James E. Herring was my great granduncle, son of George Washington and Lucy Simco Herring. He was born December 26, 1831 in Albemarle Co., Virginia. When he was four years old, his family made the journey to Callaway County Missouri.
On April 11, 1857, James married Eliza Ronswell Conger in Callaway Co., Missouri. Eliza was born on August 12, 1840 in Callaway Co. Missouri, She was a daughter of Stephen D. Conger and Lucy J. Gordon.
Eliza's parents: Stephen Conger was born in 1810 in Tennessee, Lucy Gordon was born in April 1, 1819 in Missouri. They were married on Mar 8 1835 in Callaway County Missouri. They had 10 children: Sarah J. (b: 1837) John G. (b: 1838) Eliza R. (b: 1840) Narcissa (b: 1843), Nancy (b: 1842), Lucinda b: (1847), Elizabeth (b: 1847), and Joseph (b: 1850), Lucy A (b: 1852) and Permelia (b: 1856).
Eliza Conger's brother, John G. Conger, married James E. Herring's sister, Jane Herring in 1857, the same year that Eliza and James were married.
On the
1870 census, James E. and Eliza Herring are listed as having two children, Sarah E. born 1858 and Cora, born 1866. James occupation besides his farm was milling flour.
James E. Herring and Eliza Conger's children:
- Sarah E. Herring b: Dec. 4, 1857, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 12, 1931, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri.
- married November 5, 1873 in Callaway Co, Missouri, Alonzo Cortez Miller, b: Feb 20, 1852, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: July 26, 1893, Millersburg, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried in Millersburg Cemetery in Millersburg, Callaway Co. Missouri.
- They must have gone to California right after they married, and returned within a couple of years. Ila was born in 1877 in California, but Alvin was born in 1879 in Missouri.
- Children:
- Ila Mae Miller, b: Mar. 1877, in California d: Dec. 19, 1973, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- married April 22, 1896, William Ewing Harrison, b: May 27, 1873, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: May 29, 1954, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. They are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. He was a son of William Burns Harrison and Mary Frances Vincent. He was my 4th cousin once removed.
- Children:
- Roy Ewing Harrison b: Apr 8, 1897, Missouri, d: Aug 7, 1956, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri.
- Married July 1, 1918, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, Elva Breid b: Feb 19, 1900 d: Dec 4, 1978. They are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Children:
- Illa Paulina Harrison, b: abt. 1919, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Frances L. Harrison, b: abt. 1923, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Charles "Bus" Harrison, b: abt. 1925, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: 1987
- Married, Delores Tate, b: 1929, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 17, 2006, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri. They are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. Her parents were Roy M. Tate and Elsie Jewell Cole.
- Children: one son, living
- Charles Floyd Harrison b: Feb 17, 1900, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct 12, 1983, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Married Oct 5, 1932, Mexico, Audrain Co., Missouri, Frankie Marie Mayes b: Mar 2, 1906 Audrain Co., Missouri, d: Jan 3, 1988, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. They are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Mary Elizabeth Harrison b: Apr 8, 1902, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: July 1987
- Married Finnis Holt Hale b: Mar 8, 1901. Shamrock, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug 3, 1989, St. Louis, Missouri.
- Ernest Miller Harrison b: Sep 12, 1904, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Sep 16, 1977, buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Marvin Lee Harrison b: June 4, 1908, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Mar 3, 1988.
- Married Nov. 2, 1939, Montgomery City, Montgomery Co., Missouri Elsie Jewell Cole, b: Mar. 2, 1906, d: Dec. 15, 2001, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri. They are buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri. She was previously married to Roy Tate. Their daughter, Delores Tate married Charles "Bus" Harrison, see above.
- Albert Ray Harrison, b: Jun. 4, 1916, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- William Price Harrison b: June 4, 1916, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Oct 14, 1973, buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, Fulton, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Otis W. Harrison b: Mar. 10, 1919, Auxvasse, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Dec. 26, 2000, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri, buried Memorial Park cemetery, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri.
- Married, July 6, 1940, St. Charles, Missouri, Living.
- Alvin C. Miller, b: abt. 1879, in Callaway Co., Missouri.
- Antonette "Nettie" Miller, b: abt. 1882, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: after July 1957, probably in Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri.
- married Ural Albert Uest Presnell, b: Feb. 14, 1880, Sedgewickville, Bollinger Co., Missouri, d: Oct. 3, 1946, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri. Dr. Presnell founded the Presnell Hospital in Kennett Missouri. He was a son of Solomon Presnell and Litetia Smith.
- Children:
- George Rollin Presnell, b: Dec. 20, 1907, Blodgett, Scott Co., Missouri, d: July 31, 1953, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri, buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Kennett, Dunklin Co., Missouri. Dr. Presnell was a physician and surgeon in the Presnell Hospital. He was married three times.
- Alberta Elizabeth Presnell, b: abt. 1913, Missouri. Married abt. 1929, Loys Wilson, b: abt 1909, Missouri. Loys Wilson was the administrator of the Presnell Hospital.
- John Otis Miller, b: abt. 1885, Missouri.
- married Elizabeth unknown, Missouri.
- Children: Mary V. Miller, b: abt. 1907, Missouri.
- Mary E. Miller, b: abt. 1888, Missouri.
- Floyd Redmond Miller, b: abt. 1892, Missouri.
- Cora L. Herring b: May 7, 1866, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Jun. 1, 1944, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri, buried Carrington Baptist Church cemetery, Carrington, Callaway Co., Missouri.
- married Oct 10, 1883, Joseph Richard Renoe, b: May 3, 1857, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Aug 18, 1929, Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri, buried in Carrington Baptist Church Cemetery, Carrington, Callaway Co. Missouri. He was a son of Baylis C. Renoe and Eliza L. Nevins. Both parents are also buried in Carrington Cemetery, Callaway, Carrington Missouri. Joseph Renoe was my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.
- Children:
- Eria May Renoe b: abt. 1886, Missouri.
- Josephine Renoe b: abt. 1894, Missouri.
- Eugene Renoe b: abt. 1898, Missouri.
In the 1900 census, James E. Herring, was living with his youngest brother Willis Dabney Herring and family. Eliza had died September 17, 1892 and James moved in with his brother and family after that. He was there until his own death at Columbia Mo. Hospital, April 25, 1918. For a PDF copy of his death certificate click here.
James and Eliza Conger Herring are both buried in Carrington Cemetery, Carrington Missouri.
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