Eliza S. Herring b. 2 Oct 1861 George Herring Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 2 Aug 1941 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1861 - 1941

Photos		Carrington, Eliza S. Herring Eliza S. Herring Carrington, 1861 - 1941, d/o George W. Herring and Hester Ann Kemp, w/o Nathaniel Dillard Carrington. Picture taken about 1940, Fulton, Missouri. She was my great grandmother.
		Carrington, Eliza S. Herring Eliza S. Herring Carrington, 1861 - 1941, d/o George W. Herring and Hester Ann Kemp, w/o Nathaniel Dillard Carrington. Picture taken about 1930, Fulton, Missoui. She was my great grandmother.
		Carrington, Nathaniel & Eliza Nathanial Dillard Carrington, 1859 - 1912, s/o Samuel Carrington & Lydia Ann Bowen, and Eliza Herring Carrington, 1861 - 1941, d/o George W. Herring & Hester Ann Kemp; my great grandparents. About 1910 in Fulton, Missouri.

Headstones		Nathaniel D. Carrington and Eliza S. Herring and children Carrington, In Memory Of - Mother - Father - Nathan D. Jan 1912, Eliza S. Aug 2, 1941, Lydia Ann 1911, William 1896, Frank 1894, Beulah 1907. This stone was placed here by George Carrington, grandson of Nathan and Eliza, in the 1940's to mark the place where they and 6 of their 11 children were buried. Nathaniel Dillard Carrington and Eliza S.…
Headstones		Nathaniel D. Carrington and Eliza S. Herring Carrington, another view of same headstone, pointing out the small piece of Nathaniel Carringtons' original headstone that is left on the ground. Nathaniel Dillard Carrington was born Nov. 25, 1859, and died Jan 31, 1912. He was a son of Samuel Carrington and Lydia A. Bowen. He was a grandson of Randolph Carrington and Katharine McGary, and,…

Marriages		Marriage, Carrington - Herring 1882 Marriage license for Nathan Carrington and Eliza S. Herring Record of marriage, Marriage license dated February 22, 1882, Nathan D. Carrington of Hams Prairie, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 21 years, and Miss Eliza Herring of Hams Prairie, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 18 years. Witness my hand as Recorder of…

Death Certificates		Death Certificate of Carrington, Eliza S. Herring 2 Oct 1861 - 2 Aug 1941. She was my great grandmother.

Misc Documents		Signature of Eliza Herring Carrington Eliza Herring Carrington, my great grandmother, signature found on her husband's probate packet, 1912.

Birth 2 Oct 1861 George Herring Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Female

Died 2 Aug 1941 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: Senile Gangrene

Buried 3 Aug 1941 Burdett Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Obituary 4 Aug 1941 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mrs, E. Carrington Died Here Saturday
Passed away at home of daughter, Mrs. Floyd Maddox, Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Eliza Carrington passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Maddox, in southwest Fulton Saturday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock after an illness that had kept her bedfast for three and a half years. She would have been 80 years old this fall - having been born October 2, 1861, in this county.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock at the First Christian Church in Fulton, conducted by the Rev. A, F. Larson of this city. Burial was in the Burdette Cemetery, near Balenger Springs, beside the body of her husband, Nathaniel Dillard Carrington, who died in 1912.
Mrs. Carrington was the daughter of George and Hester Ann Herring, and was the last of her immediate family. She had eleven children and eight of them preceeded her in death. The surviving children are Mrs. Floyd Maddox, G. E. (Red) Carrington, Carson D. (Jack) Carrington, all of Fulton. There are 21 grandchildren, including J. Russell Craighead, whom she reared from infancy, and nine great grandchildren.
She united with the Christian Church at Hams Prairie at the age of 14 years. She was a woman of fine character, industrious and genial at all times.
The pallbearers were five grandsons and a grandson-in-law; Henry, Woodrow, Fred, and John Millard, George Carrington, and Jack Haley.

Person ID I124 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 10 Mar 2011

Father George W. Herring, b. 10 Jul 1823, , Albemarle, Virginia, USA , d. 20 Sep 1878, George Herring Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mother Hester Ann Kemp, b. 29 Feb 1824, , Franklin, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Aug 1899, George Herring Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 9 Mar 1843 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Family ID F7 Group Sheet

Family Nathaniel Dillard Carrington, b. 25 Nov 1859, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 31 Jan 1912, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 22 Feb 1882 Hams Prairie, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Marriage license dated February 22, 1882, Nathan D. Carrington of Hams Prairie, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 21 years, and Miss Eliza Herring of Hams Prairie, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 18 years. Witness my hand as Recorder of Deeds, with the seal of office hereto affixed at my office in Fulton, this 22nd day of February 1882, Jas T. Bryan Circuit Clerk and Ex. Officer, Recorder.

