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http://fzsaunders.com/herrington.html
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https://archive.org/details/historyoftexassu00lewi/page/254/mode/2up?view=theater
History of Texas Supplemented with Biographical Mention of Many Prominent Persons and Families of the State, Central Texas version, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), pp. 254-255.
Joshua Lawson Herrington, M. D., an eminent physician of Pottsville, Texas, was born July 20, 1861, in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a son of Joshua Lucinda(Wideman) Herrington, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh descent. The parents were also natives of Jefferson County, the birth of the father occurring at Belew's Creek, February 8, 1811, and the mother at Jones' Creek, June 20, 1817. By occupation he was both a farmer and blacksmith, religiously was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a lifelong Democrat. He passed away September 9, 1886, and his wife died January 1, 1874. In their family were thirteen children, nine still living, of whom the Doctor is the youngest.
Bartholomew Herrington, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a pioneer of Lexington, Kentucky, where he erected the first house that had a shingle roof; and there the grandfather of the Doctor, John Herrington was born. The latter died in Missouri at the age of eighty-six years. He was the father of four sons-- John C., James, Samuel, and Joshua. Francis Wideman, the maternal grandfather of the Doctor, was a native of South Carolina, born near Charleston, but as early as 1810 became a resident of Missouri, where he owned a plantation and also worked as a mechanic. In his family were four children, -- Matilda, Lucinda, Leonard, and Henry.
In February, 1880, Dr. Herrington left the parental roof and came to Kaufman County, Texas, where he worked as a farm hand ten months for his brother, G. W. Herrington. In December, 1880, he returned to Missouri and entered the Salem Academy, in Dent County, that state, where he obtained a good common-school education. In February, 1882, he returned to Texas and worked as a farm hand until the fall of 1883. During the winter of 1883–4 he cut cord-wood four miles south of Terrell, Texas. During the spring of 1884 he clerked in a grocery store in Terrell for four months. On August 18, 1884, he came to Hamilton county, Texas, and for two months he ran a stationary engine at a gin in Hamilton. In the following November he commenced teaching school four miles south of Pottsville, and continued to follow that profession in Hamilton and Comanche counties until he begin the practice of medicine. In the winter of 1888 he began reading medicine under the instruction of Eargle Brothers, two physicians of Lamkin, Comanche county, Texas.
In September following he entered the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, where he received the degree of M. D., February 24, 1891. After two months spent at Indian Gap he located at Pottsville, in May, 1891, where he has since successfully engaged in practice, his business extending nine miles east and west, and twelve miles north and south of the village. His thorough knowledge of medicine and skill in surgery have won for him the confidence of the people, and gained him a large and lucrative practice. His religious belief is that held by the Missionary Baptist church, in politics he is an ardent Democrat, and socially is a member of Hamilton Lodge, I.O.O.F.
On the 30th of May, 1888, Dr. Herrington was united in marriage with Miss Ella Tatum, and they now have three children: Rosa Ella, born March 20, 1890; Imy Gene, born January 31, 1892; and Gaillard Lawson, born January 27, 1894. Mrs. Herrington is the daughter of Walter Marion Tatum, a properous family of Comanche county, who was born in Hall county, Georgia, October 28, 1841. Her mother who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Blevins, was born in Carroll county, Arkansas, and is the daughter of Luke and Malissa (Mellock) Blevins.
William Tatum, the grandfather of Mrs. Herrington, was born in Buncombe county, North Carolina, October 1, 1805, and died in Comanche county, Texas, February 17, 1884. In 1844 he removed to Alabama, three years later became a resident of Mississippi, and on the 25th of December 1849 reached Galveston, Texas, with his four sons, -- Nathaniel, Thomas, Walter Marion, and James K. From Galveston he went to Austin county, where he rented land in Washington county, and then for three years rented land in Bell county. In September 1856, he located in Comanche county, where he passed the remainder of his days, and then acquired two hundred and fifty acres of land on the head-waters of Warren's Creek. His house was the favorite resting place for the weary travelers in those early days, and he was one of the pioneer Indian fighters in this section. In South Carolina he married Miss Barrett, and their children were Nathaniel, Riley, Thomas and William, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of Nathaniel, who is living in Indian Territory. His second wife, and the grandmother of Mrs. Herrington, was in her maidenhood Miss Rebecca Douglass, whom he married in Georgia. She was born in Knox county, Tennessee, January 3, 1804 and died June 28, 1896, aged ninety-two years, five months and twenty-five days. Her other child, James Riley, was born September 28, 1843.
http://fzsaunders.com/herrington.html
From:
https://archive.org/details/historyoftexassu00lewi/page/254/mode/2up?view=theater
History of Texas Supplemented with Biographical Mention of Many Prominent Persons and Families of the State, Central Texas version, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), pp. 254-255.
