Irvin Arthur Sheriff

Brief Life History of Irvin Arthur

When Irvin Arthur Sheriff was born on 10 June 1905, in Silver Creek Township, Burt, Nebraska, United States, his father, William Wesley Sheriff, was 37 and his mother, Lyda Jenny Kirkle Sheriff, was 31. He married Alta Jonetta Harvey on 27 December 1932, in Buffalo, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lead, Lawrence, South Dakota, United States in 1930 and Lawrence, South Dakota, United States in 1935. He died on 2 October 1974, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 69.

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Irvin Arthur Sheriff
1905–1974
Alta Jonetta Harvey
1906–2002
Marriage: 27 December 1932
William Arthur Sheriff
1933–1996
Joy Dianne Sheriff
1949–1991

Sources (11)

  • Irvin M Sheriff in household of William W Sheriff, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Irvin Sheriff, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
  • Irvin A Sheriff in entry for Joy Dianne Schmitt, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Historical Boundaries: 1916: Jones, South Dakota, United States

1927

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Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name or nickname from Middle English shirreve, sher(r)eve, sheref(fe) ‘sheriff, officer of the Crown’ (Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr ‘shire, county’ + (ge)rēfa ‘reeve’), literally the reeve (i.e. steward) of a shire. Compare Reeve .

Muslim (mainly Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia): variant of Sharif . In Sierra Leone and Liberia this name is found mainly among the Mandinka people. Compare Sirleaf .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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