William SHERER

1790 - 1865  (75 years)

• Name	William SHERER
  Birth	19 Nov 1790	York County, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8A36D717D4D04D7EBC9366841DD73DBB4212
  Death	30 Dec 1865	Walker County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Burial	Jasper Memorial Cemetery, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA   [1]
  Notes	Copied from findagrave.com, June 2015: William Sherer was born 19 Nov 1790 in York County, South Carolina, the 1st of 9 children born to Thomas Sherer and Ann Robinson. His siblings are Abigail, Sarah, Richard, Tirzah, Margaret, Archibald, Lydia Ann, and Thomas. William married Martha Minter 23 Feb 1813 in York County. Their children, all born in York County, South Carolina, are: 1. James Clark m (1) Sarah Robinson (2) Mary Ann Mullinax 2. John Thomas m (1) Mary Ann Kirkpatrick (2) Mary Ann Shepard 3. Terisse m George Davis Hood 4. Absalom m (1) Rainey Kirkpatrick (2) Sarah S Gabbert 5. Elisha A m Elizabeth Kirkpatrick 6. Madison m Sarah E Kitchens 7. William Minter m (1) Mary Ann Good (2) L Caroline Jones (3) Sarah R Love 8. Jefferson Neely m Harriet Kirkpatrick 9. Lorihama m Thomas M Gabbert (his #2) Terisse died 16 Feb 1850, age 32. Martha Minter Sherer died 26 Apr 1853, age 59. Terisse and Martha are interred at the Bullock Creek Cemetery in York County, SC. William Sherer, with 8 of his adult children, and their families, migrated to Walker County, Alabama in 1855-56. "THEY ALL ENTERED LAND IN WALKER COUNTY AND LIVED ON THE LAND UNTIL THEY DIED" (from grave marker). Four of the sons married Kirkpatrick sisters. William's younger brother Thomas (1808-1888) also married a Kirkpatrick. William and Martha had 73 grandchildren. Of these, 62 can be found from the links below. [On the findagrave site, links work from each name]. James Clark Sherer is interred at the Samaria Cemetery in Jasper, Alabama. His six brothers are at the New Prospect Cemetery, also in Jasper, Alabama. The final resting place for daughter Lorihama, and her husband Thomas M Gabbert, has not been found. William Sherer's present grave marker was placed 27 Sep 1950, at a cost of $300, money collected from many Sherer grandchildren, led by Oscar Minter Sherer Family links: Spouse: Martha Minter Sherer (1793 - 1853) Children: James Clark Sherer (1814 - 1892)* John Thomas Sherer (1815 - 1899)* Terisse Sherer Hood (1817 - 1850)* Absalom A Sherer (1819 - 1893)* Elisha A Sherer (1821 - 1907)* Madison Sherer (1822 - 1884)* William Minter Sherer (1826 - 1903)* Jefferson Neely Sherer (1828 - 1896)*
  Person ID	I6657	America
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family	Martha Minter,   b. 20 May 1793, Bullock Creek, South Carolina, USA d. 26 Apr 1853, South Carolina, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	23 Feb 1813	York County, South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F2584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.