Born on Feb 6, 1826 to Moses Tomlinson and Charlotte Monk Tomlinson. Sherrod Tomlinson passed away on Dec 26, 1885, at the age of 59 and was buried in Fender Cemetery in Lakeland, Georgia, United States. Sherrod Tomlinson was married to Sarah Ann Burkhalter Tomlinson and had 9 children: John Perryman Tomlinson, Lucius C. Tomlinson, Joseph B Tomlinson, Moses Chester Tomlinson, William Henry Tomlinson, Augustus M Tomlinson, Annis Tomlinson Register, Sibbie Tomlinson Bridges, Matthew Roy Tomlinson.