Joshua Lawson Herrington, M. D., an eminent physician of Pottsville, Texas, was born July 20, 1861, in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a son of Joshua Lucinda(Wideman) Herrington, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh descent. The parents were also natives of Jefferson County, the birth of the father occurring at Belew's Creek, February 8, 1811, and the mother at Jones' Creek, June 20, 1817. By occupation he was both a farmer and blacksmith, religiously was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a lifelong Democrat. He passed away September 9, 1886, and his wife died January 1, 1874. In their family were thirteen children, nine still living, of whom the Doctor is the youngest.
Bartholomew Herrington, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a pioneer of Lexington, Kentucky, where he erected the first house that had a shingle roof; and there the grandfather of the Doctor, John Herrington was born. The latter died in Missouri at the age of eighty-six years. He was the father of four sons-- John C., James, Samuel, and Joshua. Francis Wideman, the maternal grandfather of the Doctor, was a native of South Carolina, born near Charleston, but as early as 1810 became a resident of Missouri, where he owned a plantation and also worked as a mechanic. In his family were four children, -- Matilda, Lucinda, Leonard, and Henry.
In February, 1880, Dr. Herrington left the parental roof and came to Kaufman County, Texas, where he worked as a farm hand ten months for his brother, G. W. Herrington. In December, 1880, he returned to Missouri and entered the Salem Academy, in Dent County, that state, where he obtained a good common-school education. In February, 1882, he returned to Texas and worked as a farm hand until the fall of 1883. During the winter of 1883–4 he cut cord-wood four miles south of Terrell, Texas. During the spring of 1884 he clerked in a grocery store in Terrell for four months. On August 18, 1884, he came to Hamilton county, Texas, and for two months he ran a stationary engine at a gin in Hamilton. In the following November he commenced teaching school four miles south of Pottsville, and continued to follow that profession in Hamilton and Comanche counties until he begin the practice of medicine. In the winter of 1888 he began reading medicine under the instruction of Eargle Brothers, two physicians of Lamkin, Comanche county, Texas.
In September following he entered the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, where he received the degree of M. D., February 24, 1891. After two months spent at Indian Gap he located at Pottsville, in May, 1891, where he has since successfully engaged in practice, his business extending nine miles east and west, and twelve miles north and south of the village. His thorough knowledge of medicine and skill in surgery have won for him the confidence of the people, and gained him a large and lucrative practice. His religious belief is that held by the Missionary Baptist church, in politics he is an ardent Democrat, and socially is a member of Hamilton Lodge, I.O.O.F.
On the 30th of May, 1888, Dr. Herrington was united in marriage with Miss Ella Tatum, and they now have three children: Rosa Ella, born March 20, 1890; Imy Gene, born January 31, 1892; and Gaillard Lawson, born January 27, 1894. Mrs. Herrington is the daughter of Walter Marion Tatum, a properous family of Comanche county, who was born in Hall county, Georgia, October 28, 1841. Her mother who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Blevins, was born in Carroll county, Arkansas, and is the daughter of Luke and Malissa (Mellock) Blevins.
William Tatum, the grandfather of Mrs. Herrington, was born in Buncombe county, North Carolina, October 1, 1805, and died in Comanche county, Texas, February 17, 1884. In 1844 he removed to Alabama, three years later became a resident of Mississippi, and on the 25th of December 1849 reached Galveston, Texas, with his four sons, -- Nathaniel, Thomas, Walter Marion, and James K. From Galveston he went to Austin county, where he rented land in Washington county, and then for three years rented land in Bell county. In September 1856, he located in Comanche county, where he passed the remainder of his days, and then acquired two hundred and fifty acres of land on the head-waters of Warren's Creek. His house was the favorite resting place for the weary travelers in those early days, and he was one of the pioneer Indian fighters in this section. In South Carolina he married Miss Barrett, and their children were Nathaniel, Riley, Thomas and William, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of Nathaniel, who is living in Indian Territory. His second wife, and the grandmother of Mrs. Herrington, was in her maidenhood Miss Rebecca Douglass, whom he married in Georgia. She was born in Knox county, Tennessee, January 3, 1804 and died June 28, 1896, aged ninety-two years, five months and twenty-five days. Her other child, James Riley, was born September 28, 1843.
