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Robert E Herring (1869 - 1958)

Robert E Herring
Born in Georgia, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 7 Oct 1902 in Blount, Alabama, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 89 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Robert Herring was a Georgian.
Robert Herring was an Alabamian.

Robert E. Herring was born in Georgia around 1869. His father was James Monroe Herring and his mother Mary Ann Elizabeth McCurray. [1]

Robert was born in Georgia, but his parents moved to Blount County, Alabama shortly after his birth. [1] He spent all his youth in Blount County, Alabama, and in 1900 he lived in Campbells Township where he worked on the family farm. [2]

Robert married Rosa Lee Honea on October 7, 1902 in Blount County, Alabama. [3] His son Lonnie was born in 1903, son Carl in 1905, son Harlin in 1907, and Ruth Louise in 1908. He moved his family to Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama sometime after his marriage. He rented a house and worked as a grocer merchant for himself. [4]

His wife Rosa died in 1913, and Robert moved to Boaz in the same county. He lived with his sister in law Dina. He was working as a butcher buyer to earn a living. [5]

In 1940, Robert still lived in Boaz on Brown Street. He has remarried by this time to a Asie. Her maiden name is unknown. He owned his own home valued at $1,000 and worked as a broker in the cotton industry. [6]

Robert died on February 5, 1958 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. [7]

TimeLine

Birth 1869

Robert E. Herring was born in Georgia around 1869. [1]

Residence 1870

Robert E. Herring lived in the east half of Blount County, Alabama near the Blountsville post office. [1]

Residence 1880

Robert E. Herring lived in Blount County, Alabama. [8]

Residence 1900

Robert E. Herring lived in Campbells, Blount County, Alabama. [2]

Marriage 1902

Robert E. Herring married Rosa Lee Honea on October 7, 1902 in Blount County, Alabama. [3]

Residence 1910

Robert E. Herring lived in Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama. [4]

Residence 1920

Robert E. Herring lived on Collige Street in Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama. [5]

Residence 1940

Robert E. Herring lived on Brown Street in Boaz, Marshall County, Alabama. [6]

Death 1958

Robert E. Herring died on February 5, 1958 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama. [7]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: East Half, Blount, Alabama; Roll: M593_3; Page: 300A Ancestry Record 7163 #12335070
  2. 2.0 2.1 1900 United States Federal Census: Year: 1900; Census Place: Campbells, Blount, Alabama; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240003 Ancestry Record 7602 #53010795
  3. 3.0 3.1 Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Alabama Marriages. County courthouses, Alabama. Ancestry Record 61365 #1469683
  4. 4.0 4.1 1910 United States Federal Census: Year: 1910; Census Place: Albertville, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0096; FHL microfilm: 1374038 Ancestry Record 7884 #83355
  5. 5.0 5.1 1920 United States Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Boaz, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T625_28; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 135 Ancestry Record 6061 #1329637
  6. 6.0 6.1 1940 United States Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Boaz, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00061; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 48-26 Ancestry Record 2442 #63877009
  7. 7.0 7.1 Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Alabama Deaths and Burials, 1881–1952." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records. Ancestry Record 2543 #1298227
  8. 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Blount, Alabama; Roll: 2; Page: 368D; Enumeration District: 002 Ancestry Record 6742 #6995173




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