Changes

Robert Andrew Sherrard was born Mar. 21, 1896 in Limavady, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to William John Sherrard and Elizabeth Dickson Sherrard.  His parents were employed in farming. His father passed away on May 8, 1899 when he was 33, and Robert was a toddler, and the family moved to Keady, Londonderry. 

* James Sherrard* Hannah Jane Sherrard (1890-1956) died in Letterloan, Mocosquin, N.I.NIR* William Sherrard (1892-1973) died in Coleraine, Londonderry, N.INIR* James H.Sherrard (1894-) * Lily Matilda Sherrard (1899-1956) died in N.INIR ==Brethren Links==Robert's parents raised their children Presbyterian, according to a 1901 NIR census.

He joined On June 12, 1917, Robert enlisted in the military U.S. Army at the age of 21to serve in World War One, while maintaining a British citizenship.  He was honorably discharged on June 21May 15, 1919. ==Occupation==When Robert registered for the WWI draft in 1917he was employed as a Conductor for the Detroit United Railway (D.U.R.) primarily serving the Detroit & Highland Park Railways, as a streetcar system. D.U.R., altogether, operated more than 400 miles of interurban lines and 187 miles of street city railway lines. Robert continued this as a career into the 1930's, becoming a bus driver by 1940.

Robert setup residence by 1917 in at 182 Candler, Highland Park, Michigan where he raised his family until moving to Detroit in the early 1930's.

* [[Mary Margaret Sherrard ]] (1928-2010)* [[Robert James Sherrard ]] (1931-2010), aka "Bob", married Barbara C. Welch on Aug. 6, 1955 in Alameda, CA. He died in Santa Clara, CA. He was a founding member of San Jose Gospel Chapel, which is presently known as [[Hillview Bible Chapel, CA|Hillview Bible Chapel]] * [[Barbara Jane Sherrard Irvin]] (1933-) married Donald J. Irvin (b. 1933) on Oct. 24, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA.

All websites accessed Feb. 13, 2019, unless otherwise noted.* [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/107731400/person/300070847358/story?_phsrc=nNr169&_phstart=successSource Ancestry.com Family Tree] accessed Feb* [http://www.census.nationalarchives. 13, 2019ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Keady/Gortcorbies/1525706/ NIR National Archives]* [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/107731400/person/300070847357/story Ancestry.com Elizabeth] accessed Feb* [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2441&h=14062342&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525 Veteran BIRLS]* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69801868 FindAGrave Robert J. Sherrard bio] * [https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=6482&h=32305828&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=2441 WWI Draft Registration]* [https://en.wikipedia. 13, 2019org/wiki/Detroit_United_Railway Detroit United Railway wiki]