Ancestry at:
http://fzsaunders.com/herrington.html
From:
https://archive.org/details/historyoftexassu00lewi/page/254/mode/2up?view=theater
History of Texas Supplemented with Biographical Mention of Many Prominent Persons and Families of the State, Central Texas version, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), pp. 254-255.
Joshua Lawson Herrington, M. D., an eminent physician of Pottsville, Texas, was born July 20, 1861, in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a son of Joshua Lucinda(Wideman) Herrington, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh descent. The parents were also natives of Jefferson County, the birth of the father occurring at Belew's Creek, February 8, 1811, and the mother at Jones' Creek, June 20, 1817. By occupation he was both a farmer and blacksmith, religiously was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a lifelong Democrat. He passed away September 9, 1886, and his wife died January 1, 1874. In their family were thirteen children, nine still living, of whom the Doctor is the youngest.
Bartholomew Herrington, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a pioneer of Lexington, Kentucky, where he erected the first house that had a shingle roof; and there the grandfather of the Doctor, John Herrington was born. The latter died in Missouri at the age of eighty-six years. He was the father of four sons-- John C., James, Samuel, and Joshua. Francis Wideman, the maternal grandfather of the Doctor, was a native of South Carolina, born near Charleston, but as early as 1810 became a resident of Missouri, where he owned a plantation and also worked as a mechanic. In his family were four children, -- Matilda, Lucinda, Leonard, and Henry.
In February, 1880, Dr. Herrington left the parental roof and came to Kaufman County, Texas, where he worked as a farm hand ten months for his brother, G. W. Herrington. In December, 1880, he returned to Missouri and entered the Salem Academy, in Dent County, that state, where he obtained a good common-school education. In February, 1882, he returned to Texas and worked as a farm hand until the fall of 1883. During the winter of 1883–4 he cut cord-wood four miles south of Terrell, Texas. During the spring of 1884 he clerked in a grocery store in Terrell for four months. On August 18, 1884, he came to Hamilton county, Texas, and for two months he ran a stationary engine at a gin in Hamilton. In the following November he commenced teaching school four miles south of Pottsville, and continued to follow that profession in Hamilton and Comanche counties until he begin the practice of medicine. In the winter of 1888 he began reading medicine under the instruction of Eargle Brothers, two physicians of Lamkin, Comanche county, Texas.
In September following he entered the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, where he received the degree of M. D., February 24, 1891. After two months spent at Indian Gap he located at Pottsville, in May, 1891, where he has since successfully engaged in practice, his business extending nine miles east and west, and twelve miles north and south of the village. His thorough knowledge of medicine and skill in surgery have won for him the confidence of the people, and gained him a large and lucrative practice. His religious belief is that held by the Missionary Baptist church, in politics he is an ardent Democrat, and socially is a member of Hamilton Lodge, I.O.O.F.
On the 30th of May, 1888, Dr. Herrington was united in marriage with Miss Ella Tatum, and they now have three children: Rosa Ella, born March 20, 1890; Imy Gene, born January 31, 1892; and Gaillard Lawson, born January 27, 1894. Mrs. Herrington is the daughter of Walter Marion Tatum, a properous family of Comanche county, who was born in Hall county, Georgia, October 28, 1841. Her mother who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Blevins, was born in Carroll county, Arkansas, and is the daughter of Luke and Malissa (Mellock) Blevins.
William Tatum, the grandfather of Mrs. Herrington, was born in Buncombe county, North Carolina, October 1, 1805, and died in Comanche county, Texas, February 17, 1884. In 1844 he removed to Alabama, three years later became a resident of Mississippi, and on the 25th of December 1849 reached Galveston, Texas, with his four sons, -- Nathaniel, Thomas, Walter Marion, and James K. From Galveston he went to Austin county, where he rented land in Washington county, and then for three years rented land in Bell county. In September 1856, he located in Comanche county, where he passed the remainder of his days, and then acquired two hundred and fifty acres of land on the head-waters of Warren's Creek. His house was the favorite resting place for the weary travelers in those early days, and he was one of the pioneer Indian fighters in this section. In South Carolina he married Miss Barrett, and their children were Nathaniel, Riley, Thomas and William, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of Nathaniel, who is living in Indian Territory. His second wife, and the grandmother of Mrs. Herrington, was in her maidenhood Miss Rebecca Douglass, whom he married in Georgia. She was born in Knox county, Tennessee, January 3, 1804 and died June 28, 1896, aged ninety-two years, five months and twenty-five days. Her other child, James Riley, was born September 28, 1843.
http://fzsaunders.com/herrington.html
From:
https://archive.org/details/historyoftexassu00lewi/page/254/mode/2up?view=theater
History of Texas Supplemented with Biographical Mention of Many Prominent Persons and Families of the State, Central Texas version, (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896), pp. 254-255.
