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Hugh Herrall, Heral 1820-1899 |
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The photo at left is the only known
picture of Hugh Herrall, Heral s/o John Herrell and Annah Campbell. of
Burke, Yancey, Mitchell Co. NC. Note the way he has his beard trimmed, it
is believed this was a requirement of the Dunkard religion. His brother, Simon Herrell, was of the Dunkard faith and attended the Dunkard church at Red Hill in Mitchell co., NC. Simon kept his beard trimmed like Hughs'. Hugh Herrell (Heral) lived in Yancey County. NC in 1850 where he owned 250 acres of land and farmed 20 acres of it. In that year his land was valued at $400, Farm Machinery $15, Livestock $112. He owned one horse, two cows, two cattle, eight sheep, and twelve hogs. Hugh produced forty bushels of wheat, ten bushels of rye, seventy five bushels of Indian Corn, fifty bushels of oats, fifteen bu. of peas and beans and ten pounds of wool. He did not grow any tobacco, which is interesting, but possibly there was no market for it in the area. Sometime between 1850 and 1860 Hugh and Charlotte moved their family to Washington Co., VA. Charlotte's McIntire family started to Washington co. and her father Joseph died in route. He was buried along the way and his wife and children continued the trip.
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The Hugh Heral farm in Poore Valley, Washington co., Va. was one of few good farm sites in the area.. It was well watered and is not as rocky as many other farms in the Valley. This farm is still in the Herald family after one hundred and forty years. Hugh, his son William, Fred Herald and Dean and Dempsey Herald have owned and operated the farm producing hay, corn, tobacco, milk, beef cattle and timber..
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 Left: Simon and Elizabeth Miller Herrell of Mitchell county, NC.
Simon and Hugh Herrell (Heral) were brothers, sons of John and Annah Campbell Herrell of Burke, Yancey, Mitchell Co., NC. |