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Selected Families and Individuals
Notes
Benjamin Sherrod II
Ben and Danelle had two children but they died early in life. They owned the "Pond Spring" home, now called the "Wheeler Place."
Danella "Ella" Jones
Ben and Danelle had two children but they died early in life. They owned the "Pond Spring" home, now called the "Wheeler Place."
Wheeler was married February 8, 1866 at her father's plantation home to Danielle, widow of Benjamin Sherrod II, grandson of the original Alabama Ben Sherrod; she was the daughter of Colonel Richard and Lucy W. (Early) Jones who lived near Muscle Shoals. DeLeon describes the meeting and circumstances between the young widow and Wheeler as follows: "When scarcely sixteen, Miss Jones had married Benjamin Sherrod II; but she had returned to her father's hospitable roof in her widowhood, before she was yet out of her teens. Loyal to the South, indeed, and hospitable to her boys in gray, was that Alabama homestead. "When Wheeler's Cavalry crossed the Tennessee, near Muscle Shoals, on its return from his dashing and successful 'Ride round Rosecrants,' it was near midnight; and, ere his worn and hungry boys reached the longed-for and familiar Jones Mansion, the family had all retired. But those were not days for ceremony; so the daughter of the house quickly rose and drew latch for the gray jackets. "It is related that he did not meet the lady until the succeeding day. She inquired about him of the men, and expressed a desire to see him, when one of them laughed and said: 'Well, madam, you won't see a great deal of him when you do.' "That cavalryman was more joker than prophet. His General was presented; and it was said to have been a case of 'love at first sight'.
Wheeler
Wheeler was married February 8, 1866 at her father's plantation home to Danielle, widow of Benjamin Sherrod II, grandson of the original Alabama Ben Sherrod; she was the daughter of Colonel Richard and Lucy W. (Early) Jones who lived near Muscle Shoals. DeLeon describes the meeting and circumstances between the young widow and Wheeler as follows: "When scarcely sixteen, Miss Jones had married Benjamin Sherrod II; but she had returned to her father's hospitable roof in her widowhood, before she was yet out of her teens. Loyal to the South, indeed, and hospitable to her boys in gray, was that Alabama homestead. "When Wheeler's Cavalry crossed the Tennessee, near Muscle Shoals, on its return from his dashing and successful 'Ride round Rosecrants,' it was near midnight; and, ere his worn and hungry boys reached the longed-for and familiar Jones Mansion, the family had all retired. But those were not days for ceremony; so the daughter of the house quickly rose and drew latch for the gray jackets. "It is related that he did not meet the lady until the succeeding day. She inquired about him of the men, and expressed a desire to see him, when one of them laughed and said: 'Well, madam, you won't see a great deal of him when you do.' "That cavalryman was more joker than prophet. His General was presented; and it was said to have been a case of 'love at first sight'.
Danella "Ella" Jones
Ben and Danelle had two children but they died early in life. They owned the "Pond Spring" home, now called the "Wheeler Place."
Wheeler was married February 8, 1866 at her father's plantation home to Danielle, widow of Benjamin Sherrod II, grandson of the original Alabama Ben Sherrod; she was the daughter of Colonel Richard and Lucy W. (Early) Jones who lived near Muscle Shoals. DeLeon describes the meeting and circumstances between the young widow and Wheeler as follows: "When scarcely sixteen, Miss Jones had married Benjamin Sherrod II; but she had returned to her father's hospitable roof in her widowhood, before she was yet out of her teens. Loyal to the South, indeed, and hospitable to her boys in gray, was that Alabama homestead. "When Wheeler's Cavalry crossed the Tennessee, near Muscle Shoals, on its return from his dashing and successful 'Ride round Rosecrants,' it was near midnight; and, ere his worn and hungry boys reached the longed-for and familiar Jones Mansion, the family had all retired. But those were not days for ceremony; so the daughter of the house quickly rose and drew latch for the gray jackets. "It is related that he did not meet the lady until the succeeding day. She inquired about him of the men, and expressed a desire to see him, when one of them laughed and said: 'Well, madam, you won't see a great deal of him when you do.' "That cavalryman was more joker than prophet. His General was presented; and it was said to have been a case of 'love at first sight'.
Francis Edwin Sherrod
Date of death for Francis is given as 3 Jul 1863 by PHS. However, his children are both listed as born after that date. A really good trick. Will leave things as they are until I find relavent information to change things.
Harris Sherrod
Date of death for Francis is given as 3 Jul 1863 by PHS. However, his children are both listed as born after that date. A really good trick. Will leave things as they are until I find relavent information to change things.
