Individual Details
John Wesley Herrin
(25 Mar 1877 - 8 Jun 1963)
Son of Rufus Herrin and Sarah Priscilla Weaver. Husband of Minnie L. McElroy
John Wesley Herrin, 86, died Saturday night at his home on U.S. Highway 11 about 12 miles east of Tuscaloosa.
Hr. Herrin made his home with his step-daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Frederick. He was a retired coal miner and had been an invalid a number of years.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the Old Salem Church on the Wire Road near Cottondale with burial in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews, Percy L. Herrin, Henry Howard Herrin, Floyd Herrin, Calvert Herrin, Coleman Kyzer and Tom Goins.
Mr. Herrin is survived by a daughter and two sons, Mrs. Willowdean Hill, Clay Herrin and Thomas Ray Herrin, all of West Frankfort, Ill.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Frederick of Cottondale, Mrs Lucy Kilpatrick of Aldridge and Mrs. W.M. Lindstrom of Hueytown; five grandchildren, sis great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", 9 June 1963
John Wesley Herrin, 86, died Saturday night at his home on U.S. Highway 11 about 12 miles east of Tuscaloosa.
Hr. Herrin made his home with his step-daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Frederick. He was a retired coal miner and had been an invalid a number of years.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the Old Salem Church on the Wire Road near Cottondale with burial in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers will be nephews, Percy L. Herrin, Henry Howard Herrin, Floyd Herrin, Calvert Herrin, Coleman Kyzer and Tom Goins.
Mr. Herrin is survived by a daughter and two sons, Mrs. Willowdean Hill, Clay Herrin and Thomas Ray Herrin, all of West Frankfort, Ill.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Johnnie Frederick of Cottondale, Mrs Lucy Kilpatrick of Aldridge and Mrs. W.M. Lindstrom of Hueytown; five grandchildren, sis great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", 9 June 1963
Events
| Birth | 25 Mar 1877 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Marriage | 18 May 1905 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Minnie L. McElroy | |||
| Draft registration | Sep 1918 | Centerville, Bibb County, Alabama |  |  | |
| Marriage | 3 Jun 1943 | Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Ida Elizabeth Allen | | | |
| Death | 8 Jun 1963 | Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Burial | Old Salem Cemetery, Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Minnie L. McElroy (1876 - 1929) |
| Child | Henry Clay "Red" Herrin (1906 - 1982) |
| Spouse | Ida Elizabeth Allen (1874 - 1956) |
| Father | Rufus Henry Herrin (1844 - 1928) |
| Mother | Sarah Priscilla Weaver (1850 - 1909) |
| Sibling | George Erastus Herrin (1870 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Margaret D. Herrin (1876 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Isabelle Herrin (1879 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Henry Alexander Herren (1880 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Harriet Edna Charlotte Herrin (1882 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Ester Ophelia Herrin (1884 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Nancy Susan Herrin (1886 - 1908) |
Notes
Draft registration
John Wisley Herrin - Miner, coalSex Male
Event Date from 1917 to 1918
Event Place Bibb, Alabama, United States
Event Place (Original) United States, Alabama, Bibb County
Citizenship Place United States
Birth Date 25 Mar 1877
Birthplace , , United States
Race White
Event Type Draft Registration
Affiliate Publication Number M1509
Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards
Marriage
John Wesley HerrinSex Male
Age 66
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Father's Name Rufe Herrin
Mother's Name Sara Weaver
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Davis
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 68
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1875
Spouse's Father's Name John Allen
Spouse's Mother's Name Lucinda Garner
Marriage Date 03 Jun 1943
Marriage Place Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama,
Death
John Wesley HerrinSex Male
Age 86
Death Date 1963
Death Place Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Death Place (Original) Cottondale, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Birth Year (Estimated) 1877
Father's Name Rufus Herrin
Mother's Name Sarah Weaver
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