Billy Joe Sherbert of Blountsville, Blount County, AL was born on August 31, 1930 in Cherokee County, and died at age 47 years old on August 30, 1978 in Blount County. Billy Sherbert was buried in August 1978 at Rock Spring Methodist Church.
Alabama also known as the “Heart of Dixie" joined the union as the 22nd state in 1819.
The region that became Alabama was occupied by aboriginals as early as some 10,000 years ago. Europeans reached the area in the 16th century.
During the first half of the 19th century, cotton and sl...