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Joel W Herrington

  

Joel W Herrington was the son of Luther Herrington and his wife Susan Anderson. What little is known about Joel Herrington is based upon family folklore and Johnson county Georgia  court records.

  • 1864 - Joel Herrington was born in in Wilkinson county Georgia. 

  • 1880 - Census indicates the Luther Herrington family had moved to Jefferson county Georgia. 

  • November 21, 1884 - Joil Harrington married Mollie Wiloby in Johnson county Georgia.

  • Feb. 26, 1886 - Joel Herrington filed for Divorce charging Mollie Willoughby Herrington with Adultery, Listed as a witness to Mollie's adultery was Joel's younger brother David Herrington.

  •  Sept. 27, 1886 - Joel Herrington was granted a divorce in Johnson co. Superior court and Mollie was ordered to pay $12.50 in court cost.

  • August 27, 1888 - Jos Herrington married Mos L Johnson in Johnson, co Ga.

  • Sept 14, 1888 - Joel Herrington filed a petition in the Johnson co. Ga. Court of Ordinary to retrieve a minor child from Mollie Harrington.

  • 1889 in Johnson co Deed records and mortgages (H-365) V.D. Johnson (Venetus Dickson Johnson) sold Joel W Herrington for the sum of 60 dollars Thirty acres of Land.

  • 1890 - Lessie Herrington is born

  • March 28, 1891 - Zach Powell sentenced to 12 months in chain gang for Adultry

  • October 3, 1891 - David Curry fined $25 for Libel

  • 1892 - Samuel Lawson Herrington is born

  • August 24, 1892 - According to Mosella Johnson in her 12 month support request Joel Herrington died on 5/24/1892. Family verbal history is that Joel was killed in a boxing match. No grave has been found for Joel or his younger brother David Herrington.

  • September 30, 1892 - Adultery charges are dropped against Mollie Willoughby Herrington because the witness is dead.

 


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July 06, 2004