Robert Lee Herrell
(1869-1954)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah Frances Peavler

Robert Lee Herrell 2 3 4

  • Born: 27 July 1869, Butler, MO 4
  • Marriage (1): Sarah Frances Peavler about 1890 in Duncan, AZ 1 2 3
  • Died: 21 June 1954, Phoenix, AZ at age 84 4
  • Buried: After 21 June 1954, Tempe, AZ 4
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of July 1870 and a birth location of Missouri.

This birth date was given on his 1900 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1872 and a birth location of Missouri.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 47 on the 1920 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Precinct 8 Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory on 27 September 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 57, Family 258
Precinct 8 Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Robert Herrell..Head..Jul 1870..29..MO..Farmer

(Living with wife, son, and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Paradise, AZ on 26 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 34, Dwelling 56, Family 57, Roll 47
Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona
Farm owned, no mortgage
Robert L. Herrell..Head..47..MO..Farmer, General Farm
(Living with wife, married son and his wife, and father-in-law.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 27 Jul 1870, then his age should have been 49 instead of 47.
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• He was buried after 21 June 1954 in the Tempe Double Butte Cemetery in Tempe, AZ.

Find A Grave Memorial 32123943
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Robert married Sarah Frances Peavler, daughter of Jacob Gabriel Peavler and Sarah Isabelle Cabe, about 1890 in Duncan, AZ.2 3 5 (Sarah Frances Peavler was born on 4 February 1872 in Menardsville, TX,2 6 7 died on 17 September 1959 in Phoenix, AZ 7 and was buried on 20 September 1959 in Tempe, AZ 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Precinct 8 Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory on 27 September 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 57, Family 258
Precinct 8 Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory, United States
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 10 years
Robert Herrell..Head..Jul 1870..29..MO..Farmer
Frances S. Herrell..Wife..Feb 1872..28..TX..1/1
Robert C. Herrell..Son..Dec 1895..4..NM
Sarah E. Lightfoot..Mother-in-law..Apr 1834..66..TN..married 10 years..2/2

(Living next door to Sarah's married adopted son, his wife, and Sarah's husband, Jacob.)
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Paradise, AZ on 26 January 1920. 3

1920 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 34, Dwelling 56, Family 57, Roll 47
Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona
Farm owned, no mortgage
Robert L. Herrell..Head..47..MO..Farmer, General Farm
Sarah F. Herrell..Wife..46..TX
Robert C. Herrell..Son..24..AZ..Farmer, General Farm
Allie M. Herrell..Daughter-in-law..16..TX
Jacob Lightfoot..Father-in-law..86..IN
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Sources

1 Patricia Peters [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; Multiple email exchanges beginning Dec 2018 about Jacob Lightfoot, son of Isaac Lightfoot and John Wood (Brandis) Lightfoot, adopted son of Jacob Lightfoot.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Precinct 8 Lower Gila, Grant County, New Mexico Territory, United States, enumeration district (ED) 57, sheet 1A, family 258, Robert Lee Herrell and Sarah Frances Peavler; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Dec 2019); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Paradise, Cochise County, Arizona, enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 2B, dwelling 56, family 57, Robert Lee Herrell and Sarah Frances Peavler; index and images (accessed 21 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 47.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 21 December 2018), memorial page for Robert Lee Herrell (27 Jul 1869\endash 21 Jun 1954), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32123943, citing Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

5 Patricia Peters [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

6 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Precinct 8, Buckhorn, Grant County, New Mexico Territory, enumeration district (ED) 16, p. 366D, dwelling 1, family 1, Jacob Lightfoot and Sarah Isabelle Cabe; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Dec 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0802.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 21 December 2018), memorial page for Sarah Frances Peavler Herrell (4 Feb 1872'9617 Sep 1959), Find A Grave Memorial no. 32123958, citing Tempe Double Butte Cemetery, Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

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