Married to Sarah Catherine Holland
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Death of Mr J C Herring
Mr J C Herring died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr W E Hardy, near Hyatt Park. The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, from the home of Mr Hardy, interment to be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr Herrin was one of this city's oldest residents. He was not a native born citizen of Columbia, but came here a good many years ago. He was at one time a nurse at the State Hospital for the Insane. He leaves a large family to mourn his death.
Feb 8, 1909, The State
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Mr James Herring
Interesting Career of One Who Was for 16 Years Connected With State Hospital
Mr James Cannon Herring, who died last Saturday night, was 16 years in charge of the kitchen and store room work at the State Hospital for the Insane. Mr Herring led quite an interesting career at the hospital and made many friends by his kindness to the4 unfortunate4s who are there confined.
Mr Herring contracted consumption by repeatedly becoming overheated in the store room and coming out into the open air. In order to get the advantage of a high altitude and fresh air Mr Herring moved out to Hyatt Park last June, and up to within a short time of his death he lived in a tent in the open air, near the home of his brother in law, Mr G F Hardy.
Mr Herring was born October 21, 1851, in Anderson County. He married in 1870 to Miss Sarah Catherine Holland of Fairplay. Mr Herring's early manhood was spent at Alpine, Ga, where he was senior manager of the Herring and Hardwick Machinery Company.
In 18778, he came back to South Carolina and located in Fairfield, where he farmed and continued also in the machinery business.
After 18 years spent there he had the accumulation of his lifetime swept away by fire.
He moved to Columbia in 1890. For 16 years he was in charge of the kitchen and store room at the Hospital for the Insane.
After going out to the park to live everything possible was done for him, but he steadily failed until the end came last Saturday.
Mr Herring was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly 30 years.
He leaves two brothers, one in Atlanta and one in Anderson.
His wife and eight children survive him. His children are: R J Herring of Birmingham, J H Herring, W L Herring and Mrs W E Hardy, Mrs W G Griner, Mrs E S Ketner, Mrs W L Watkins, Mrs Wightman Green of this city.
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Death of Mr J C Herring
Mr J C Herring died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr W E Hardy, near Hyatt Park. The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, from the home of Mr Hardy, interment to be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr Herrin was one of this city's oldest residents. He was not a native born citizen of Columbia, but came here a good many years ago. He was at one time a nurse at the State Hospital for the Insane. He leaves a large family to mourn his death.
Feb 8, 1909, The State
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Mr James Herring
Interesting Career of One Who Was for 16 Years Connected With State Hospital
Mr James Cannon Herring, who died last Saturday night, was 16 years in charge of the kitchen and store room work at the State Hospital for the Insane. Mr Herring led quite an interesting career at the hospital and made many friends by his kindness to the4 unfortunate4s who are there confined.
Mr Herring contracted consumption by repeatedly becoming overheated in the store room and coming out into the open air. In order to get the advantage of a high altitude and fresh air Mr Herring moved out to Hyatt Park last June, and up to within a short time of his death he lived in a tent in the open air, near the home of his brother in law, Mr G F Hardy.
Mr Herring was born October 21, 1851, in Anderson County. He married in 1870 to Miss Sarah Catherine Holland of Fairplay. Mr Herring's early manhood was spent at Alpine, Ga, where he was senior manager of the Herring and Hardwick Machinery Company.
In 18778, he came back to South Carolina and located in Fairfield, where he farmed and continued also in the machinery business.
After 18 years spent there he had the accumulation of his lifetime swept away by fire.
He moved to Columbia in 1890. For 16 years he was in charge of the kitchen and store room at the Hospital for the Insane.
After going out to the park to live everything possible was done for him, but he steadily failed until the end came last Saturday.
Mr Herring was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly 30 years.
He leaves two brothers, one in Atlanta and one in Anderson.
His wife and eight children survive him. His children are: R J Herring of Birmingham, J H Herring, W L Herring and Mrs W E Hardy, Mrs W G Griner, Mrs E S Ketner, Mrs W L Watkins, Mrs Wightman Green of this city.
