A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind.,
A.W. Bowen, Chicago, 1895, page 454:
HENRY Z. SHERRILL. an enterprising young farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Iredell county, N. C. , November 6, 1854, and is of French extraction.
His great-grandfather, Afford Sherrill, was a planter and slaveholder of considerable prominence in Alexander county, N. C. , and liis son Alford held a similar position, later on, in the same county. The younger Alford married Miss Moore, of an equally prominent family, which union resulted in the birth of the following children: Franklin, John, Hiram, James, Leander, Rufus, Phebe and Lou. Alford the younger was also the owner of a large plantation and a number of slaves, and was a gentleman of considerable consequence in his county.
Franklin Sherrill, mentioned above and the father of Henry Z., our subject, was born in Alexander county, N. C, September 10, 1821, was married in his native state to Miss Elizabeth Tucker, the accomplished daughter of Zachariah Tucker. This lady is a leading member of the Baptist church and is active in church work. She and her husband now live in retirement on their estate in Iredell county, N. C. , and are reverenced by a large circle of devoted friends.
Henry Z. Sherrill remained on the home place in Iredell county, K. C, until seventeen years of age, when he came to Indiana and for one year stayed with some friends in Hamilton county; he then went to Augusta, Marion county, Ind. , and passed two years with friends. In the spring of 1875 he came to Boone county, where he learned tile making, and for six years followed this for an occupation, and having become an expert, made money. He now married Miss Emma J. Armstrong, daughter of David and Esther (Vail) Armstrong, of Jefferson township, both members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Armstrong owns a large farm, improved with modern, ornamental buildings, and well ditched, fenced and cultivated, and on this farm Mrs. Armstrong still resides — a hale and healthy lady, with the promise of many years of usefulness still before her. For a year after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill lived on the farm of the latter's grandfather in Montgomery county, and then Mr. Sherrill resumed the manufacture of tile at Bower's Station, Montgomery county, for a year, after which he came to Boone county and built a tile factory in Max, which he operated five years, then sold and purchased his firesent farm of 112 acres of as fertile land as there is in the county and drained with over 1,000 rods of tile. He has erected modern, substantial, farm buildings, including a handsome residence and barn. The money to purchase, this property and make these improvements has been earned through Mr. Sherrill's energy and industry within the past twenty years, and his good management cannot be too highly commended.
Mr. Sherrill had the misfortune to lose his wife January 27, 1889, through a sudden attack of acute pneumonia. She died in the United Brethren church, of which she was an active member,' and her loss was mourned by a large circle of friends, but was most sadly felt in the home which she had presided over with so much grace and affection. She was the mother of the following children: Mary A., Anna E., Lou. E., Grover and Jesse L. Of these Lou. E. was taken ill and died while Mr. Sherrill was absent at his old home in North Carolina, and through the negligence of the telegraph company to deliver a message on time, he was deprived of the melancholy pleasure of being in her company during her last hours on earth. Mr. Sherrill is a member of the Christian church and is very liberal in his contributions to its support. He is also a member of the Thorntown lodge, No. 113, F. & A. AI., and of Advance lodge. No. 141, I. O. R. M. In politics he is a democrat. His social standing is very high as a citizen, a farmer and christian gentleman.
A.W. Bowen, Chicago, 1895, page 454:
HENRY Z. SHERRILL. an enterprising young farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Iredell county, N. C. , November 6, 1854, and is of French extraction.
His great-grandfather, Afford Sherrill, was a planter and slaveholder of considerable prominence in Alexander county, N. C. , and liis son Alford held a similar position, later on, in the same county. The younger Alford married Miss Moore, of an equally prominent family, which union resulted in the birth of the following children: Franklin, John, Hiram, James, Leander, Rufus, Phebe and Lou. Alford the younger was also the owner of a large plantation and a number of slaves, and was a gentleman of considerable consequence in his county.
Franklin Sherrill, mentioned above and the father of Henry Z., our subject, was born in Alexander county, N. C, September 10, 1821, was married in his native state to Miss Elizabeth Tucker, the accomplished daughter of Zachariah Tucker. This lady is a leading member of the Baptist church and is active in church work. She and her husband now live in retirement on their estate in Iredell county, N. C. , and are reverenced by a large circle of devoted friends.
