Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
Described by children as natural musician, able to play many instruments. Led
Ky. milita against KKK "night-riders" in 1909; was capt. of militia, town
marshal of Sturgis, Ky. at time of elopment w/Lula Frances. Also, by family
story, married or engaged at time of elopment. According to other stories,
later a fed. mine inspector, victim of suspicious "accident" in mine which
resulted in amputation of legs, deterioration of health, early death in
poverty. Postmaster of Tarma, Ky. at time of death. (Office later closed; there
is no Tarma)

NEWTON married WREN LULA FRANCES on 26 Sep 1909 in Springfield, Robe. Co, Tennessee. LULA was born on 26 Oct 1892 in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee; died on 2 Sep 1955 in E. St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois; was buried on 5 Sep 1955 in Mt. Hope Cemetery, St. Clair County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
Death certif. shows cause of death as carcinoma metastases, generalized.

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
Fed. pension records (copies on file) indicate Lewis enrolled Co. "K" 7th Ky.
volunteers, (Union) 26 Aug. 1861, was discharged disabled, "myelitis", 1 Mar.
1863; "was taken with a spinal disease in February 1862 and has been unfit for
Service ever since". Enrolled Co. "C", 49th Ky. regt. at Camp Nelson, Ky. for 1
year on 1 Aug. 1863; "is reported present on Rolls til Oct. 31, 1864. Mustered
out with Co. at Lexington, Ky. Dec. 26, 1864, as private." (Paragraph above
indicated enrollment as Sgt.). Death certif. lists cause of death as "cerebral
apoplexy."

LEWIS married HERRON ELIZABETH (BETSY) A. on 12 Jan 1865 in Laurel County, Kentucky. ELIZABETH (daughter of HERRON SHADRACK PRIV. and ADAMS RACHAEL) was born on 12 Jan 1847 in Laurel County, Kentucky; died on 4 Nov 1929 in Laurel County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!MARRIAGE: "Marriage Book AA Laurel County, Kentucky 1826-1853", page 21.

Shadrach Herrin m. Rachel Adams date of lic. 3-3-1846 witnesses: none
date of marriage 3-3-1846 Officiating Samuel Hibbard, J.P.

marriage bond:
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Know all men by their presents that we Shadrack Herrin and Joel Warrin are
held satisfactorily bound unto the Commonwealth of kentucky in the sum of
fifty pounds for the payment of which will and truly be made We bind our-
selves our heirs & possibly severally firmly by there presents this 3rd
day of March 1846. The condition of the above obligation is such that a]
license is about to issue for a marriage intended between the above bound
Shadrack Herrin and Rachael Adams of Laurel County. Now should there be
no lawful Cause to obstruct sd. marriage then to above obligation is to be
void else to reserve full power Shadrack her rin -SEAL - Joel Warren -SEAL-

license from clerk to minister:
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Laurel County sct.
This is to License any authorized minister of the gosful to join Mr.
Shadrack Herrin and Rachel Adams together in a holy state of matrimony the
said Herrin being of lawful age and having executed the necessary bond,
and the consent of John Adams the father of said Rachael Adams being duly
certified to me
Given under my hand this 3rd day of March 1846.
WHRandall Clk
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!DEED: Laurel County Kentucky Deed Book C, page 150 dated 7 February 1846

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7 February 1846 - Shadrick Herrin to Augustus G. Moon, both of Laurel Co.
for $150 a parcel of land on White Oak and Woods Creek beginning near the
rock bridge on a branch of White Oak - containing 200A the same that was
patented to William Herrin on 3 Oct 1839.
Shadrick Herron -SEAL-
Certified by William H. Randall 7 February 1846.
W. H. Randall Clk
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!MILITARY: Index of Civil War Soldiers of Kentucky.

Herrin Shadrack Union Co. CD 7 Rgmt. Infantry Priv.
Have copy of soldier's military and widow's pension records.

!DEATH: Died in the Civil War in Lousiana per Mary Lynn Herron in letter to
Larry R. Herrin 9-30-1992. Died of elevation of the larnyx.

SHADRACK married ADAMS RACHAEL on 3 Mar 1846 in Laural County, Kentucky. RACHAEL was born in 1828 in Kentucky; died on 27 Aug 1895 in Laurel County, Kentuckysl. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Per Larry Herrin:
!DEATH: U.S. pension Agency Louisville, Kentucky Apr 14, 1896, cert. #79764.