Frank E. Sherrod
Date of death for Francis (Frank's father) is given as 3 Jul 1863 by PHS. However, his children are both listed as born after that date. A really good trick. Will leave things as they are until I find relavent information to change things.
_____________________________________________________________________ Kenneth J. Sherrod post this to the Sherrod Family Genealogy Forum:
Hello all. I am looking for family members of Louis Sherrod. From what information I have, Louis was born in Nashville, Tenn. His father was Frank Sherrod and his mother Cecil Sherrod (maiden name Mason). He was married to Margaret Slaughter in Little Rock, Ar. where my dad was born and lived for some time. Louis died in 1992 in Greenwood, Indiana. If this rings a bell to anyone, please respond. Thank you.
(Frank E. is the only Frank Sherrod I know of so this post may well apply to him.)
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John Bolton Sherrod
John Bolton Sherrod graduated at Oglethorpe University, GA. He was a cotton planter until 1874, and after that he engaged in cotton manufacture and cotton seed oil works. In 1891 he held the position of treasurer of Adams Cotton Mills at Montgomery, AL, where he lived. In 1892 he returned to Tuscumbia, AL and died there November 3, 1893. The following notice of his death appeared in the local newspaper: "Few worthier men than Bolton Sherrod have descended to the grave. He was excellent and exemplary in the varied relations of life. He was honest, warm-hearted and genial. He discharged all his social duties with fidelity and promptitude. Antagonism had no abiding place in his heart; his amiability and sympathy seemed to recoil from discord and conflict. As a husband he was touching in his affection, as a father vigilant and active in his solicitude. The existence of Bolton Sherrod indeed brightened humanity, and his death was its bereavement and loss." He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church in Montgomery, AL. He enlisted into cavalry service in 1861 under Gen. Roddy and went through the entire service as commissary for his command. His attendant was a slave by the name of Tyler. He felt a great attachment for old Dick Taylor, the spotted horse that had carried him safely through the war. His wife, Judith Winston, lived at what was known as the old Stotard Place, Tuscumbia, AL. The town was swept time and time again by both armies. After the war, he built his home at the old Chantilly Plantation near Tuscumbia. From thence he moved to Savannah, GA and entered the commission and general brokerage business. There he met Col. O.O. Nelson (former guardian for Bolton and his brothers, Fred, Felix and Ben). Col. Nelson induced him to enter co-partnership with him and established the Montgomery Oil Works, (cotton seed oil). They did a large lucrative business until the Standard Oil Company forced them to sell, paying in declining certificates and causing him to lose $50,000. He died shortly afterward and left his family in very moderate circumstances. When in affluence he was very liberal to all in need, in many cases lending money without a note. In one instance, he loaned as much as $5,000, another one, $600, which was never repaid. Honest himself, he thought all men true. He was six feet in height, had dark blue eyes and dark hair.
Also: 2: Cotton planter and cotton seed oil works 3: Oglethorpe Univ., GA
Frederick Oscar Alexander Sherrod Jr
F. O. Sherrod was Elder of the Presbyterian Church at Tuscumbia, AL. He enlisted at the outbreak of the Civil War, was Captain of the 16th Alabama, under Pat Cleborne. No comments necessary on the courage and bravery of this command. He was shot five times, captured at the battle field of Franklin, TN, carried prisoner to Johnson's Island, liberated at the close of the war. His slave attendant was named Frank. In reward for his bravery he held a commission for the office of colonel; the war's closing prevented the promotion which was assured him on return from Northern prisons. After the war he moved into the old smokehouse, the only house left from destruction by federal armies, at the old Chantilly home, where he lived one year with his brother Ben (Benjamin Watkins Sherrod). F.O. Sherrod attended the military school at LaGrange, AL and high school in Virginia and was well educated. He moved to Birmingham, AL, where he was very successful in accumulating prosperity. In 1888 his spine became diseased and he had to use crutches for a year. He went to New York for treatment. The disease was driven from his spine to his brain, which became impaired. Shortly after he died with pneumonia. He was five feet and seven inches in height, had blue eyes and light hair. Frederick A. M. Sherrod was second lieutenant of Company B, and when Captain Madden was killed, he succeeded him in command. Captain Sherrod was a cultivated and kind-hearted gentleman, excitable and brave, and proved to be a good officer. He was wounded both at Murfreesboro and Chickamauga, after which he was absent from his command for some time on leave. He still lives, and is highly respected for his Christian and social virtues. He is the grandson of Col. Benjamin Sherrod, of Lawrence, who was the head of a large and influential family, and will be noticed again in that connection. [From Early Settlers of Alabama by James Edmond Saunders] Also: Served in Confederate Army & went to military school at LaGrange, AL, high school in Virginia.
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