J.B. Sherrill: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

J.B. Sherrill was born on 7 Nov 1861 in Illinois; and died.

Notes:

A deacon and founder of First Baptist Church in Vinson. He was County Commissioner in 1932.

J.B. married Ella Neil on 12 Dec 1891 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. Ella (daughter of Robert Henderson Neil and Diannah Jane Crawford) was born about 1871 in Collin County, Texas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Lester Sherrill was born about 1892.
3. Mabel Sherrill was born about 1894; died about 1970.
4. Roy Sherrill was born about 1901; died about 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
5. Carl Sherrill was born about 1902.
6. Lavergne Sherrill was born about 1911; died about 1970.

Generation: 2

2.	Lester Sherrill (1.J.B.¹) was born about 1892. Notes: Superintendant at Hollis int he 1930's and early 1940's. He married Flora MEANS. They had four children: Lilelima, Leroy, Betty, and Larry. Lester died in California in the late 1960's.

3. Mabel Sherrill (1.J.B.¹) was born about 1894; died about 1970.
Notes:
Married Med HAMMOND. They had two daughters, Norma and Sybile. Mable died in Hollis in 1970.

4.	Roy Sherrill (1.J.B.¹) was born about 1901; died about 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Notes: Worked for the postal department in Oklahoma City for several years, then he and his wife Athella ranched in Texline, Texas for several more years. He died in Oklahoma City in 1969.

Carl Sherrill

(1.J.B.¹) was born about 1902.

Notes:

Continued to live on the family farm. He married Hester HAM. They had one daughter, Fern. She married G.W. Robinson, and had two children, Janna and Carl Dean. They lived in Spearman, Texas in 1995, and were retired school teachers. Around that same time, Janna lived in Fort Worth and Carl lived in Amarillo.

6. Lavergne Sherrill (1.J.B.¹) was born about 1911; died about 1970.
Notes:
A veteran of World War II, he continued in government service in Washington, D.C. unitl his death in 1970.