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Male 1871 - 1937

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  • Birth  19 Dec 1871  G.W. Herring Jr. Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  6 Jan 1937  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: apoplexy brought on by food poisoning 
    Buried  8 Jan 1937  Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  9 Jan 1937  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fulton Daily Sun-Gazette 
    • Judge D. W. Herring Died on Wednesday
      Native Callawegian Passed Away at Callaway Hospital After Short Illness.
      Funeral On Friday
      A Justice of Peace Here for Long Time - Also Served As Special Judge.
      Judge D.W. Herring, 65 years old, a native of Callaway county, died at 6:15 o'clock Wednesday evening at the Callaway Hospital, where he had been ill since Monday noon from ureamic poisoning. He had been in failing health several years but was able to be at his office down town as late as Saturday of last week.
      A funeral service will be conducted at the home at 207 East Ninth Street at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon by the Rev. Dr. W. Garnet Alcorn, pastor of the First Christian Church, assisted by the Rev. Dr. C.E. Ruyle, pastor of the Court Street Methodist Church, and burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery.
      Dolor W. Herring was born December 19, 1871, on a farm in the Herring school community, eight miles south of Fulton, the son of George Washington and Josephine Allen Herring. He was educated in the county schools and then attended Kirksville Normal at Kirksville. Afterward he taught in Callaway and later in Texas County.
      About the time he was teaching in the county, he started a newspaper at Tebbetts, known as the Tebbetts Post, and conducted this a number of years. Afterward he received a government appointment and was employed in the U.S. grain exchange at St. Louis. During that time he also studied law. Later he read law under the late Judge N.D. Thurmond of Fulton.
      He served several terms as police judge in Fulton and a number of terms as justice of the peace here. On several occasions he was named special judge in the Callaway Circuit Court, the last time following the death of Judge Collier.
      He was married June 24, 1909 to Miss Josephine Carter of Fulton who survives, together with one son, David W. Herring. Two other children preceded him in death - Margaret, passing away January 18, 1936, and Josephine, who was fatally injured by an automobile, dying October 21, 1922. He is also survived by seven brothers, C.B. (Bob) Herring, Fulton; Grover C. Herring, Melbourne, Fla., J. Brent Herring, Minneapolis; Jack Herring, Fulton; Norman Herring, Kansas City, Herbert V. Herring, Kansas City; Woodson Herring, Craig, Colo.; and two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle McCormick, Kansas City and Mrs. Scott Waters, Fulton. One brother and one sister preceded him in death.
      Judge Herring was a member of the First Christian Church. Friends of the family extend sincere sympathy.
    Obituary  10 Jan 1937  Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Jefferson City News Tribune 
    • Fulton Judge Is Dead After Long Illness
      D.W. Herring, Former Publisher of Newspaper at Tebbetts, Dies in Hospital
      Fulton - Jan. 9.
      Judge D.W. Herring, well-known attorney of Callaway county, died at the Callaway hospital in Fulton this week from uraemic poisoning. He had been in failing health for several years, but had been in a serious condition for only a few days and was taken to the hospital from his home in Fulton several days before his death. He was 65 years old. Funeral services were held at the home and burial was in Hillcrest cemetery.
      Judge Herring was born on a farm in the Herring school community, south of Fulton, and was the son of George Washington and Josephine Herring. After finishing his education, he taught in the schools of Callaway county and for a time was an editor in south Callaway, publishing the Tebbetts Post at Tebbetts. He conducted this newspaper for a number of years and then studied law. He served as police judge in Fulton for several terms, and also as justice of the peace. At different times he acted as special judge of the Callaway circuit court. Judge Herring was married in 1909 to Miss Josephine Carter of Fulton, who with one son, David W. Herring, survives. Seven brothers and two sisters also are living. Three of them, C.B. Herring, Jack Herring and Mrs. Scott Waters, live in Fulton and the other six live outside the county.
    Time of Death 
    • 6:15 p.m.
    Person ID  I54  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  24 Aug 2011 
     
    Father  George Washington Herring, Jr.,   b. 14 Feb 1846, G.W. Herring Sr. Home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1929, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Josima McNerva Allen,   b. 16 Apr 1854, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  19 Feb 1871  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F18  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Josephine Carter,   b. 15 Oct 1881, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1961, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Jun 1909  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage license, dated June 23, 1909, Dolor W. Herring of Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, who is over the age of 21 years, and Josephine Carter of Fulton, 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 23rd day of June, 1909, R.C. Guthrie Recorder of Deeds by M.K. Guthrie, Deputy.

      This is to certify that the undersigned Minister of the Gospel did in Fulton in said county on the 24th day of June, A.D. 1909, unite in Marriage the above named persons. J.W. Alton.
    Children 
     1. Margaret Ansella Herring,   b. 6 Oct 1911, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1936, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    >2. David Wilson Herring,   b. 1 Apr 1917, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1981, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Josephine Carter Herring,   b. 25 May 1919, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1922, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  24 Aug 2011 
    Family ID  F26  Group Sheet
     
  • Photos
    Herring, Dolor Washington
    Herring, Dolor Washington
    Dolor Washington Herring, my grandfather. Picture taken about 1900 in Fulton Missouri.
    Herring, Dolor Washington
    Herring, Dolor Washington
    Picture taken in his law office, 1936, downtown Fulton, Missouri. Dolor Washington Herring, my grandfather.
    Herring brothers - 1917
    Herring brothers - 1917
    Norman "Pete" Herring, Dolor W. Herring, Brent Herring, Herbert Herring, Seth "Jack" Herring, Allen J. Herring, and Clyde R. "Bob" Herring, sons of George W. Herring & Josima McNerva Allen. They were my granduncles. Picture taken spring 1917, Callaway Co., Missouri.
     
