Catherine Mahala Sherrill

1815 - Aft 1880  (> 66 years)   Has no ancestors but more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Catherine Mahala Sherrill
  Birth	1814/1815	Haywood Co, NC
  Gender	Female
  _UID	3AC1888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001F84
  Death	Aft 1880	Graham Co, NC
  Person ID	I2007	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Family	James C Colvard,   b. 1809/1810, Haywood Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Graham Co, NC (Age > 71 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1832	Macon Co, NC
  _UID	C2E0C9DC8B570240A4B8A3A5B26527FB4872
  Children	1. Sheriff Joseph Judson Colvard,   b. Jun 1833, Macon Co, NC d. 6 Oct 1916, Graham Co, NC (Age 83 years)   2. Elizabeth T Colvard,   b. 15 Jul 1835, Macon Co, NC d. 9 Jul 1915, Graham Co, NC (Age 79 years)   3. Payton S Colvard,   b. 15 Feb 1837, Macon Co, NC d. 31 Mar 1901, Graham Co, NC (Age 64 years)   4. John M Colvard,   b. 1839/1840, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 24 Feb 1911, Graham Co, NC (Age 71 years)   5. Sarah Pamela Colvard,   b. 1841/1842, Blount Co, TN d. 25 Jan 1923, Macon Co, NC (Age 81 years)   6. Jasper Newton Colvard,   b. 1843/1844, Blount Co, TN d. 30 Jul 1864, Petersburg, VA, Civil War (Age 20 years)   7. Nancy A Colvard,   b. 1845/1846, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 1880/1885, Graham Co, NC (Age 39 years)   8. Mary Ann Colvard,   b. 1847/1848, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) (Age > 13 years)   9. James B Colvard,   b. 22 Sep 1853, Cherokee Co, NC (now Graham Co, NC) d. 6 Jun 1925, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F396	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * Son Payton Colvard married into my George family. * Daughter Sarah Colvard married into my Winfrey Family. * Grand Daughter Billie Cooper married into my Davis family. * Great Grand Son Vird Colvard married into my Carpenter family. * Great Grand Son Joseph Colvard married into my Carpenter family. !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/carpenter/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/george/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/winfrey/ !NOTES:Some show her to be a child of Joseph Sherrill (c1782) & Sarah Sherrill Sherrill. What is the proof? They were neighbors in 1840 Blount Co., TN, so that fits; !MARRIAGE:19 Jul 1832 Macon Co., NC James Colvard & Mahala Sherrill; !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 445/445 James C. Colvard 40 Farmer $300 NC Catharine M. 35 Joseph J. 16 Elizabeth 14 Payton S. 12 John M. 10 Sarah P. 8 TN Jasper N. 6 Nancy A. 4 Mary A. 2 NC; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah # 797/797 James Colvard 50 Farmer $2000/300 Haywood Co, NC Catharine 45 Paton 21 Macon John 20 Cherokee Sally P. 18 Blunt Co, TN Jasper N. 16 Nancy 14 Cherokee Co, NC Mary A. 9 James 6; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Cheoah # 137/137 James Colvard 61 Farmer $1000/500 NC Mahala 54 James 15; !CENSUS:1880 Graham Co., NC Cheoah # 113/113 James Colvard 70 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Mahala 66 wife;