Legacy Report

Descendants of William E. Herron



First Generation


1. William E. Herron was born on 7 Jul 1739 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 11 May 1803 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

William married Mary A. Ablimlick on 3 May 1765.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. Caleb Abimlick Herron was born on 13 Jul 1789 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 13 Jul 1862 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 3 M    ii. Thomas Jasper Herron was born on 27 Aug 1767 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 8 Apr 1840 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 4 F    iii. Nancy Ann Herron was born on 9 Jan 1770 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 21 May 1844 in Tennessee.
+ 5 F    iv. Mary Agnes Herron was born on 20 Sep 1773 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 7 Feb 1838 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
+ 6 F    v. Martha Ruth Herron was born on 10 Mar 1776 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 26 Jul 1827 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 7 M    vi. John William Herron was born on 30 Sep 1778 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 8 Dec 1850 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 8 M    vii. James Elisha Herron was born on 13 May 1780 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 3 Sep 1855 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 9 F    viii. Rachel Leah Herron was born on 2 Oct 1783 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 28 May 1853 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
+ 10 M    ix. Issac Noah Herron was born on 5 Apr 1786 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 15 Oct 1860.
+ 11 F    x. Sarah Jane Herron was born on 20 Mar 1788 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 29 Nov 1857 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
   12 F    xi. Margaret Louisa Herron was born on 12 May 1791 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 4 Feb 1800 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Second Generation (Children)


2. Caleb Abimlick Herron was born on 13 Jul 1789 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 13 Jul 1862 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Caleb married Sarah Friar McWhorter, daughter of Jeremiah McWhorter and Sarah E. Barnett, on 2 Sep 1810 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 13 M    i. George Washington Herron was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died in 1891 in Little Zion, Webster County, Kentucky.
   14 F    ii. Eunice Herron was born on 12 Aug 1811 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
   15 M    iii. James Herron was born on 23 Apr 1815 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
+ 16 M    iv. Amimeleck Wesley Herron was born on 20 Oct 1819 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and died in 1865 in Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky.
   17 F    v. Mary Ann Herron was born on 26 Aug 1821 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 18 F    vi. Nancy Herron was born on 22 Dec 1825 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 26 Oct 1896 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
   19 M    vii. Alexander Herron was born on 21 Nov 1829 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died in 1836 in Tennessee.
+ 20 M    viii. William Allen Herron was born on 10 Apr 1832 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 29 May 1895 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
   21 M    ix. Oliver Herron was born on 18 Jan 1835 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
   22 M    x. John D. Herron was born on 6 Jun 1839 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.
+ 23 M    xi. Beverly Herron was born on 5 Jan 1813 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and died on 2 May 1881 in Webster County, Kentucky.
+ 24 M    xii. Enoch C. Herron was born on 11 Feb 1828 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 5 Jan 1892 in Diamond, Webster County, Kentucky.
3. Thomas Jasper Herron was born on 27 Aug 1767 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 8 Apr 1840 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Thomas married Sophia J. Rushing on 11 Nov 1786 in North Carolina.

4. Nancy Ann Herron was born on 9 Jan 1770 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 21 May 1844 in Tennessee.

Nancy married Benjamin Hansil on 6 Jun 1789 in North Carolina.

5. Mary Agnes Herron was born on 20 Sep 1773 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 7 Feb 1838 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Mary married William Ryan on 23 Jul 1790 in North Carolina.

6. Martha Ruth Herron was born on 10 Mar 1776 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 26 Jul 1827 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Martha married James Baker on 20 Nov 1795 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

7. John William Herron was born on 30 Sep 1778 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 8 Dec 1850 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

John married Martha Boyd on 14 Aug 1799 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

8. James Elisha Herron was born on 13 May 1780 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 3 Sep 1855 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

James married Sarah Rushing on 15 Jun 1801 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.


Children from this marriage were:

   25 M    i. Abner C. Herron was born on 22 Dec 1825 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Abner married Nancy Herron, daughter of Caleb Abimlick Herron and Sarah Friar McWhorter, on 3 Sep 1849 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

9. Rachel Leah Herron was born on 2 Oct 1783 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 28 May 1853 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

Rachel married William Evans on 29 May 1801 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

10. Issac Noah Herron was born on 5 Apr 1786 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 15 Oct 1860.

Issac married Mary Harper on 11 May 1808 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

11. Sarah Jane Herron was born on 20 Mar 1788 in Herrin Grove, Kings Mt., North Carolina and died on 29 Nov 1857 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Sarah married Abel Rushing on 22 Jul 1807 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.