Henry Z. Sherrill remained on the home place in Iredell county, K. C, until seventeen years of age, when he came to Indiana and for one year stayed with some friends in Hamilton county; he then went to Augusta, Marion county, Ind. , and passed two years with friends. In the spring of 1875 he came to Boone county, where he learned tile making, and for six years followed this for an occupation, and having become an expert, made money. He now married Miss Emma J. Armstrong, daughter of David and Esther (Vail) Armstrong, of Jefferson township, both members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Armstrong owns a large farm, improved with modern, ornamental buildings, and well ditched, fenced and cultivated, and on this farm Mrs. Armstrong still resides — a hale and healthy lady, with the promise of many years of usefulness still before her. For a year after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill lived on the farm of the latter's grandfather in Montgomery county, and then Mr. Sherrill resumed the manufacture of tile at Bower's Station, Montgomery county, for a year, after which he came to Boone county and built a tile factory in Max, which he operated five years, then sold and purchased his firesent farm of 112 acres of as fertile land as there is in the county and drained with over 1,000 rods of tile. He has erected modern, substantial, farm buildings, including a handsome residence and barn. The money to purchase, this property and make these improvements has been earned through Mr. Sherrill's energy and industry within the past twenty years, and his good management cannot be too highly commended.
Mr. Sherrill had the misfortune to lose his wife January 27, 1889, through a sudden attack of acute pneumonia. She died in the United Brethren church, of which she was an active member,' and her loss was mourned by a large circle of friends, but was most sadly felt in the home which she had presided over with so much grace and affection. She was the mother of the following children: Mary A., Anna E., Lou. E., Grover and Jesse L. Of these Lou. E. was taken ill and died while Mr. Sherrill was absent at his old home in North Carolina, and through the negligence of the telegraph company to deliver a message on time, he was deprived of the melancholy pleasure of being in her company during her last hours on earth. Mr. Sherrill is a member of the Christian church and is very liberal in his contributions to its support. He is also a member of the Thorntown lodge, No. 113, F. & A. AI., and of Advance lodge. No. 141, I. O. R. M. In politics he is a democrat. His social standing is very high as a citizen, a farmer and christian gentleman.
A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind.,
A.W. Bowen, Chicago, 1895, page 454:
HENRY Z. SHERRILL. an enterprising young farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Iredell county, N. C. , November 6, 1854, and is of French extraction.
His great-grandfather, Afford Sherrill, was a planter and slaveholder of considerable prominence in Alexander county, N. C. , and liis son Alford held a similar position, later on, in the same county. The younger Alford married Miss Moore, of an equally prominent family, which union resulted in the birth of the following children: Franklin, John, Hiram, James, Leander, Rufus, Phebe and Lou. Alford the younger was also the owner of a large plantation and a number of slaves, and was a gentleman of considerable consequence in his county.
Franklin Sherrill, mentioned above and the father of Henry Z., our subject, was born in Alexander county, N. C, September 10, 1821, was married in his native state to Miss Elizabeth Tucker, the accomplished daughter of Zachariah Tucker. This lady is a leading member of the Baptist church and is active in church work. She and her husband now live in retirement on their estate in Iredell county, N. C. , and are reverenced by a large circle of devoted friends.
Henry Z. Sherrill remained on the home place in Iredell county, K. C, until seventeen years of age, when he came to Indiana and for one year stayed with some friends in Hamilton county; he then went to Augusta, Marion county, Ind. , and passed two years with friends. In the spring of 1875 he came to Boone county, where he learned tile making, and for six years followed this for an occupation, and having become an expert, made money. He now married Miss Emma J. Armstrong, daughter of David and Esther (Vail) Armstrong, of Jefferson township, both members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Armstrong owns a large farm, improved with modern, ornamental buildings, and well ditched, fenced and cultivated, and on this farm Mrs. Armstrong still resides — a hale and healthy lady, with the promise of many years of usefulness still before her. For a year after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill lived on the farm of the latter's grandfather in Montgomery county, and then Mr. Sherrill resumed the manufacture of tile at Bower's Station, Montgomery county, for a year, after which he came to Boone county and built a tile factory in Max, which he operated five years, then sold and purchased his firesent farm of 112 acres of as fertile land as there is in the county and drained with over 1,000 rods of tile. He has erected modern, substantial, farm buildings, including a handsome residence and barn. The money to purchase, this property and make these improvements has been earned through Mr. Sherrill's energy and industry within the past twenty years, and his good management cannot be too highly commended.
