Henry Arthur Herrell, Captain, Confederate States of America Army

Henry Arthur Herrell
Captain, Confederate States of America Army

At the time of the 1880 United States Census he resided at Gainesborough, Frederick County, Virginia. Residing with him were his wife, Sarah A. Herrell, age 35 and born in Virginia; their daughter, Bertha B. Herrell, age 12 and born in Virginia; their son, Hollis L. Herrell, age 10 and born in Virginia; the son, Laurance L. Herrell, age 8, and born in Virginia; and their son, Ernest E. Herrell, age 6 and born in Virginia. His occupation was listed as retail grocer.

From the "Frederick County, Virginia: Settlement and Some First Families of Back Creek Valley, 1730 - 1830", Wilmer L. Kerns, Gateway Press, Inc., 1995, page 501:

"Sarah M. Dunlap was born in 1839 and died in 1930. She married Captain Henry Arthur Herrell, son of George W. and Emzy Ann Harrell, on May 2, 1867. Henry was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1841. His obituary stated that he
was a Confederate veteran, who laid down his gun at Appomattox, then walked home. They first lived near Cross Junction, Frederick County, Virginia, here he established a prosperous brick-manufacturing firm. Both were buried
in the Arlington National Cemetery."

Henry Arthur Herrell was born on 18 March 1842 at Loudon, Virginia. He married Sarah M. Dunlap on 2 May 1867 at Frederick, Virginia. He died on 22 July 1913.

HERRELL, HENRY A
CPT D 33 VA INF CSA
DATE OF DEATH: 07/22/1913
BURIED AT: SECTION CONF SITE 221-A

HERRELL, SARAH M W/O HENRY A
DATE OF DEATH: 07/22/1913
BURIED AT: SECTION CONFE SITE 221A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
WIFE OF HA HERRELL, CAPT D 33RD VA INF

HA Herrell Gravesite PHOTO

SM Herrell Gravesite PHOTO
Photos Courtesy of Roxsanne Wells-Layton, June 2006

Posted: 18 June 2006 Updated: 4 July 2006