Source:  Goodspeed’s History of Lawrence, Wayne, Perry, Hickman, and Lewis Counties Tennessee, published 1886

Charles J. Herrin is a North Carolinan by birth, born in 1804, and immigrated to Tennessee when a young man. He has been a farmer and merchant all his life, and has held the office of magistrate for many years. He also served as constable, county surveyor, notary public and register. He first married a Miss Allen, who bore him one child, named Mary, who died when about twenty of age. His wife lived but a short time. Mr. Herrin then wedded Martha Abernathy, and the following children are the result of their union: James L. , Charles F., Emma E., Amanda F., Benjamin F., Martha J., Napoleon B., Theodore and Joseph. The last three are dead. Their mother was born June 26, 1817, and died June 14, 1859. Mr. Herrin married his wife May 25, 1862. She was Eliza S. Hale, who was born in Tennessee May 16, 1845, and is the mother of three children: Jennie L., Dora J., and Joel M. The eldest son, James L., resided with his father until attaining his majority; since that time he has farmed, and is engaged in merchandising, but closed out the latter to farming, and owns 160 acres of very good land near West Point, besides two other farms of 150 and 175 acres each. He was born December 2, 1837, and has been a member of the Methodist Church since 1883. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate service, and was in some of the hardest fought battles of the war. He was captured at Fort Donelson, and was a prisoner for six months at Fort Warren. He was quartermaster in the Third Tennessee Regiment, and in 1872 was married to Mary J. Welch, who was born in 1859, ans is the mother of five children: Horace, born in 1874; Emma h., in 1876; May j. in 1878; Blanche, in 1880, and died in 1882; and Frank, born in 1885. Mr. Herrin is a Democrat.

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