MARY married CRAWFORD CHRISTOOPHER COLUMBUS on 20 Feb 1895 in Lawrence County, Illinois. CHRISTOOPHER (son of CRAWFORD ALEXANDER and HERRIN MARY A.) was born on 12 Oct 1867 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 22 Dec 1934 in Lawrence County, Illinois; was buried in Dec 1934 in Lawrence County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

1. CRAWFORD PAUL ALVA

JOSEPH married HERRIN MELISSA ISABEL on 1 Feb 1880 in Lawrence County, Illinois. MELISSA (daughter of HERRIN ISAAC and MATTHEWS EMMA JANE) was born on 1 Jun 1861 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 1 Feb 1942 in Bridgeport, Ilinois; was buried in Feb 1942 in Bridgeport, Ilinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Possible additional children's names Eliza E., Martha S., Sarah M., Rebecca J.


Death claimed another of the pioneer residents of Sumner Tuesday morning of last week when "Uncle Isaac" Herrin passed away. He had lived in Sumner for more than thirty years, and had always been an honest and upright citizen. He was a man of decided opinions and and true to his religious as well as political principles and was devoted to his home and family by whom he will be greatly missed. The sympathy of a large circle of friends is with them in this great sorrow.
The funeral services were conducted at the residence by his pastor, Rev. O. F. Culver, assisted by the members of the choir of the M. E. Church.
The following obituary was read at the services:
Isaac Herrin was born June 8th, 1831 died March 29, 1910, aged seventy-eight years, nine months and twenty-three days. He was twice married, first on November 9, 1852 to Emma Jane Matthews. From this union were born six children, one dying in infancy. His wife died November 6, 1862. On July 23, 1863 he was married to Mary E. Brown. To this union were born seven children, two of whom have preceded him to the better world.
At the age of thirty years in 1861 he was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church and lived in that church for forty-nine years. For about twenty-five years he was sexion of the church in Sumner and remained faithful as a keeper of the house of God as long as the responsibility rested upon him.
He has been a sufferer for several years and in his last illness suffered but cheerful when spoken to about his hope for eternity and expressed himself as ready to depart and be with Christ when it was God's will to release him from this life. Peacefully, at 5 a.m. March 29, he fell asleep in Jesus and is here no more, for God took him.

CARD OF THANKS (from newspaper clipping)

We wish to thank all our neighbors and friends and especially Brother Culver and the members of the M. E. church for their many acts of kindness and words of consolation to us during the sickness and burial of our dear husband and father.
Mrs. Marry Herrin and Family

Per Larry Herrin:

!LINEAGE: Family Bibles of Mary Etta Knepper Crawford and Mayme I. Knepper Jones in possession of Ivy Crawford Millikin and Doris Jones Wood. Information provided by Pat Doan Miller 2344 Roberts Ln. Florence, Al 35650.

ISAAC married MATTHEWS EMMA JANE on 9 Nov 1852. EMMA was born on 22 Jun 1833 in Wayne, Ohio; died on 6 Nov 1862 in Dod may be Nov. 16, 1862 per Larry Herrin; was buried in Nov 1862. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Added children whose names didn't match so there may be more children listed than they had. Some may be duplicates have been called by their nicknames.

Per Larry Herrin:

!LINEAGE: George Ann Waxler Family Data Sheet for Elijah Thompson (mailed by
Pat Miller, Florence, Al). Family Data sheet from Patricia Miller 2344 Roberts
Ln. Florence, Al. 35650. Elijah was on the membership list in November 1821 at
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. The other adult males attending there were Isaac
Herrin, William Herrin and Shadrack Herrin. From 1810-1840 Census information,
he was not the son of William. He is too young to be the child of Shadrack,
since Shadrack would have been approximately 50 years old in 1813.
Also, if you look at the names of his children, you'll see Isaac, Rebecca,
Hannah, Lydia, John and all the familiar names of Shadrack Herrin and William
Herrin family.

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Per 1820 Pulaski Co., KY Census Isaac Herrin had only one son and he was
0-10 years old (1810-1820). Elijah was born in 1813. Isaac Herrin was
the Delegate from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church to the Association quite
often.

If you examine the names of the children of Elijah ands compare them, you
have:

1. Isaac (paternal grandfather)
2. Rebecca (maternal aunt, maternal gr-grandmother, paternal
gr-grandmother)
3. Lucinda (maternal aunt Cynthia)
4. Hannah Elizabeth:
Hannah (paternal grandmother, paternal aunt)
Elizabeth (mother, maternal grandmother)
5. Mary A. (maternal aunt)
6. John (maternal uncle)
7. Margaret ( ? )
8. Alexander ( ?, but a common Herrin name)
9. Squire M. (maternal uncle)
10. Sarah E. (mother)
11. James L. (maternal uncle)
12. Lydia (paternal aunt)
13. Emma J. ( ? )

(Larry Herrin 7-16-90)
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!BIRTH: 1813
KY Mormon Family Index (1984) submitted by Geo. Ann Waxler of Olney, IL.

!CHURCH:
Member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Nov. of 1821.
2nd Saturday of Sep. 1830. Letter of dismissal to E. Herrin (The only E.
Herrin in the church was Elijah).

!MARRIAGE: spouse Sarah Thompson
Mormon Family Index (1984).

!DEATH: 1878 IL
Mormon Family Index (1984).

!BURIED: Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Il.

ELIJAH married THOMPSON SARAH ELIZABETH about 1830 in Kentucky. SARAH (daughter of THOMPSON WILLIAM and CUMMINS ELIZABETH) was born on 29 Dec 1812 in Rockcastle, Kentucky; died on 12 Apr 1890 in Lawrence County, Illinois; was buried in Apr 1890 in Lawrence County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:

!LINEAGE: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Membership Book from 1821.
Two male Thompson's went to church with her at Mt. Pleasant; Squire
Thompson and Charleton Thompson.

!CHURCH: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Membership Book from 1821.
Listed as a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in November 1821.

!MARRIAGE: 1984 Mormon Family Index lists Sarah Thompson the wife of Elijah
Herrin.

!BURIED: Brian Cemetery, Lawrence County, Illinois.