sherrill
1877–1940
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
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Myrtle Baker
1889–1973
Birth Location: Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
MB

Spouses(s)

Opal Brown
1920–1997
Birth Location: Dunlap, Sequatchie, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Arthur Sherrill
1946–1946
Birth Location: Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
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Wilma Sherrill
1941–1997
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
WS
Richard Sr
1944–2020
Birth Location: Decherd, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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Myra Sherrill
1939–1939
Birth Location: Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
MS

Richard Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Richard Sherrill
1918–1989
Birth Place: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Farris Sherrill
1877–1940
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Myrtle (Cora) Baker
1889–1973
Coffee, Tennessee, United States,
Grandparents
Henry (Hunt) Sherrill
1830–1880
Rutludge Hill, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Ardenia (Elizabeth) Farrar
1840–1904
Sumterville, Sumter, Alabama, USA
Joshua (Jones) Baker
1834–1917
Prairie Plains, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Francis) Buckner
1857–1914
Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Sherrill
1790–1840
Frances Carden
1794–1860
Cicero Farrar
1810–1849
Julia Phillips
1810–1856
William Baker
1805–1880
Dianna (Annie)
1806–1851
Marion Buckner
1827–
Sarah Brinkley
1835–1876
2nd-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
Joshua Baker
1758–1854
Rebecca Brumley
1780–1850
Nimrod Buckner
1795–1879
Nancy Anderson
1796–1885
Daniel Brinkley
1800–1879
Nancy Oakley
1801–1838

Richard Sherrill's Descendants

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Richard (Hampton) Sherrill (29 Jun 1918–18 Nov 1989) m. Opal (Virginia) Brown (3 Jun 1920–11 Feb 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

Richard Sherrill's Timeline

8 Records

1918
29 Jun 1918
Birth of Richard Hampton Sherrill in Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 22
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Franklin, Tennessee, USA
1989
18 Nov 1989
Age 71
Death of Richard Hampton Sherrill in Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1994
1994-1996
Age 76
Richard Hampton Sherrill resided here in Manchester, Tennessee, USA
Manchester, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 263
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 16-14
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 414-14-1471; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Franklin, Tennessee
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1732; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 47

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 16-14

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 263
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03882; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 16-14

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Franklin, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1994-1996
    Event Place: Manchester, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Manchester; State: Tennessee; Year(s): 1994-1996

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manchester, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1989
    Event Place: Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 414-14-1471; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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