Mr. Sherrill had the misfortune to lose his wife January 27, 1889, through a sudden attack of acute pneumonia. She died in the United Brethren church, of which she was an active member,' and her loss was mourned by a large circle of friends, but was most sadly felt in the home which she had presided over with so much grace and affection. She was the mother of the following children: Mary A., Anna E., Lou. E., Grover and Jesse L. Of these Lou. E. was taken ill and died while Mr. Sherrill was absent at his old home in North Carolina, and through the negligence of the telegraph company to deliver a message on time, he was deprived of the melancholy pleasure of being in her company during her last hours on earth. Mr. Sherrill is a member of the Christian church and is very liberal in his contributions to its support. He is also a member of the Thorntown lodge, No. 113, F. & A. AI., and of Advance lodge. No. 141, I. O. R. M. In politics he is a democrat. His social standing is very high as a citizen, a farmer and christian gentleman.
A.W. Bowen, Chicago, 1895, page 454:
HENRY Z. SHERRILL. an enterprising young farmer of Jackson township, Boone county, Ind., was born in Iredell county, N. C. , November 6, 1854, and is of French extraction.
His great-grandfather, Afford Sherrill, was a planter and slaveholder of considerable prominence in Alexander county, N. C. , and liis son Alford held a similar position, later on, in the same county. The younger Alford married Miss Moore, of an equally prominent family, which union resulted in the birth of the following children: Franklin, John, Hiram, James, Leander, Rufus, Phebe and Lou. Alford the younger was also the owner of a large plantation and a number of slaves, and was a gentleman of considerable consequence in his county.
Franklin Sherrill, mentioned above and the father of Henry Z., our subject, was born in Alexander county, N. C, September 10, 1821, was married in his native state to Miss Elizabeth Tucker, the accomplished daughter of Zachariah Tucker. This lady is a leading member of the Baptist church and is active in church work. She and her husband now live in retirement on their estate in Iredell county, N. C. , and are reverenced by a large circle of devoted friends.
Henry Z. Sherrill remained on the home place in Iredell county, K. C, until seventeen years of age, when he came to Indiana and for one year stayed with some friends in Hamilton county; he then went to Augusta, Marion county, Ind. , and passed two years with friends. In the spring of 1875 he came to Boone county, where he learned tile making, and for six years followed this for an occupation, and having become an expert, made money. He now married Miss Emma J. Armstrong, daughter of David and Esther (Vail) Armstrong, of Jefferson township, both members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Armstrong owns a large farm, improved with modern, ornamental buildings, and well ditched, fenced and cultivated, and on this farm Mrs. Armstrong still resides — a hale and healthy lady, with the promise of many years of usefulness still before her. For a year after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill lived on the farm of the latter's grandfather in Montgomery county, and then Mr. Sherrill resumed the manufacture of tile at Bower's Station, Montgomery county, for a year, after which he came to Boone county and built a tile factory in Max, which he operated five years, then sold and purchased his firesent farm of 112 acres of as fertile land as there is in the county and drained with over 1,000 rods of tile. He has erected modern, substantial, farm buildings, including a handsome residence and barn. The money to purchase, this property and make these improvements has been earned through Mr. Sherrill's energy and industry within the past twenty years, and his good management cannot be too highly commended.
Mr. Sherrill had the misfortune to lose his wife January 27, 1889, through a sudden attack of acute pneumonia. She died in the United Brethren church, of which she was an active member,' and her loss was mourned by a large circle of friends, but was most sadly felt in the home which she had presided over with so much grace and affection. She was the mother of the following children: Mary A., Anna E., Lou. E., Grover and Jesse L. Of these Lou. E. was taken ill and died while Mr. Sherrill was absent at his old home in North Carolina, and through the negligence of the telegraph company to deliver a message on time, he was deprived of the melancholy pleasure of being in her company during her last hours on earth. Mr. Sherrill is a member of the Christian church and is very liberal in his contributions to its support. He is also a member of the Thorntown lodge, No. 113, F. & A. AI., and of Advance lodge. No. 141, I. O. R. M. In politics he is a democrat. His social standing is very high as a citizen, a farmer and christian gentleman.
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