Third Generation (Grandchildren)


13. George Washington Herron was born on 9 Oct 1823 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died in 1891 in Little Zion, Webster County, Kentucky.

George married Sarah (Sally) Crews, daughter of Williamson Crews and Margery Marks, in 1850 in Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 26 F    i. Nancy Herron was born on 10 Mar 1853 in Kentucky and died on 17 May 1932 in Webster County, Kentucky.
+ 27 M    ii. David Herron was born on 4 Nov 1852 in Webster County, Kentucky.
+ 28 M    iii. Beverly Herron was born on 4 Nov 1852 in Webster County, Kentucky and died in 1937.
+ 29 M    iv. Henry Harrison Herron was born in 1857 in Webster County, Kentucky.
+ 30 M    v. William Wesley Herron was born on 14 May 1859 in Webster County, Kentucky and died on 10 Nov 1942 in Webster County, Kentucky.
   31 M    vi. Robert Herron was born in 1863 in Kentucky.
+ 32 M    vii. George Washington Herron was born on 18 Jul 1864 in Kentucky and died on 20 Jan 1903 in Wheatcroft, Webster County, Kentucky.
+ 33 M    viii. Jacob Herron was born in 1868 in Kentucky.
+ 34 F    ix. Frances Herron was born in 1867 in Kentucky.

George next married Elizabeth Thompson Curry about 1872 in Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

+ 35 M    i. James Herron was born on 11 Feb 1873 in Kentucky and died on 22 Jul 1942.
+ 36 M    ii. William Harvey Herron was born on 25 Jul 1875 in Kentucky and died on 20 Jan 1955 in Kentucky.
+ 37 M    iii. Benjamin Herron was born in 1877 in Kentucky.
   38 F    iv. Rissie Katholeen Herron was born on 1 Jun 1888 in Kentucky and died on 13 Jan 1903.
   39 F    v. Herron (Still Living.)
16. Amimeleck Wesley Herron was born on 20 Oct 1819 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and died in 1865 in Dixon, Webster County, Kentucky.

Amimeleck married Elizabeth Watson, daughter of William A. Watson and Ayra Elizabeth Phipps.


Children from this marriage were:

   40 F    i. Lotty Herron was born in 1846.
   41 M    ii. William A. Herron was born in 1850.
   42 M    iii. Harvey Herron was born in 1854.
   43 M    iv. Thomas Edward Herron was born in 1858 and died in 1897.
18. Nancy Herron was born on 22 Dec 1825 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 26 Oct 1896 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

Nancy married Abner C. Herron, son of James Elisha Herron and Sarah Rushing, on 3 Sep 1849 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

20. William Allen Herron was born on 10 Apr 1832 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 29 May 1895 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee.

William married Nall Surilda on 8 Dec 1857 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

   44 F    i. Elizabeth J. Herron was born in 1859 in Kentucky.
23. Beverly Herron was born on 5 Jan 1813 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee and died on 2 May 1881 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Beverly married Sarah Watson, daughter of William A. Watson and Ayra Elizabeth Phipps, about 1834.


Children from this marriage were:

   45 M    i. A.I. Herron was born in 1835.
   46 F    ii. Sarah Herron was born in 1837.
   47 M    iii. John W. Herron was born on 9 Mar 1839.
   48 M    iv. William A. Herron was born in 1843 in Tennessee.
   49 M    v. James Benjamin Herron was born in 1845.
   50 F    vi. Mary Ann Herron was born in 1848.
   51 M    vii. Thomas Herron was born in 1850.
24. Enoch C. Herron was born on 11 Feb 1828 in Rushing Creek, Benton County, Tennessee and died on 5 Jan 1892 in Diamond, Webster County, Kentucky. Another name for Enoch was Eiric.

Enoch married Mary (Polly) Ann Watson, daughter of William A. Watson and Ayra Elizabeth Phipps, about 1858.


Children from this marriage were:

   52 M    i. William (Buck) Oliver Herron was born in Feb 1859 in Boardley, Union County, Kentucky and died in 1919 in Blackford, Kentucky.
   53 M    ii. Beverly Herron was born on 9 Oct 1859 in Kentucky. Another name for Beverly was Beuley.
   54 F    iii. Sarah "Sallie" Herron was born in 1865 in Kentucky.
   55 F    iv. Fannie Herron was born in 1868 in Kentucky and died in 1952.

