Lydia Fannie Redfern

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Lydia Fannie Redfern (Sherrod)

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Birthplace: Thomas County, Georgia, United States
Death: May 1925 (73)
Thomas County, Georgia, United States
Place of Burial: Thomas County, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William M. Sherrod and Isabella Sophia Sherrod
Wife of Elisha Chamberlain Redfern
Mother of Frank Redfern; Wesley Elisha Redfern; Fannie Mae Beane; Mattie Redfern; W Jack Redfern and 5 others
Sister of James Allen Sherrod; William J Sherrod; John B. Sherrod; Sarah A. Gandy; Celia Ann Watkins and 4 others
Half sister of Penelope McGraw

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About Lydia Fannie Redfern

There is some debate as to whether Fannie’s first name was Eliza or Lydia. Fannie, as she was called, was born Oct. 29, 1851 in Pavo, Georgia to William Sherrod and Isabella Sophorina “Sophie” King Sherrod. She married Elisha Chamberlin Redfearn in 1873. They had 9 children, four of whom did not live to adulthood; Mattie who died at age 12, William Jackson at age 18, Bessie at age 15 and John at the age of 4. His surviving children included Henry, Franklin (Frank), Wesley, Fannie and George. Elisha built the family home in Pavo that still stands and has remained in the family.

Submitted by Carol Vickers, great granddaughter

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Lydia Fannie Redfern's Timeline

1851
October 29, 1851
Thomas County, Georgia, United States
1880
February 18, 1880
Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia, United States
1883
May 20, 1883
Thomas County, Georgia, United States
1886
January 17, 1886
Pavo, Brooks County, Georgia, United States
1925
May 1925
Age 73
Thomas County, Georgia, United States
May 1925
Age 73
Thomas County, Georgia, United States
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