Brief Life History of Hilla
When Dr Hilla Sheriff was born on 29 May 1903, in Easley, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Washington Sheriff, was 34 and her mother, Mary Lenora Smith, was 33. She lived in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States in 1910 and Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 10 September 1988, in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Hilla Sherrif in household of John W Sherrif, "United States Census, 1920"
- Hilla S Zerbst, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Dr Hilla Sheriff in entry for John M and Mr John Or Mike Myron Sheriff, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1892–1953 Male
1903–1988 Female
Parents and Siblings
1868–1938 Male
1869–1945 Female
Siblings (7)
1896–1993 Female
1897–1936 Male
1899–1991 Female
1901–1931 Male
1903–1988 Female
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World Events (8)
1904
Age 1
1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched
Age 13
1927
Age 24
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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