"I am surprised to find that there are no listings for the Herring Family within this collection. West & Charity Herring were wed in NC in 1828 and entered the newly-opened Alabama Territory in Barbour County. A son, Stephen, married Elizabeth Caroline Turner (des. of Noel Turners & Wm. Williams), and relocated his family in Henry County following the Civil War. Two of Stephen's brothers died in the war, Lewis Grad (Georgia) & Jackson (Virginia). Stephen & Emanuel survived. Emanuel is buried in Culp Cem..Stephen & Caroline named one of their sons Louis Jackson, for Stephen's fallen brothers. Louis Jackson married Pauline Whitehead, dau. of John Whitehead & Rachel Kirkland. "Jack" & Pauline entered Geneva County and had a large family, 7 m & 3 f. Both died in Geneva, he in 1941; she in '49. Their youngest child was named Louis Jackson Herring, Jr., and he was my father. LJ II is buried in Port St. Joe, Florida. I have some information on this family and have posted it on Ancestry.com. See Rod Herring, 3 Sept 1946. I would love to learn more!"

Thank you for your post. I'm just beginning to follow up and trace ancestry from material that my mother has collected through the years. I believe that Emanuel Herring is a direct descendant of my great-grandfather, Bartlet Lamar Herring (born Apr 4, 1866 Henry County died May 2, 1938) He married Emma Laura Harrison Herring
(b.Mar 31, 1871 ? died Sept 29, 1953) They both are buried at Selma Baptist Cemetery, in Dothan, Alabama. We have copies of photos of Emanuel Herring and his brother as well as a photo of one of the young brothers killed in the Civil War. Also some other material copied from "an old Herring Bible." Would love to share material. Will look at your post on Ancestry.com. Currently collecting this to share with a number of interested cousins who will meet in May.

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Does your family tree contain corrent Fennells? I, too, am trying to make connections. My Skipper families were in Alabama during this period of time. William J M Skipper married Martha Lucas and his sister, Mary Jane married Stephen D Jernigan. They (along with how many others???) left for Texas after 1872 and arrived in Overton Texas before 1878. They have "common neighbors" in both states which leads me to the conclusion they traveled together. William J M Skipper and Martha Lucas's first born child, Lizzie Neal, married a Fennell. I have a "Code" Fennell. He was born in Texas. He and Lizzie Neal had James Curtis Fennell/Phennel/Finley/Finek (depending on who was taking census). Code Fennell died between 1896 & 1899. Lizzie Neal and James Curtis are listed in 1900 Bienvielle Parish, La. in the house with her parents. The Skippers left Texas around 1890 and ended up in Bienvielle Parish, Ringgold La. This is where James Curtis "Phennel" and his mother are buried. Lizzie Nel remarried F.E. Franklin. 1901 and James Curtis is listed in 1910 census, age 14, as step son. The Jernigans, Fennels, Carters, Lucas, Craddock families are all linked and share some common relatives. Hope this helps. Ann

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