John Dabney Herring was born in Callaway Co., Missouri in 1854. He was a son of George Washington Herring and Hester Ann Kemp. He was my great granduncle.

On March 17, 1880, in Callaway Co., Missouri, John married Permelia Jane Davis. She was born Dec. 28, 1848 in Missouri, a daughter of Eisha K. Davis and Nancy G. Carrington. She was a grandaughter of Randolph Carrington and Katharine McGary. She was my 1st cousin 3 times removed.

John Dabney Herring and Permelia Jane Davis had 3 children:

1. May Bertha Herring, b: abt 1881, Callaway Co. Missouri.
   • Married abt. 1906, Harvey McKinley, b: abt. 1886, Missouri
     • Children:
     • Edith McKinley, b: abt. 1909, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri
     • Margaret Mae McKinley, b: Feb. 1, 1911, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 6, 1918, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri. Buried in Elmwood cemetery, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri.
     • Helen McKinley, b: abt. 1918, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri
2. Letus W. Herring, b: June 5, 1883, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Mar. 1966, Marion Co., Missouri.
   • Married Jan 29, 1908, Callaway Co. Missouri, Rosene Lacerge Mosley, b: Jun. 1, 1884, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Feb. 9, 1927, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri. She was a daughter of Benjamin T. Mosley and Ellen Newsom. She is buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery, Hannibal, Ralls, Missouri.
     • Children:
     • Lucille Herring, b: Jan. 8, 1909, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Jan. 17, 1998, Fulton, Callaway Co., Misouri, buried Riverview cemetery, Jefferson City, Cole Co., Missouri.
       • Married Dwight Hammon, b: unknown, d: before 1998.
         • Children: two Living
       • Married Ollie Baysinger, b: unknown, d: before 1998.
         • Obit - Hannibal Courier-Post (MO) - January 19, 1998
                Lucille Herring Baysinger, 89, of Jefferson City and formerly of Hannibal, died Jan. 17, 1998, at Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton.
                Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Debo Funeral Home in Fulton. The Rev. Raymond McCallister will officiate. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Jefferson City.
                Mrs. Baysinger was born Jan. 8, 1909, in Fulton to Letus and Rosene Mosley Herring.
                She was married to Dwight Hammon. He preceded her in death. She was later married to Ollie Baysinger. He also preceded her in death.
                Survivors include two sons; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two stepgreat-grandchildren; one brother, Paul Herring of Hannibal; and one sister, Pauline Smith of Jefferson City.
                She was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin Herring.
                Mrs. Baysinger was employed by the Division of Employment Security from 1937 to 1976 and had been secretary to the director for many years.
                She lived in Hannibal and Fulton before moving to Jefferson City in 1953. She had lived at the Heisinger Lutheran Retirement Home for the past three years.
                Mrs. Baysinger was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jefferson City. She also was a member of the Eastern Star in Jefferson City. She was a graduate of Hannibal High School. She enjoyed traveling.
     • un-named infant Herring, b: Jun. 1, 1910, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri, d: Jun. 1, 1910, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri.
     • Marvin Herring, b: abt 1913, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri.
     • Paul Herring, b: Jan. 4, 1917, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri. Twin of Pauline.
     • Pauline Herring, b: Jan. 4, 1917, Hannibal, Ralls Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 12, 2002, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried, Dry Fork cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri. Twin of Paul.
       • Married Wilson Smith, b: Feb. 3, 1913, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Apr. 4, 1994. He was a son of Ory Lemon Smith and Lucy Pearl Clatterbuck. He was my 4th cousin twice removed.
         • Children: 2 living
       • Obit - Jefferson City News-Tribune (MO) October 14, 2002
              Pauline Ellen Smith, 85, New Bloomfield, died Oct. 12, 2002, at Presbyterian Manor, Fulton.
              She was born Jan. 4, 1917, in Mexico, a daughter of Letus and Rose Mosley Herring. She was married in February 1939 in New Bloomfield, to Wilson Smith, who died April 4, 1994.
              She worked as a secretary for the Callaway Bank in Fulton. She was a member of Dry Fork Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher.
              She was a member of WMU, the Guthrie Extension Club and the Eastern Star.
              Survivors include: one son, one daughter, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
              Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dry Fork Baptist Church, New Bloomfield. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
3. Ovles W. Herring, b: Apr. 30, 1890, Callaway Co. Missouri, d: Apr. 1964, Missouri.
   • Married, June 1910, Mexico, Audrain Co., Misouri, May Auther, b: abt. 1888, Missouri.
   • In 1920, living in Hannibal Mo., he's a furniture salesman. Her father, Danial Arthur is living with this family.
     • Married:
       O. M. Herring of this city and May Arthur of Fulton were married here last Saturday. She is daughter of Daniel Arthur. 30 June 3/4 (Mexico) Weekly Intelligencer 1910