Married to Sarah Catherine Holland
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Death of Mr J C Herring
Mr J C Herring died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr W E Hardy, near Hyatt Park. The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, from the home of Mr Hardy, interment to be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr Herrin was one of this city's oldest residents. He was not a native born citizen of Columbia, but came here a good many years ago. He was at one time a nurse at the State Hospital for the Insane. He leaves a large family to mourn his death.
Feb 8, 1909, The State
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Mr James Herring
Interesting Career of One Who Was for 16 Years Connected With State Hospital
Mr James Cannon Herring, who died last Saturday night, was 16 years in charge of the kitchen and store room work at the State Hospital for the Insane. Mr Herring led quite an interesting career at the hospital and made many friends by his kindness to the4 unfortunate4s who are there confined.
Mr Herring contracted consumption by repeatedly becoming overheated in the store room and coming out into the open air. In order to get the advantage of a high altitude and fresh air Mr Herring moved out to Hyatt Park last June, and up to within a short time of his death he lived in a tent in the open air, near the home of his brother in law, Mr G F Hardy.
Mr Herring was born October 21, 1851, in Anderson County. He married in 1870 to Miss Sarah Catherine Holland of Fairplay. Mr Herring's early manhood was spent at Alpine, Ga, where he was senior manager of the Herring and Hardwick Machinery Company.
In 18778, he came back to South Carolina and located in Fairfield, where he farmed and continued also in the machinery business.
After 18 years spent there he had the accumulation of his lifetime swept away by fire.
He moved to Columbia in 1890. For 16 years he was in charge of the kitchen and store room at the Hospital for the Insane.
After going out to the park to live everything possible was done for him, but he steadily failed until the end came last Saturday.
Mr Herring was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly 30 years.
He leaves two brothers, one in Atlanta and one in Anderson.
His wife and eight children survive him. His children are: R J Herring of Birmingham, J H Herring, W L Herring and Mrs W E Hardy, Mrs W G Griner, Mrs E S Ketner, Mrs W L Watkins, Mrs Wightman Green of this city.
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Death of Mr J C Herring
Mr J C Herring died yesterday afternoon at the home of Mr W E Hardy, near Hyatt Park. The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, from the home of Mr Hardy, interment to be at Elmwood Cemetery.
Mr Herrin was one of this city's oldest residents. He was not a native born citizen of Columbia, but came here a good many years ago. He was at one time a nurse at the State Hospital for the Insane. He leaves a large family to mourn his death.
Feb 8, 1909, The State
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Mr James Herring
Interesting Career of One Who Was for 16 Years Connected With State Hospital
Mr James Cannon Herring, who died last Saturday night, was 16 years in charge of the kitchen and store room work at the State Hospital for the Insane. Mr Herring led quite an interesting career at the hospital and made many friends by his kindness to the4 unfortunate4s who are there confined.
Mr Herring contracted consumption by repeatedly becoming overheated in the store room and coming out into the open air. In order to get the advantage of a high altitude and fresh air Mr Herring moved out to Hyatt Park last June, and up to within a short time of his death he lived in a tent in the open air, near the home of his brother in law, Mr G F Hardy.
Mr Herring was born October 21, 1851, in Anderson County. He married in 1870 to Miss Sarah Catherine Holland of Fairplay. Mr Herring's early manhood was spent at Alpine, Ga, where he was senior manager of the Herring and Hardwick Machinery Company.
In 18778, he came back to South Carolina and located in Fairfield, where he farmed and continued also in the machinery business.
After 18 years spent there he had the accumulation of his lifetime swept away by fire.
He moved to Columbia in 1890. For 16 years he was in charge of the kitchen and store room at the Hospital for the Insane.
After going out to the park to live everything possible was done for him, but he steadily failed until the end came last Saturday.
Mr Herring was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for nearly 30 years.
He leaves two brothers, one in Atlanta and one in Anderson.
His wife and eight children survive him. His children are: R J Herring of Birmingham, J H Herring, W L Herring and Mrs W E Hardy, Mrs W G Griner, Mrs E S Ketner, Mrs W L Watkins, Mrs Wightman Green of this city.
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