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==Childhood==
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.
===Siblings===
==Brethren Links==
Robert's parents raised their children Presbyterian, according to a 1901 NIR census. He was in fellowship with the Detroit assemblies, and said to be a good friend of Harold Paisley. Robert's son, [[Robert James Sherrard]] co-founded the San Jose Gospel Chapel.
==Emigration==
==Occupation==
When Robert registered for the WWI draft in 1917 he 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.
==Michigan==
==Sources==
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]
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Londonderry/Keady/Gortcorbies/1525706/ NIR National Archives]
* [https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/107731400/person/300070847357/story Ancestry.com Elizabeth]
* [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.org/wiki/Detroit_United_Railway Detroit United Railway wiki]
* James Edward Livingston, grandson - Feb. 13, 2019
