Individual Details
Samuel Burdine Sherrill
(11 Jun 1854 - 24 Feb 1895)
Samuel Burdine Sherrill, son of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Eliza Ann Bomar and some of his descendants
The following information was recorded by W.A.S. 25 May 1967. It was obtained from Jane Armijo. W.A.S. visited the gravesite in Nov 1967 and ascertained that dates are correct.
Samuel Burdine Sherrill, the fourth child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Eliza Ann Bomar. was born on 11 Jun 1854 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Samuel married on 8 Mar 1887 to Myra Lenore Baley, who was born on 15 Aug 1865 in Jackson, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Pinckney T. Baley and Emmeline Adams. Samuel Burdine Sherrill died on 24 Feb 1895. He was buried in the Sherrill Cemetery, Gladeville, Wilson County, Tennessee. After his death, his widow, Myra L. Baley, moved with her children to Boulder, Colorado.
1. Samuel Burdon Sherrill, Jr., b. 11 Jan 1892 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Married Merle W. Wren, 11 Feb 1928.
Died in Ben Lomand, California.
Buried (?) Boulder, CO. No issue:
2. Myra B. Sherrill, b. 27 Sep 1894 in Jackson, Mississipp
Married Col. Kinzie B. Edmunds (U.S.A. Ret.) May 191
She died on 14 Jan 1972.
Both are buried in Military Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.
Samuel Burdine Sherrill was a graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1872. He was elected Chief Clerk of the Lower House of the Tennessee Legislature in January 1877. He filled the Chair of Latin and Physics alternately of the City High School of Nashville, TN, from 1880 to 1884.
He moved to Jackson, MS in September 1885 and thereafter was engaged in buying cotton for domestic and foreign spinning mills.
In March 1886, he was married to Myra L. Baley, the second daughter of Dr. P. T. Baley, deceased, of Jackson, MS. Myra L. Baley was the granddaughter of Judge George D. Adams and Anne Whissaker, (?) who were originally from Frankfort, KY.
Judge Adams was at one time, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, and died while holding the Office of U.S. District Judge, by appointment of President Andrew Jackson. Two of the sons of Judge Adams were officers in the Confederate Army. General West (?) Adams being a Major General of Cavalry, and his brother being a Brigadier General of Infantry.
(Signed) S. B. Sherrill 3
The foregoing is an autobiographical sketch of Samuel Burdine Sherrill, copied from his family ledger.
The middle name, Burdine, evolved to the name Burdon and those in later generations are named "Burdon" and called "Don" for short. Burdine was a surname, taken from a Dr. Burdine who was a friend of the family. (# Footnote - Wanda Clark)
The following information was recorded by W.A.S. 25 May 1967. It was obtained from Jane Armijo. W.A.S. visited the gravesite in Nov 1967 and ascertained that dates are correct.
Samuel Burdine Sherrill, the fourth child of Samuel Wilson Sherrill and Eliza Ann Bomar. was born on 11 Jun 1854 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Samuel married on 8 Mar 1887 to Myra Lenore Baley, who was born on 15 Aug 1865 in Jackson, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Pinckney T. Baley and Emmeline Adams. Samuel Burdine Sherrill died on 24 Feb 1895. He was buried in the Sherrill Cemetery, Gladeville, Wilson County, Tennessee. After his death, his widow, Myra L. Baley, moved with her children to Boulder, Colorado.
1. Samuel Burdon Sherrill, Jr., b. 11 Jan 1892 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Married Merle W. Wren, 11 Feb 1928.
Died in Ben Lomand, California.
Buried (?) Boulder, CO. No issue:
2. Myra B. Sherrill, b. 27 Sep 1894 in Jackson, Mississipp
Married Col. Kinzie B. Edmunds (U.S.A. Ret.) May 191
She died on 14 Jan 1972.
Both are buried in Military Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas.
Samuel Burdine Sherrill was a graduate of Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee, in 1872. He was elected Chief Clerk of the Lower House of the Tennessee Legislature in January 1877. He filled the Chair of Latin and Physics alternately of the City High School of Nashville, TN, from 1880 to 1884.
He moved to Jackson, MS in September 1885 and thereafter was engaged in buying cotton for domestic and foreign spinning mills.
In March 1886, he was married to Myra L. Baley, the second daughter of Dr. P. T. Baley, deceased, of Jackson, MS. Myra L. Baley was the granddaughter of Judge George D. Adams and Anne Whissaker, (?) who were originally from Frankfort, KY.
Judge Adams was at one time, Attorney General of the State of Mississippi, and died while holding the Office of U.S. District Judge, by appointment of President Andrew Jackson. Two of the sons of Judge Adams were officers in the Confederate Army. General West (?) Adams being a Major General of Cavalry, and his brother being a Brigadier General of Infantry.
(Signed) S. B. Sherrill 3
The foregoing is an autobiographical sketch of Samuel Burdine Sherrill, copied from his family ledger.
The middle name, Burdine, evolved to the name Burdon and those in later generations are named "Burdon" and called "Don" for short. Burdine was a surname, taken from a Dr. Burdine who was a friend of the family. (# Footnote - Wanda Clark)
Events
| Residence | 1850 | Wilson County, Part Of, Wilson, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Birth | 11 Jun 1854 | Wilson, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Residence | 1860 | CIVIL District North 23, Wilson, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Marriage | 8 Mar 1886 | Myra B. Baley | |||
| Death | 24 Feb 1895 | ||||
| Burial | Sherrill Cemetery, Gladeville, Wilson, Tennessee, United States |  | |||
| Reference No | 4505 |
Families
| Spouse | Myra B. Baley (1864 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Burdine Sherrill (1892 - 1982) |
| Child | Myra B. Sherrill (1894 - 1972) |
| Father | Samuel Wilson Sherrill (1813 - 1895) |
| Mother | Eliza Ann Bomar (1819 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Jane Sherrill (1837 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Nancy Emeline Sherrill (1839 - 1882) |
| Sibling | William Anderson Sherrill (1841 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Lillard Legrand Sherrill (1854 - 1937) |
| Sibling | James Edgar Sherrill (1856 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Joseph Thomas Sherrill (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Hatton Sherrill (1862 - 1898) |
Endnotes
1. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-5FNR : 6 March 2021), Samuel Burdine Sherrill, ; Burial, Gladeville, Wilson, Tennessee, United States of America, Sherrill Cemetery; citing record ID 30957325, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com..