Sheriff married Nancy Elizabeth Riddle on 10 Feb 1901 in Yancey Co., North Carolina. Nancy (daughter of Benjamin Britton Riddle and Phinetta Blankenship) was born on 29 Jun 1882 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1914 in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina; was buried in Pensacola, Yancey Co., North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]