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Robert Lorenzo Sherrill 1857–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1857

Birth Location: Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 5 May 1898

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

Father: Henry Sherrill

Mother: Ardenia Farrar

Spouse(s): Rebecca Henley

Children(s): John Sherrill, Henry Sherrill, William Sherrill, Mary Sherrill

In 1857, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill entered the world in Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry Hunt Sherrill And Ardenia Elizabeth Farrar. In 1860, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided in District 12, Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. In 1870, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided in District 12, Hillsborough, Coffee, Tennessee, USA. Robert Lorenzo Sherrill married Rebecca A Henley, and had children including Henry Hunt Sherrill, John Peter Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, William Daniel Sherrill. Robert Lorenzo Sherrill passed away in 1898 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill entered the world in Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA, born to Henry Hunt Sherrill And Ardenia Elizabeth Farrar.
  • In 1860, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided in District 12, Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1870, Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided in District 12, Hillsborough, Coffee, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert Lorenzo Sherrill married Rebecca A Henley, and had children including Henry Hunt Sherrill, John Peter Sherrill, Mary Sherrill, William Daniel Sherrill.
  • Robert Lorenzo Sherrill passed away in 1898 in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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)

Rebecca Henley
1861–1926
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

John Sherrill
1887–1960
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Henry Sherrill
1882–1968
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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William Sherrill
1893–1972
Birth Location: Black Fork, Scott, Arkansas, USA
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Mary Sherrill
1877–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Robert Sherrill's Ancestors

Self
Robert Sherrill
1857–1898
Birth Place: Rutledge Hill, 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

Robert Sherrill's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Lorenzo) Sherrill (2 Jul 1857–5 May 1898) m. Rebecca (A.) Henley (Abt 1861–22 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. John (Peter) Sherrill 1887–1960 m. Mable (Letress) Conry 1893–1952
    1. 1. Robert (Alfred) Sherrill 1913–1979 m. Lucille Wileman 1923–1993
    2. 2. Annie (Belle) Sherrill 1915–1996 m. Edgar (Rufus) Smith 1915–1995
      1. 1. Ora (Lee) Smith 1938–2021
      2. 2. Dale (Frances) Smith 1948–2009 m. Donald (Edward) Frazier 1947–1987 m. Hulon (Sidney) Webb 1939–1994
      3. 3. Janie (Roberta) Smith 1942–2019 m. William (Harrell) Pruitt 1940–2004
    3. 3. James (Hershel) Sherrill 1918–1982 m. Barbara (Jean) Evett 1935–1963
  2. 2. Henry (Hunt) Sherrill 1882–1968 m. Carrie (Etta) Cannon 1882–1965
    1. 1. John (Wesley) Sherrill 1912–2005 m. Vernocia (Gerelene) Koons 1914–1997
      1. 1. Donna (Sue) Sherrill 1944–1944
    2. 2. Pauline Sherrill 1903–1970 m. Ernest (Miles) Halford 1897–1965 m. Ernest (B) Hill 1894–1973
      1. 1. Lowell (Henry) Halford 1923–1992 m. Marcella (Ruth) McCann 1926–2011
      2. 2. Lester (Ernest) Halford 1921–2009 m. Ellen (Ruth) Franklin 1926–2011 m. Frankie (Emelia) Holdiman 1936–1999
      3. 3. Edna (Marie) Halford 1928–2021 m. Carl (Stanley) Briggs 1923–2021
    3. 3. Charles (Neely) Sherrill 1910–1979 m. Shelan (Juanita) Stephens 1909–1995
      1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Sherrill 1934–2003 m. Ruth Spray 1934–2019
    4. 4. Horace (Robert) Sherrill 1905–1969
    5. 5. Ernest (Henry) Sherrill 1908–1987 m. Mary (Lear) Reed 1907–2010
      1. 1. Kenton (Isaac) Sherrill 1934–2025 m. Billie (Estelle) Whittington 1937–2012
    6. 6. Ray (Edwin) Sherrill 1915–1976 m. Mary (Magdalene) Rowan 1920–1992
      1. 1. Mary (Linda) Sherrill 1940–2002 m. Horace (W) Glemboski 1939–2015
    7. 7. Cleburne (Shelby) Sherrill 1927–2014 m. Joyce (Wanda) Enos 1932–2022
    8. 8. Herschel (Hunt) Sherrill 1922–1992 m. Georgia (Levine) McFarland 1926–1995
    9. 9. Carrie (Estelle) Sherrill 1920– m. Luther (Eugene) Munn 1925–2006
      1. 1. Sherrill (Franklin) Munn 1946–2023
  3. 3. William (Daniel) Sherrill 1893–1972 m. Clara (Belle) Morgan 1893–1972
    1. 1. Willa (Louise) Sherrill 1929–1993 m. Joe (Billy) Gray 1930–1991
    2. 2. Mary (Rebecca) Sherrill 1920–2003 m. John (Lee) Foster 1916–1987
    3. 3. Margaret (Illene) Sherrill 1922–1998 m. Phillip (Wilson) May 1919–2008
  4. 4. Mary Sherrill 1877–

Robert Sherrill's Timeline

5 Records

1857
2 Jul 1857
Birth of Robert Lorenzo Sherrill in Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided here in District 12, Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided here in District 12, Hillsborough, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Hillsborough, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Robert Lorenzo Sherrill resided here in District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
1898
5 May 1898
Age 41
Death of Robert Lorenzo Sherrill in Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Page: 98b; Enumeration District: 020
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1520; Page: 119B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1245; Page: 91; Family History Library
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 12, Hillsboro, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1245; Page: 91; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 12, Hillsborough, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1520; Page: 119B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: 1248; Page: 98b; Enumeration District: 020

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1898
    Event Place: Rutledge Hill, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    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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