Alfred Burton HERRON

1834 - 1862  (28 years)

• Name	Alfred Burton HERRON
  Born	1834	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Religion	15 Sep 1860	Pickens County, South Carolina   [1]
  	On 15 Sep 1860 brother B. Herren was received by letters into the membership of Coneross Baptist Church. From which church he transferred is not stated.
  Religion	18 May 1861	Pickens County, South Carolina   [2]
  	The minutes of the Coneross Baptist Church for the 18 May 1861 reads, "Took Brother Herrens gift under consideration and liberate him to exercise his gifts in the bounds of this church and anywhere called on." The nature of this gift is not stated, however, B. Herron is frequently noted in the minutes as giving an exhortation when the regular preacher was not present.
  Milit-Serv	Between 23 Aug 1861 and 12 Feb 1862	12th Reg., Co. K, South Carolina, Walhalla, Pickens County, South Carolina   [3]
  	Alfred Burton Herron enlisted in the Confederate army on 23 Aug 1861 at Walhalla, SC. He served in the Twelth Regiment South Carolina Infantry, Company K commanded by Captain L. B. Johnson. His brother-in-law, W. F. G. Brewer, also served in the same Company. Service records show that he died in a hospital in McPhersonville, SC on either the 10th or 12th of February, 1862. The service records name his widow as Caroline Herron of Pickens District.
  Reference Number	3160
  Died	30 Jan 1862	McPhersonville, Beaufort County, South Carolina   [3, 4]
  	Alfred B. Herron died in a hospital in McPhersonville, SC on either the 10th or 12th of February, 1862. Both dates of death are given in his service records. The Confederate Roll of the dead gives his date of death as 30 Jan 1862.
  Person ID	I3160	Bennetts of Pittsylvania County
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	John HERRON,   b. Abt 1814, South Carolina ,   d. Bef 1860  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Mary MARTIN,   b. 1814, South Carolina
  Married	1833	South Carolina
  Census	1850	Pickens County, South Carolina   [5]
  Children	8 children
  1. Alfred Burton HERRON,   b. 1834, South Carolina ,   d. 30 Jan 1862, McPhersonville, Beaufort County, South Carolina
  2. James HERRON,   b. 1838
  3. Patience HERRON,   b. Abt 1842, Pickens County, South Carolina ,   d. 1924
  4. Jasper HERRON,   b. 1842
  5. Frederick Owens HERRON,   b. 1847,   d. Aft 1883
  6. Martha HERRON,   b. 04 Apr 1848, Georgia ,   d. 07 Feb 1911, Baxter County, Arkansas
  7. Pickney Monroe HERRON,   b. 27 May 1849, Georgia ,   d. 09 Mar 1917, Stephens, Georgia
  8. Newton R. HERRON,   b. 23 Apr 1852, South Carolina ,   d. 08 Apr 1928, Franklin, Georgia
  Family ID	F873	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Caroline BREWER,   b. Abt 1838,   d. 12 Oct 1889, Anderson County, South Carolina  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Married	Y  [6]
  Census	26 Jun 1860	Pickens County, South Carolina   [7]
  	1860 CENSUS PICKENS COUNTY, SC, 2ND REGIMENT REEL NO: 653-1225 PAGE NO: 41a REFERENCE: June 26, 1860 by Wm H. Stribling 12 628 628 HERRING Burton 26 M W Farmer 13 628 628 HERRING Caroline 22 F W 14 628 628 HERRING Mary 1 F W
  Children	1. Mary HERRON,   b. Abt 1859   2. John B. HERRON,   b. 14 Apr 1861,   d. 29 Apr 1915  (Age 54 years) Married: Amanda Jane HANNA
  Family ID	F762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		SC Roll of the Dead - Herrons
  		SC 12th Regiment Infantry, Company K, Roster
  		Herron, Alfred B., Civil War Service Record Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of South Carolina; digital images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com<: accessed [CD2]>); citing NARA micropublication M267. Roll 0256, Twelth Infantry, A. B. Heren

  
  

• Notes

  In September 1860 Brother B. Herren Joined Coneross Baptist Church By Letter (from what church not stated.) In November 1860 Elizabeth C. Herren Joined this Church by Letter again from where not given. There was no other mention of B. Herren but Elizabeth C. Herren was still on the Church Membership rolls in 1866. The next Church Roll given was from 1877 and Elizabeth was not listed when she came off the rolls after1866 we do not know. Coneross Church is between Walhalla and Westminster Near Coneross Creek. These are the only Herrons in the church rolls. [From a message from Don Henry]

  
  

• Sources

  [S751] Coneross Baptist Church Minutes, (Furman University Library, Greenville, South Carolina), Minutes for 15 Sep 1860 (image no. 75). [S751] Coneross Baptist Church Minutes, (Furman University Library, Greenville, South Carolina), Minutes for 18 May 1861. [S84] Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers in SC, (NARA), Service Record for A. B. Heren, Roll 256, Twelth Infantry,. [S747] Confederate Rolls of South Carolina, Historian of the Confederate Records, Site Owner: Richland County Public Library, (Richland County Public Library, Columbia, South Carolina, 1898), p. 151, Roll of Company K, Twelfth Regiment Infantry. [S420] 1850 Census Pickens Co., SC, (NARA), John Herron household. [S306] SC Death Certificates, Department of Health and Environmental Control, John Buren Herron. [S235] 1860 Census, Pickens Co. SC, (NARA), Burton Herring household.