Wille Herring

Ancestors

Son of Daniel Christopher Herring and Dollie Eugenia (Horn) Herring

Descendants

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Biography

Willie was on the 1920 census in Jones, Texas: Name Age Willie H Herring 22 Zelma Herring 20 Euell Herring 3/12 ^[1]

Buried 8 Nov 1975. George West Cemetery, George West, Live Oak Co., TX. ^[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81766817/willie-homer-herring

Occupation: cattle rancher in George West.

Note: http:/familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/r/K-V-HerringGENE2-0004.html.

In 1946, Homer and Zelma and Wendell moved to Three Rivers from Bishop. They bought 10 acres of land from Dr. E.E. Wilson on a hill 3 miles south of Three Rivers and built their home there. The hill later became known as "Herring Hill.".

Homer operated 1/2 of the 11,000 Herring Ranch at Simmons in partnership with his brother, Clyde. While Clyde was interested in developing the land surface and minerals. Homer was interested in building an outstanding herd of cattle. When they divided their partnership in 1957, Homer had his foundation herd of cattle. He had experimented with two breeds of cattle that had been bred for South Texas range land--Kleberg's Santa Gertrudis and Lasater's Beefmasters. He chose the Beefmaster breed for his herd. When Homer died on November 7, 1975, he not only had built one of the finest herds of Beefmaster cattle in the nation, but he had helped many small ranchers get into the breeding business including Nolan Ryan.

Homer was one of the founders of the Beefmaster Breeders Universal, Lone Star Beefmaster Breeders Association and South Texas Beefmaster Breeders Association. In Houston in 1971, at the Lone Star Beefmaster Breeders Association sale, Homer sold a bull that was at that time the all-time record selling Beefmaster bull.

Upon his death, Homer's cattle herd was sold to Wallace Harrell of Harrell Cattle Company in Gonzales, Texas.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Jones, Texas; Roll: T625_1824; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 37
2. ↑ Source: #S401

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 55.2 cM match between E. Herring Johnson GEDmatch A301571 and her 3rd cousin J. Gonzales GEDmatch A081058.

See also:

• Find A Grave Memorial # 81766817
• Source: S322 1940 Nueces Co., TX census
• Source: S378 Homer John Herring birth certificate
• Source: S401 findagrave.com
• Source: S458 Willie Homer Herring Death Certificate
• Source: S588 Repository: #REPO3 Vada Pitts clipping collection Vada Pitts
• Repository: REPO3 Cobb archives - Kerrville Kerrville, Tx 78028
• Source: S654 1910 Jones Co., TX census
• Source: S740 Repository: #REPO2 Herring Highlights III J.M. Grimwood Note: purchased from author in Houston?
• Repository: REPO2 Cobb archives - Lubbock Lubbock, Tx 79423