Fourth Generation (Great Grandchildren)


26. Nancy Herron was born on 10 Mar 1853 in Kentucky and died on 17 May 1932 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Nancy married John Daniel Dilback, son of William Dilback Sr. and Clayton, about 1877 in Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

   56 M    i. Henry Baxter Dilback was born on 2 Mar 1894 in Kentucky, died on 23 Jan 1964 in Webster County, Kentucky and was buried in Jan 1964 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Henry married Lear Caroline Kanipe, daughter of Robert Lee Kanipe and Virginia F. Hudson, on 14 Apr 1920 in Union County, Kentucky.

   57 F    ii. Mary Allen Dilback was born in 1878 in Kentucky.
   58 M    iii. Boyd Dilback was born on 31 Mar 1881 in Kentucky and died on 15 Mar 1905 in Webster County, Kentucky.
   59 M    iv. H. Claudie Dilback was born in 1883 in Kentucky and died in 1966 in Webster County, Kentucky.

H. married Rose Lee about 1906 in Kentucky.

   60 M    v. Flaudie Dilback was born in 1883 in Kentucky.
   61 M    vi. Robert Dilback was born in 1887 in Kentucky.

Robert married Virgie about 1911 in Kentucky.

   62 M    vii. Clarence Dilback was born in 1890 in Kentucky.

Clarence married Vera about 1919 in Kentucky.

   63 M    viii. Timothy Dilback was born on 2 May 1892 in Kentucky, died on 12 May 1942 in Chicago, Illinois and was buried on 15 May 1942 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Timothy married Willie Powell on 7 Feb 1931 in Kentucky.

   64 F    ix. Nellie Winston Dilback was born in 1897 in Kentucky, died in 1977 in Webster County, Kentucky and was buried in 1977 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Nellie married Robert H. Martin about 1916.

27. David Herron was born on 4 Nov 1852 in Webster County, Kentucky.

David married Laurie A. in 1870 in Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

   65 F    i. Annie L. Herron was born in 1871 in Kentucky.
   66 M    ii. Thomas Herron was born in 1874 in Kentucky.
   67 M    iii. William H. Herron was born in 1876 in Kentucky.
   68 F    iv. Sarah Herron was born in 1878 in Kentucky.
28. Beverly Herron was born on 4 Nov 1852 in Webster County, Kentucky and died in 1937.

Beverly married Malissa Tapp.

Beverly next married Molly Murphy.

29. Henry Harrison Herron was born in 1857 in Webster County, Kentucky.

Henry married Arnetta Walker on 21 Dec 1876 in Webster County, Kentucky.

30. William Wesley Herron was born on 14 May 1859 in Webster County, Kentucky and died on 10 Nov 1942 in Webster County, Kentucky.

William married Rachel Marks about 1887 in Kentucky.


Children from this marriage were:

   69 M    i. Henry Gregston Herron was born in 1888 and died in 1976.
   70 M    ii. Roy Herron was born in 1890.
   71 F    iii. Mazie Herron was born in 1892.
   72 M    iv. C.C. Herron was born in 1895.
   73 F    v. Effie Herron was born in 1899.
   74 F    vi. Lena Herron was born in 1901.
   75 F    vii. Ethel Herron was born in 1909 and died in 1944.

William next married Florida Burgess about 1877.


Children from this marriage were:

   76 M    i. Otis Herron was born in 1878.
   77 F    ii. Inez Herron was born in 1880.
   78 F    iii. Geraldine Herron was born in 1882.
32. George Washington Herron was born on 18 Jul 1864 in Kentucky and died on 20 Jan 1903 in Wheatcroft, Webster County, Kentucky.

George married Endora Overby.

33. Jacob Herron was born in 1868 in Kentucky.

Jacob married Peachie W. Walker.

34. Frances Herron was born in 1867 in Kentucky.

Frances married Joesph Justice.

Frances next married Forest Watson.

35. James Herron was born on 11 Feb 1873 in Kentucky and died on 22 Jul 1942.

James married Myrtle Jenkins.

36. William Harvey Herron was born on 25 Jul 1875 in Kentucky and died on 20 Jan 1955 in Kentucky.

William married Flora Hunter.

William next married Elsie Taylor.

37. Benjamin Herron was born in 1877 in Kentucky.

Benjamin married Trinnie.