This is to certify that the undersigned a Minister of the Gospel did at the residence, Brides Mothers, in said county on the 22nd day of February, A.D. 1882, unite in Marriage the above named persons. E.G. Elley M.G.

Children

>	1. Ida Lee Carrington, b. 24 Apr 1884, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 5 Apr 1930, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	2. Lydia M. Carrington, b. Abt 1887, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 27 Dec 1911, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA
	3. Joe Carrington, b. Abt Jul 1888, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 24 Aug 1889, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	4. George Elmer Carrington, b. 3 Jun 1890, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 17 Jan 1948, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	5. William B. Carrington, b. 1892, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 1895, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	6. Dollie F. Carrington, b. Abt 1893, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Frank Carrington, b. 1894, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Abt 1894, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	8. Beulah M Carrington, b. 1895, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 4 Oct 1907, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	9. Eulah M. Carrington, b. 1895, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 1985
	10. Peaches Carrington, b. Abt 1896, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Bef 1900, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
>	11. Carson Dillard Carrington, b. 5 Apr 1901, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 28 Jun 1978, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Last Modified 05 Apr 2009

Family ID F41 Group Sheet

Notes	1870; Census Place: Saint Aubert, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: M593_764; Page: 466; Image: 486. Name: George W Herring Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823 Age in 1870: 47 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Saint Aubert, Callaway, Missouri Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $1,500 $450 Post Office: Portland Household Members: Name Age George W Herring 47 Hester A Herring 46, keeps house, Va. Lucy J Herring 23, cannot write Samul W Herring 19, cannot write John D Herring 15, cannot write James C Herring 13, cannot read or write William H Herring 11, cannot read or write Eliza S Herring 9, cannot read or write Charles P Herring 6 Sarah A Herring 3 None of the children attended school during this year. 1880; Census Place: Saint Aubert, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T9_677; Family History Film: 1254677; Page: 685.2000; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 0793. about Hester A. Herring Name: Hester A. Herring Home in 1880: Saint Aubert, Callaway, Missouri Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Virginia Relation to head-of-household: Head Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: VA Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Hester A. Herring 55 Jas. Lyle Herring 24, farmer Wm. H. Herring 21, farmer Eliza S. Herring 18 Chas. P. Herring 16, attending school Sally A. Herring 13, attending school In 1880, all household members can read and write. 1920 census shows Eliza age 59 as head of house, she's employed day worker cleaning houses. Also living with her, Carson age 17 (age is off a bit) working at a garage, Mary Leona (Carson's wife) age 19, and Russell Craighead grandson age 11, working as a paperboy. Living in same house is her son George, age 29 working in a garage, his wife Ada age 24, and their children Evelyn age 2 and George age 1 On 1930 census, Eliza is renting a house at 821 Bluff Street. She's paying $18 a month for rent. She does not own a radio and gives her age as 66. She is working as a domestic in a private home. Living with her is her grandson Russel Craighead, 21 and his wife Merle, 19. He is an employee at a printing office, and she is working in the shoe factory. After Nathan's death in 1912, Eliza moved into Fulton and continued to take care of her family. She raised her grandson John Russel Craighead, and worked hard the rest of her life, cleaning other people's houses. Eliza was a survivor. She buried 8 of her children, her husband committed suicide one month after the loss of their 6th child. She continued on for 29 years after his death, doing her best to support her family and taking care of everyone. She outlived all 10 of her brother's and sisters. I was born 10 years after my great grandmother's death. I am sorry I never knew this remarkable woman. (Medical):Cause of death, Senile Gangrene. Didn't know exactly what this meant so I looked it up in the Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death; Dry gangrene occurring in the aged in consequence of occlusion of an artery, particularly affecting the extremities.

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Event

	Birth - 2 Oct 1861 - George Herring home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 22 Feb 1882 - Hams Prairie, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: Senile Gangrene - 2 Aug 1941 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 3 Aug 1941 - Burdett Cemetery, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - 4 Aug 1941 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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