Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameJohn Henry GERRINGER Jr. [1], [3239], [289], [840], [5493], [5494]
BirthJan 10, 1860, Guilford County, North Carolina [1], [3239], [289], [4], [1727]
DeathMay 15, 1914, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [3239], [289], [1727], [5493]
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [1727], [5493]
FatherJohn Henry GERRINGER Sr. (1825-1872)
MotherElizabeth Warick WAYNICK (1825-1910)
Spouses
BirthOct 14, 1858 [1], [289], [1727]
DeathDec 7, 1901 [1], [289], [1727]
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [1], [1727]
MarriageJun 13, 1880, Alamance County, North Carolina [5496]
ChildrenCarrie Etta (1882-1927)
 Flora Lelia (1884-1950)
 Hurley (1887-1975)
 Lyman David (1890-1940)
 Alma (1894-1971)
BirthNov 6, 1869, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [4]
DeathJun 11, 1949, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [4]
BurialShallow Ford Christian Church, 1263 Shallow Ford Church Road, Alamance County, North Carolina [5498]
FatherSolomon SHEPHERD (1833-1918)
MotherTemperance Raney SMITH (1838-1905)
MarriageApr 26, 1903, Guilford County, North Carolina [289], [4], [5496]
ChildrenWayne Lofton (1904-1962)
 John Freeman (1905-1969)
 Paul Bright (1906-1982)
 Myrtle Elizabeth (1908-1996)
 Ruby (1909-1982)
 Giles Milton (1911-1983)
 John Henry (Died as Infant) (1914-1914)
Obituary Online notes for Florance A. (Spouse 2)
The Burlington Times-News
Monday, June 13, 1949
Mrs. Flora Shepherd Gerringer
Mrs. Flora Shepherd Gerringer, 79, of Route 4, died at 12:35 noon Saturday in a Greensboro hospital following two weeks of critical illness.
Final rites were held this afternoon at Shallowford Christian Church, and burial was in the church cemetery. Services were conducted by Rev. J. L. Norris, pastor of Macedonia Lutheran Church, and Rev. Kenneth Register, pastor of Union Ridge Christian Church.
Mrs. Gerringer was the wife of the late John H. Gerringer, who died in 1914. She was born in Guilford county, the daughter of the late Soloman and Temple Smith Shepherd.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Waymon Moore, Route 4. Burlington, and Mrs. Lacy Rudd, Route 2. Elon College; four sons, Wayne Gerringer of Graham, Freeman Gerringer and Paul Gerringer of Route 4, Burlington, and Giles Gerringer of Route 6, Burlington; two step- daughters, Mrs. L. M. Crouse of Route 4, Burlington, and Mrs. R. B. Hensley of Route 2, Elon College; two brothers. Giles Shepherd and Tom Shepherd, both of Burlington; one step-son, Hurley Gerringer of Route 4, New Bern; seven grandchildren, one great grandchild and 21 step grand-children. [5498]
Last Modified Jul 16, 2017Created Nov 10, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
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