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Submitted: 10/20/19 • Approved: 10/20/19 • Last Updated: 10/23/19 • R216943-G0-S3
Feb 4, 1875 - Jan 22, 1922
Woodmen of the World Memorial
Odd Fellow emblem
Spouse: Linnie Marar Derden
Father: Carr Bowers Sherrod
Mother: Sarah Bernice "Sallie" Woodruff
When Martin Luther Sherrod was born on February 6, 1875, in Brazos, Texas, his father, Carr, was 49 and his mother, Sarah, was 38. He married Linnie Marar Derden on December 30, 1900, in his hometown. They had eight children in 14 years. He died on January 22, 1922, in Peacock, Texas, at the age of 46, and was buried there.
Cause of death;
Influenza
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Photo;
Annette Shaw
ashaw444@swbell.net
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