John Wesley Herring b. 29 Jun 1875 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 10 Jul 1950 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA: Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1875 - 1950

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Birth 29 Jun 1875 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Died 10 Jul 1950 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Cause: chronic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis

Buried 12 Jul 1950 Mount Carmel Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Obituary 13 Jul 1950 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Fulton Sun Gazette

J.W. Herring, 76, Dies At Home Here
Callaway Native Had Been A Dairyman At MSD For 23 Years
John Wesley Herring, 76, a native of Callaway County and a resident of Fulton nearly all of his life, died Monday afternoon at his home, 707 Grand street, where he had been confined by illness since last November.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the First Christian Church with the Rev. Karl W. Tuttle officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Wallace Funeral Home until time for the service.
Pallbearers will be Dick Page, Frank Carr, Will Wren, Virgil Gathright, Morris Conner and Guy Craighead.
Born on June 29, 1874, near Fulton, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Herring. He was married to the former Miss Sally Woods in 1902, and she died 35 years ago. He was married to the former Miss Clara Mae Woods on Sept. 1, 1917. She survives.
He had been a dairyman at the Missouri School for the Deaf for 23 years before retiring about a year ago. He had lived in Fulton for the past 30 years at the present address. He was a member of the First Christian Church and had been a deacon for seven years.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include a son, Ray and a daughter, Mrs, Ralph Baxter, both of Elkhart, Ind.; a stepson, Roy Dunavant of Overland; a brother, Luther Herring of Fulton; a sister, Mrs. Pearl Eager of Abiline, Kan.; and seven grandchildren.

Name Wesley

Person ID I2859 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 08 Jan 2011

Father Thomas Wesley Herring, b. 22 Feb 1839, John Herring Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 5 Aug 1916, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Mother Mary Jane Young, b. 7 Apr 1846, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 13 Jan 1920, Round Prairie Twp., , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 11 Feb 1864

Family ID F8 Group Sheet

Family 1 Sally Alta Wood, b. 11 Apr 1886, , , Missouri, USA , d. 3 Mar 1916, Fulton Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 1 Jun 1902 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

	1. Ray Herring, b. 1904, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Aft 1950
	2. Ella Gertrude Herring, b. Abt 1906, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Aft 1950

Last Modified 21 Aug 2005

Family ID F1159 Group Sheet

Family 2 Clara May Woods Or Wood, b. 25 Dec 1879, , , Missouri, USA , d. 15 Dec 1966, , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 3 Jan 1917 Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Marriage license of John Wesley Herring and Clara May (Wood) Dunavant.
Record of marriage, John W. Herring of Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, over the age of 21 and Clara Dunavant of Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, over the age of 18. This is to certify that the undersigned, M.C. Hutchinson did at Fulton in said county on the 3rd day of January A.D. 1917 unite in Marriage the above named persons. Murvill C. Hutchinson.

Last Modified 08 Jan 2011

Family ID F1153 Group Sheet

Headstones		John W. Herring, Sally Wood, Clara M. Wood J. Wesley Herring, Jun. 29, 1874 - July 10, 1950, Sally Wood Herring, Apr. 11, 1885 - Mar. 3, 1917, Clara May Herring, Dec. 25, 1879 - Dec. 15, 1966. John Wesley Herring was a son of Thomas Wesley Herring and Mary Jane Young. He was a grandson of John Herring and Lucy Carver, and, Joseph Young and Nancy Nichols. He was my 1st cousin 3 times…

Marriages		Marriage, Herring - Dunavant 1917 Marriage license of John Wesley Herring and Clara May (Wood) Dunavant. Record of marriage, John W. Herring of Fulton, in the county of Callaway and the state of Missouri who is over the age of twenty-one years and Clara Dunavant of Fulton, in the county of Callaway and the state of Missouri who is over the age of eighteen years. This is to…

Death Certificates		Death certificate of Herring, John Wesley 29 Jun 1875 - 10 Jul 1950. He was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.

Notes	1910 United States Federal Census about John W Herring Name: John W Herring Age in 1910: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Missouri Spouse's name: Sallie A Home in 1910: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age John W Herring 35 Sallie A Herring 25 Roy H Herring 6 Ella G Herring 4 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 193. J. W. Herring Mrs. Clara Dunavant 3 Jan 1917 J370 1920 United States Federal Census about J W Herring Name: J W Herring Home in 1920: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri Age: 45 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Clara Father's Birth Place: Missouri Mother's Birth Place: Missouri Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 781 Household Members: Name Age J W Herring 45 Clara Herring 39 Ray Herring 16 Gerturde Herring 14 Ray Dunavant 15 stepson Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 781. On 1930 census, living at 709 Grand Ave. They own their house valued at $2,500. He is employed as a dairyman and a school janitor. 1930 United States Federal Census about Wesley Herring Name: Wesley Herring Home in 1930: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri Age: 55 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Clara Race: White Household Members: Name Age Wesley Herring 55 Clara Herring 46 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: 1180; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 137.0. He lived at 707 Grand Ave. in Fulton at the time of his death. He died at home. He was a retired farmer and dairyman, and was never in the military. His wife Clara signed his death certificate. Year of birth on death certificate is 1875, on headstone is 1874.

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Event

	Birth - 29 Jun 1875 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 1 Jun 1902 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Married - 3 Jan 1917 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Died - Cause: chronic myocarditis, arteriosclerosis - 10 Jul 1950 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Buried - 12 Jul 1950 - Mount Carmel Cemetery, Callaway, Missouri, USA
	Obituary - Fulton Sun Gazette - 13 Jul 1950 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA

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