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Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne 1868–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1868

Birth Location: Alexander County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1937

Death Location: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Sherrill

Mother: Mary Sherrill

Spouse(s): Charlie Payne

Children(s):

Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne was born in 1868 in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Guy Sherrill And Mary Ann Drum Sherrill. In 1880, Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne resided in Millers, Alexander, North Carolina, USA. Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne married Charlie Clayton Payne. Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne passed away in 1937 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne was born in 1868 in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Guy Sherrill And Mary Ann Drum Sherrill.
  • In 1880, Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne resided in Millers, Alexander, North Carolina, USA.
  • Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne married Charlie Clayton Payne.
  • Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne passed away in 1937 in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Theresa Payne's Ancestors

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Theresa Payne
1868–1937
Birth Place: Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Guy Sherrill
1828–1915
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Drum) Sherrill
1843–1922
Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Drum
1802–1879
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Huffman) Drum
1812–1884
Great-Grandparents
William Drum
1774–1823
Susannah Drum
1776–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Hunsucker
1744–1822
Katarina Hunsucker
1743–1812

Theresa Payne's Timeline

3 Records

1868
31 August 1868
Birth of Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne in Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne resided here in Millers, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
Millers, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
1937
14 September 1937
Age 69
Death of Theresa Matilda "desa" Sherrill Payne in Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1868
    Event Place: Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millers, Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 951; Family History Film: 1254951; Page: 236B; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0265
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Millers, Alexander, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Millers, Alexander, North Carolina; Roll: 951; Family History Film: 1254951; Page: 236B; Enumeration District: 008; Image: 0265

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1937
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

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