My Cousin once removed in my HARKER / ESSEX branch .. I am always looking for more information. Al Harker
obit; Tyler Morning Telegraph Tyler, Texas •
Thu, May 6, 1976 Page 2

Name: SHERWOOD HENRY ESSEX
Source of Obituary:"JACKSONVILLE DAILY PROGRESS", Jacksonville, Texas, May 4, 1976, page 2

Sherwood Henry Essex, 68, of Jacksonville died at 2:45 a.m Tuesday in a Jacksonville hospital after a sudden illness. The funeral will be Thursday in the Thompson Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Essex had lived in Jacksonville two years. He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Baptist church and a retired mechanic.

Survivors include his widow,
Mrs. Anna Mae Essex, Jacksonville,
four sons ;
SHERWOOD C.,
ROBERT J.,
LEONARD J., all of Jacksonville,
and JOHN R. Essex;
one daughter Mrs. CHARLENE A WHITE, Jacksonville; 1956 - 2017 Mar 18
Obit ; The Chatham Record Pittsboro NC March 30 2017 pg 10 buried in Tyler Tx

one brother HENRY Essex of Davenport Iowa, two sisters Mrs. ETHEL DELLES of E. Silbas Illinois and
Mrs. FERN KEDING of Davenport Iowa,
21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Grandsons will be pallbearers.

Name: ANNA M. ESSEX (Anna May Bennett)
Source of Obituary:"Quad-City Times", Davenport, Iowa, Friday, October 14, 1994
JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS---- Services for Anna M. Essex, 86, of Jacksonville, formerly of Davenport and Muscatine, Iowa, will be held today at Jarratt Cemetery.

Mrs. Essex died Wednesday at Mesquite Hospital. Boren-Conner Funeral Homes, Jacksonville, is in charge of arrangements.

Anna Mae Bennett was married to Sherwood Essex for more than 50 years. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Charlene (Mrs. John) White, sons Sherwood C. Jacksonville, and Robert J. and Leonard, both of Dallas; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; several great-graet-grandchildren, and a sister, Mary Margaret Anderson, Davenport.
Mrs. Essex also was preceded in death by a son John.