Washington Co., AR - Biographies - Berry V. Sherrod *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: The Goodspeed Publishing Co Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgenwebarchives.org *********************************************** Berry V. Sherrod, a wide-awake, stirring young farmer of Goshen Township, was born in Madison County, Ark., seven miles south of Hindsville, where Garrett Williams lives. March 29, 1859, and is the son of Sterling B. and Margaret (Lankford) Sherrod. The father was born in Tennessee, and came to this county with his father. William Sherrod, when a young man. Here he grew to maturity, and later in life moved to where G. Williams lived. He was a farmer. He died in 1864, and his wife died just three weeks and two days before his death. They left a family of eight children. Seven of the family died within seven months, leaving only three children, of whom our subject is the only one positively known to be living. He was reared an orphan, began farming when quite young, and this occupation he has since continued. June 24, 1877, Miss Mary K. Wilkerson became his wife, and to them were born five children: Sterling T., Eva M., Arva L., William V. and Mamie. The same year of his marriage Mr. Sherrod settled on the farm where he now resides, which consists of 181 acres, fifty acres being rich bottom land, and ninety acres under cultivation. He has a nice home, and has succeeded well.