Background
Sherrill, John Bascom was born on February 23, 1864 in Iredell Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Martin Van Buren and Martha Jane (Douglass) Sherrill.
Sherrill, John Bascom was born on February 23, 1864 in Iredell Company, North Carolina, United States. Son of Martin Van Buren and Martha Jane (Douglass) Sherrill.
Education high school, Olin, North Carolina.
Editor public Concord Times, since 1885. Concord Daily Tribune, since 1910. Postmaster of Concord, 1894-1898.
Member School Board Concord, 8 years Secretary-treasurer North Carolina Press Association, 1888-1920 (president 1921-1923).
Trustee Duke U.
Member North Carolina General Assembly, lower house, 1923-1924. Member Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
Married Anna South. Montgomery, January 5, 1887. Children: Mistress Mary Lilly Privett, Mistress Anna Doctorate. Archibald, William Montgomery, Cottrell.