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Collection Summary
Title
Sherrieb Family Album
Date
1870’s to 1979
Extent
1 archival box
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1164-SFA
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2018; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2018
Name of Creator
Gertrude (Wentz) Sherrieb
Biographical History
Enos M Sherrieb (4 Nov 1872- 30 Jan 1955) lived in Western Pennsylvania and delivered some horses to
his uncle at Spencerville, Ohio. Later, his uncle employed Enos to work in the oil fields and he found
room and board at the home of the Wentz family. There he met his future wife, Vivian Gertrude Wentz
(27 Oct 1880- 16 Oct 1950). They were married on April 11, 1899 and lived on a farm in Ohio until
February 1910. The family moved to a farm near Friona, Texas. The couple had two sons, Harry and
Clyde.
Scope and Content
The photo album is a green, hardbound album with flowers and a cameo decorating the front and velvet
on the back cover. It has a decorative metal clasp. The album pages have slots for photographs. Some of
the photographs are labeled using a labeler and others have penciled names on the album pages. Many
of the photographs have been pasted into the album. The oldest photographs are tintypes of Enos and
Gertrude when they are very young. A note taped inside the front of the album states: “This album was
presented to Miss Gertrude Wentz of Elgin Ohio Dec 25 1898 by Enos M. Sherrieb of Mahoning Penn.”
Inside the album is a letter with some genealogical information as well as sheets of paper with family
names and dates recorded. Other items kept in the album are a lock of hair from Gertrude, Enos and
Gertrude’s marriage license, some newspaper clippings, and funeral programs. The loose items have
been removed from the album and put into an acid free folder.
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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 2 series.
Series 1, Album Inserts
Folder 1, Loose Photos
Item 1, Photo “Harold, Lynda, Bryan & Mark Sherrieb, 1979
Item 2, Photo “Ready to Roll”
Item 3, Photo post card “Cowboy Sunday”
Item 4, Photo post card, “Texas Cowboys”, 1913
Item 5, Photo post card, 1912
Folder 2, Newspaper clippings
Folder 3, Genealogy Notes
Folder 4, Misc.
Item 1, Locket of hair from Gertrude
Item 2, Marriage license Gertrude and Enos
Series 2, Album
Item 1, Sherrieb family album
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
The album is wrapped in acid-free tissue paper. Other items are in acid free folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by Rhonda Thieme.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
“Golden Anniversary Celebrated by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sherrieb” [1949].
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