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Mary <I>Simkins</I> Herring

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Mary Simkins Herring

Birth
Edgefield, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
1929 (aged 72–73)
Berlin, Germany
Burial
Schöneberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany Add to Map
Memorial ID
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The daughter of Arthur Augustus Simkins and Mary Elizabeth Pratt.

Mary Simkins married Oscar Henry Herring on April 7, 1886 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Mary and Oscar were the parents of:

Charles Eldred Herring 1887–1931
Oscar Henry Herring 1889–1930

Mary and Oscar were divorced by the 1920 Census.

Mary S. Herring's passport application dated July 19, 1919 states that her husband lives in Fairfield, Iowa "So far as I know". She states that she is moving abroad "To keep house for son on government mission".

Mary Simkins Herring died in Berlin about 1929.

From her son Charles Eldred Herring's death certificate is read:

"His remains were cremated at the Wilmersdorf Crematorium, Berlin, October 12, 1931, and ashes buried in grave of mother at Matthaikirch-hof, Berlin."

1860 Census:
Name: Col. A. Simkins
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Post Office: Edgefield
Family Number: 611
Occupation: Editor Advertiser
Value of real estate: 8000.
Value of personal estate: 12000.
Household Members:
Name Age
A Simkins 41
Mary Simkins 31
Emma Simkins 11
Caroline Simkins 9
Mary Simkins 4

In the 1870 census, the widow of Col. Arthur Simkins, Mary E. Simkins, and two of his daughters, Caroline and Mary, are living in the household of Rosalie Simkins, the widow of Col. John Calhoun Simkins.

1870 Census:
Name: Mary E Simpkins
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Moons, Newberry, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Saluda Old Town
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosale Simpkins 38 7000./3000.
Jennie Simpkins 8
Mary E Simpkins 40
Caroline Simpkins 20
May Simpkins 14
Semion Pratt 47 8000.
Henry Peronean 27 Farmer

1900 Census:
Name: Oscar H Herring
Age: 43
Birth Date: Mar 1857
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary S Herring
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Occupation: Clerk Dist. Col.
Household Members:
Name Age
Oscar H Herring 43
Mary S Herring 39
Charles E Herring 13
Oscar H Herring 11
Mary E Simkins 70
The daughter of Arthur Augustus Simkins and Mary Elizabeth Pratt.

Mary Simkins married Oscar Henry Herring on April 7, 1886 in Washington, District of Columbia.

Mary and Oscar were the parents of:

Charles Eldred Herring 1887–1931
Oscar Henry Herring 1889–1930

Mary and Oscar were divorced by the 1920 Census.

Mary S. Herring's passport application dated July 19, 1919 states that her husband lives in Fairfield, Iowa "So far as I know". She states that she is moving abroad "To keep house for son on government mission".

Mary Simkins Herring died in Berlin about 1929.

From her son Charles Eldred Herring's death certificate is read:

"His remains were cremated at the Wilmersdorf Crematorium, Berlin, October 12, 1931, and ashes buried in grave of mother at Matthaikirch-hof, Berlin."

1860 Census:
Name: Col. A. Simkins
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
Post Office: Edgefield
Family Number: 611
Occupation: Editor Advertiser
Value of real estate: 8000.
Value of personal estate: 12000.
Household Members:
Name Age
A Simkins 41
Mary Simkins 31
Emma Simkins 11
Caroline Simkins 9
Mary Simkins 4

In the 1870 census, the widow of Col. Arthur Simkins, Mary E. Simkins, and two of his daughters, Caroline and Mary, are living in the household of Rosalie Simkins, the widow of Col. John Calhoun Simkins.

1870 Census:
Name: Mary E Simpkins
Age in 1870: 40
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Moons, Newberry, South Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Saluda Old Town
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosale Simpkins 38 7000./3000.
Jennie Simpkins 8
Mary E Simpkins 40
Caroline Simpkins 20
May Simpkins 14
Semion Pratt 47 8000.
Henry Peronean 27 Farmer

1900 Census:
Name: Oscar H Herring
Age: 43
Birth Date: Mar 1857
Birthplace: Iowa
Home in 1900: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary S Herring
Marriage Year: 1886
Years Married: 14
Father's Birthplace: Iowa
Mother's Birthplace: Iowa
Occupation: Clerk Dist. Col.
Household Members:
Name Age
Oscar H Herring 43
Mary S Herring 39
Charles E Herring 13
Oscar H Herring 11
Mary E Simkins 70


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  • Created by: Amy Caddell
  • Added: Jan 16, 2017
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175394239/mary-herring: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Simkins Herring (20 Aug 1856–1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175394239, citing Alter Sankt-Matthäus-Kirchhof, Schöneberg, Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany; Maintained by Amy Caddell (contributor 46939056).