Joshua Lawson Herrington, M. D., an eminent physician of Pottsville, Texas, was born July 20, 1861, in Jefferson County, Missouri, and is a son of Joshua Lucinda(Wideman) Herrington, the former of Irish and the latter of Welsh descent. The parents were also natives of Jefferson County, the birth of the father occurring at Belew's Creek, February 8, 1811, and the mother at Jones' Creek, June 20, 1817. By occupation he was both a farmer and blacksmith, religiously was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and in politics a lifelong Democrat. He passed away September 9, 1886, and his wife died January 1, 1874. In their family were thirteen children, nine still living, of whom the Doctor is the youngest.
Bartholomew Herrington, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a pioneer of Lexington, Kentucky, where he erected the first house that had a shingle roof; and there the grandfather of the Doctor, John Herrington was born. The latter died in Missouri at the age of eighty-six years. He was the father of four sons-- John C., James, Samuel, and Joshua. Francis Wideman, the maternal grandfather of the Doctor, was a native of South Carolina, born near Charleston, but as early as 1810 became a resident of Missouri, where he owned a plantation and also worked as a mechanic. In his family were four children, -- Matilda, Lucinda, Leonard, and Henry.
In February, 1880, Dr. Herrington left the parental roof and came to Kaufman County, Texas, where he worked as a farm hand ten months for his brother, G. W. Herrington. In December, 1880, he returned to Missouri and entered the Salem Academy, in Dent County, that state, where he obtained a good common-school education. In February, 1882, he returned to Texas and worked as a farm hand until the fall of 1883. During the winter of 1883–4 he cut cord-wood four miles south of Terrell, Texas. During the spring of 1884 he clerked in a grocery store in Terrell for four months. On August 18, 1884, he came to Hamilton county, Texas, and for two months he ran a stationary engine at a gin in Hamilton. In the following November he commenced teaching school four miles south of Pottsville, and continued to follow that profession in Hamilton and Comanche counties until he begin the practice of medicine. In the winter of 1888 he began reading medicine under the instruction of Eargle Brothers, two physicians of Lamkin, Comanche county, Texas.
In September following he entered the medical department of the University of Tennessee, at Nashville, where he received the degree of M. D., February 24, 1891. After two months spent at Indian Gap he located at Pottsville, in May, 1891, where he has since successfully engaged in practice, his business extending nine miles east and west, and twelve miles north and south of the village. His thorough knowledge of medicine and skill in surgery have won for him the confidence of the people, and gained him a large and lucrative practice. His religious belief is that held by the Missionary Baptist church, in politics he is an ardent Democrat, and socially is a member of Hamilton Lodge, I.O.O.F.
On the 30th of May, 1888, Dr. Herrington was united in marriage with Miss Ella Tatum, and they now have three children: Rosa Ella, born March 20, 1890; Imy Gene, born January 31, 1892; and Gaillard Lawson, born January 27, 1894. Mrs. Herrington is the daughter of Walter Marion Tatum, a properous family of Comanche county, who was born in Hall county, Georgia, October 28, 1841. Her mother who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Blevins, was born in Carroll county, Arkansas, and is the daughter of Luke and Malissa (Mellock) Blevins.
William Tatum, the grandfather of Mrs. Herrington, was born in Buncombe county, North Carolina, October 1, 1805, and died in Comanche county, Texas, February 17, 1884. In 1844 he removed to Alabama, three years later became a resident of Mississippi, and on the 25th of December 1849 reached Galveston, Texas, with his four sons, -- Nathaniel, Thomas, Walter Marion, and James K. From Galveston he went to Austin county, where he rented land in Washington county, and then for three years rented land in Bell county. In September 1856, he located in Comanche county, where he passed the remainder of his days, and then acquired two hundred and fifty acres of land on the head-waters of Warren's Creek. His house was the favorite resting place for the weary travelers in those early days, and he was one of the pioneer Indian fighters in this section. In South Carolina he married Miss Barrett, and their children were Nathaniel, Riley, Thomas and William, all of whom are now deceased with the exception of Nathaniel, who is living in Indian Territory. His second wife, and the grandmother of Mrs. Herrington, was in her maidenhood Miss Rebecca Douglass, whom he married in Georgia. She was born in Knox county, Tennessee, January 3, 1804 and died June 28, 1896, aged ninety-two years, five months and twenty-five days. Her other child, James Riley, was born September 28, 1843.
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