Samuel W. Herring was born in Callaway Co., Missouri on Sept. 4, 1850. He was a son of George Washington Herring and Hester Ann Kemp. He was my great granduncle.

On Oct. 30, 1878, in Callaway Co., Missouri, Samuel married Martha Francis Hill. She was born in Sept. 1851, Callaway Co. Missouri. Martha was a daughter of Ambrose Brockman Hill Sr. and Elizabeth Williams. Martha's sister, Nancy Hill, married Samuel's brother, Albert Herring. Martha was my 2nd cousin 4 times removed.

Samuel W. Herring and Martha Francis Hill had 6 children:

1. Rose Lee Herring b: July 29, 1879, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: Nov. 23 1949, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri, buried Crown Hill cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri.
   • Married July 4, 1906, Callaway Co., Missouri, George Suter, b: Nov. 9, 1862, England, d: Dec. 15, 1934, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri, buried Crown Hill cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri. He became a citizen in 1871. His father was H.R. Suter, of England. Rose Lee Herring was his 2nd wife.
     • Children:
     • Dorothy Suter, b: abt. 1909, Sedalia, Pettis Co., Missouri, d: after 1949.
       • Married unknown Lippard.
2. Charles H. Herring b: Dec. 1881, Callaway Co., Missouri.
   • Married, Jan. 25, 1903, Callaway Co., Missouri, Myrtle Davis, b: abt. 1886, Missouri. This family was living in Fayette, Howard Co., Missouri in 1920.
   • per a newspaper clipping: They were married in front of the post office in Millersburg, while sitting in their buggy.
     • Children:
       • Winfrey L. Herring, b: abt. 1904, Callaway Co., Missouri.
       • Gladys Vivian Herring, b: Nov. 1916, Missouri, d: Jan. 10, 1942, Fayette, Howard Co., Missouri, buried Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri.
3. Susan Herring b: 1884, Callaway Co., Missouri.
   • Married between 1910 and 1920, William Calvin, b: abt. 1884, Missouri. In 1920, Susan's father Samuel Herring was living with this family in Pettis Co., Missouri.
     • Children:
       • Ruth Calvin, b: abt. 1916, Pettis Co., Missouri.
       • Francis Calvin, b: abt. 1918, Pettis Co., Missouri.
4. William Herring b: 1889, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: 1894, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.
5. Mary W. Herring b: abt. 1891, Callaway Co., Missouri
6. Erna M. Herring b: 1896, Callaway Co., Missouri, d: 1907, Callaway Co., Missouri, buried Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Callaway Co., Missouri.