Asa Franklin Herring

b. 28 October 1831, d. 11 April 1909
  • Asa Franklin Herring was born on 28 October 1831 in Alabama.
  • He was known as Frank upon occasion.
  • Asa Franklin Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Morgan County, Alabama, living with his parents Joseph and Anna Herring and many siblings, not yet recorded.
  • He was attending school and working on the farm, according to the 1850 census.
  • He married Amanda M. (?) say 1858.
  • Asa Franklin Herring and Amanda M. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • Asa Franklin Herring and Amanda M. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Danville PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Anna Susan Herring.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
  • Asa Franklin Herring became a widower at the between 1870 and 1880 death of his wife Amanda M. (?)
  • Death of Amanda is based on identification of Asa as a widower in the 1880 census. While Asa and Nellie Herring are identified as having been married for forty years in the 1900 census, much of the information recorded in that census has been proved to be in error.
  • Asa Franklin Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Texas, boarding with farmer D. L. Carpenter, and living not far from his daughter Annie Whitfield.
  • He was a book agent, according to the 1880 census.
  • He married Nellie (?) say 1885.
  • Asa Franklin Herring appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, living not far from their daughter Annie Whitfield.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1900 census.
  • Asa Franklin Herring died on 11 April 1909 at age 77.
  • He was interred at Apolonia Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2009

Family 1: Amanda M. (?) b. circa 1833, d. between 1870 and 1880

Family 2: Nellie (?) b. circa 1838