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George Washington Herring Sr.

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George Washington Herring Sr.

Birth
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Death
23 Jul 1876 (aged 84–85)
Callaway County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Callaway County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was present when General Packingham was killed at New Orleans.

George W. Herring Sr. married Lucy Simco in Albemarle Co. Va. on 28 Dec 1829. They came to Callaway Co. Mo. in 1835.

George and Lucy had ten children;
James E. Herring, Julia A. Herring Fletcher, Georgianne Herring Ewing Brandon, John Luther Herring, Jane Francis Herring Conger Suggett Craighead, William Harrison Herring,
Mary E. Herring Gannaway, George Washington Herring Jr., Susan E. Herring Bloom, Willis Dabney Herring

The Herring Family Cemetery is located on George and Lucy's original land, south of Fulton Mo. George Washington Herring Sr. was my great great grandfather.

Obit, Callaway Gazette
Death of a Veteran
     Died at his residence several miles south of this place, on Sunday last, Mr. George Herring, aged 86 years. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and a pensioner at the time of his death. He was a native of Virginia and emigrated to this state in 1835, settled in this county where he has resided ever since. He leaves and aged companion together with ten children and a large number of relatives and friends.
     He had been for a number of years a member of the Christian church. On Monday last his funeral was preached by his beloved paster, Elder A. Rice, to a large number of mourning relatives and friends. After which, his remians were deposited in the family cemetery.
     He was a kind neighbor, an affectionate husband, and an indulgent parent. He lived a consistent christian life, died in peace, and biding earch adieu, has been gathered, as the ripened ear, to the garner of the Lord to go out no more forever.

He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was present when General Packingham was killed at New Orleans.

George W. Herring Sr. married Lucy Simco in Albemarle Co. Va. on 28 Dec 1829. They came to Callaway Co. Mo. in 1835.

George and Lucy had ten children;
James E. Herring, Julia A. Herring Fletcher, Georgianne Herring Ewing Brandon, John Luther Herring, Jane Francis Herring Conger Suggett Craighead, William Harrison Herring,
Mary E. Herring Gannaway, George Washington Herring Jr., Susan E. Herring Bloom, Willis Dabney Herring

The Herring Family Cemetery is located on George and Lucy's original land, south of Fulton Mo. George Washington Herring Sr. was my great great grandfather.

Obit, Callaway Gazette
Death of a Veteran
     Died at his residence several miles south of this place, on Sunday last, Mr. George Herring, aged 86 years. He was a soldier of the War of 1812 and a pensioner at the time of his death. He was a native of Virginia and emigrated to this state in 1835, settled in this county where he has resided ever since. He leaves and aged companion together with ten children and a large number of relatives and friends.
     He had been for a number of years a member of the Christian church. On Monday last his funeral was preached by his beloved paster, Elder A. Rice, to a large number of mourning relatives and friends. After which, his remians were deposited in the family cemetery.
     He was a kind neighbor, an affectionate husband, and an indulgent parent. He lived a consistent christian life, died in peace, and biding earch adieu, has been gathered, as the ripened ear, to the garner of the Lord to go out no more forever.



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