Annie Melissa Sherrill

b. 6 August 1826, d. 1 April 1899

Parents

FatherJohn Anderson Sherrill b. about 1794
MotherBarbary Drum b. about 1789

Information

Name Variation  Annie Melissa Sherrill was also known as Anna Sherrill. 
Birth6 Aug 1826 She was born on 6 Aug 1826 in North Carolina. 
Marriage22 Dec 1858 She and James Arthur Blankenship, son of Samuel Blankenship and Susanna Weathers, were married on 22 Dec 1858. 
1870 Census
(Spouse of Head)
6 Aug 1870 Annie appeared in the 1870 Federal Census of Sharps Township, Alexander County, North Carolina, as Anna M. Blankenship, with her husband, James Arthur Blankenship, and their children, Rebecca, John, Andrew, Washington, Thomas, Maxamillen and Martha. She is a white female, age 44. Her occupation is keeping house. She was born in North Carolina. She cannot read or write. 
1880 Census
(Spouse of Head)
7 Jun 1880 Annie appeared in the 1880 Federal Census of Sharpes, Alexander County, North Carolina, as Anna M. Blankenship, with her husband, James Arthur Blankenship, and their children, Rebecca, Andrew, Washington, Thomas, Maxamillen and Martha. She is a married white female, age 54. Wife of head of household. Her occupation is heeping house. She cannot read or write. She was born in North Carolina. Her mother and father were born in North Carolina. 
Death1 Apr 1899 Annie Melissa Sherrill died on 1 Apr 1899 in Alexander County, North Carolina, at age 72. 
Burialafter 1 Apr 1899 She was buried after 1 Apr 1899 in Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, located in Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina. 

Children of Annie Melissa Sherrill and James Arthur Blankenship

All known children of Annie Melissa Sherrill and James Arthur Blankenship are deceased.