    Headstones
     Herring family
    Herring family
    Herring family headstones.
     Dolor W. Herring and Josephine Carter
    Dolor W. Herring and Josephine Carter
    Dolor W. Herring, Dec. 19, 1871 - Jan. 6, 1937. Josephine Carter Herring, Oct. 16, 1881 - Oct. 2, 1961. Dolor Washington Herring was a son of George Washington Herring Jr. and Josima McNerva Allen. He was a grandson of John Karah Allen and Mary L. Walker, and, George Washington Herring Sr. and Lucy Simco. He was my grandfather. On Jun. 24, 1909 in…
     
    Videos
    Herring Ancestors
    Herring Ancestors
    Slide show of my Herring ancestors. If it doesn't work right the first time you play it, reload the page. This video also has sound.
     
    Marriages
    Marriage, Herring - Carter 1909
    Marriage, Herring - Carter 1909
    Marriage license of Dolor W. Herring and Josephine Carter Record of marriage, Dolor W. Herring of Fulton in the county of Callaway and state of Missouri who is over the age of twenty-one years and Josephine Carter of Fulton in the county of Callaway and state of Missouri who is over the age of eighteen years. This is to certify that the…
     
    Death Certificates
    Death Certificate of Herring, Dolor Washington
    Death Certificate of Herring, Dolor Washington
    19 Dec 1871 - 6 Jan 1937. He was my grandfather.
     
    Newspaper
    Married, Herring - Carter
    Married, Herring - Carter
    Article in the Fulton Weekly Gazette, June 25, 1909, marriage of Dolor Herring and Josephine Carter. They were my grandparents.
     
  • Notes 
    • Lawyer and judge in Fulton MO,

      Author of letter tucked inside Pocket Book (that originally belonged to John B. Herring), referred to herein as DWH letter, "DOLOR W. HERRING ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW FULTON, MISSOURI December 5th, 1926."

      Signed his father's death certificate in 1929.

      Dolar and Josephine were second cousins and 3rd cousins once removed, in addition to being husband and wife. Their Simco grandmothers were sisters, and their Herring great grandfathers were brothers, originally from Albemarle Co., Virginia in the early 1830's.

      This was in a 1912 printed booklet about the city of Fulton:
      D. W. Herring
      The subject of this sketch is a fitting example of what American pluck, pertinacity and ability can accomplish. Mr. D. W. Herring was born in Callaway County in 1871. His early education was received in the public schools of that county and the Kirksville Normal. He taught school for six years before he was admitted to the bar in 1903. He has served seven years as Police Judge at Fulton and is known to be a well versed lawyer, honorable and conscientious. He is a member of the Elks and highly esteemed.

      1900 United States Federal Census Record
      about Dolor W Herring
      Name: Dolor W Herring
      Home in 1900: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 28
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
      BirthPlace: Missouri
      Relationship to head-of-house: Head
      Race: White
      Occupation: newspaper publisher (Tebbits?)
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Dolor W Herring 28
      Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T623 844; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 23.

      1910 United States Federal Census Record
      about D W Herring
      Name: D W Herring
      Age in 1910: 38
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
      BirthPlace: Missouri
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Father's Birth Place: Missouri
      Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
      Spouses's Name: Josephine C
      Home in 1910: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri
      Marital Status: Married
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      D W Herring 38
      Josephine C Herring 28
      Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T624_774; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 286.

      1920 United States Federal Census Record
      about D W Herring
      Name: D W Herring
      Home in 1920: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 48 years
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
      BirthPlace: Missouri
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouses's Name: Josephine
      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
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      D W Herring 48
      Josephine Herring 38
      Margaret Herring 8 1/12
      D W Herring 2 2/12
      Josephine Carter Herring 7/12
      Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Fulton Ward 4, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T625_909; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 777.

      1930 United States Federal Census Record
      about Doler W Herring
      Name: Doler W Herring
      Home in 1930: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 58
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
      BirthPlace: Missouri
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Spouses's Name: Josephine
      Race: White
      Occupation: Attorney, own practice
      Rent Home Value:- Own, 6,000
      Age at First Marriage: 36
      owns a radio
      Parents' Birthplace: Missouri, Missouri
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Doler W Herring 58
      Josephine Herring 48
      Margaret Herring 18
      David W Herring 12
      Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Fulton, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: 1180; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 120.0.
      On 1930 census, they lived at 207 Ninth Street. own the house, valued at $6,000. They have a radio. Dolor is listed as 58 years old, married at 36. He is an attorney in private practice. Jo is listed as the organist at the Methodist Church.
     
  • Event Map
    Event
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 19 Dec 1871 - G.W. Herring Jr. home, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jun 1909 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy brought on by food poisoning - 6 Jan 1937 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Jan 1937 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Fulton Daily Sun-Gazette - 9 Jan 1937 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Jefferson City News Tribune - 10 Jan 1937 - Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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