Henry Clay Sherman

1828 - 1906  (77 years)

• Name	Henry Clay Sherman
  Born	12 Oct 1828	Jackson County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Aug 1906	Sandoval, ILL
  Person ID	I2476	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2008

  
  

  Father	Isaac Baldwin SHERMAN,   b. 1800, Massachusetts ,   d. 21 Mar 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Nancy Elizabeth DEWITT,   b. 1803 OR 1801, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1838 OR 19 Mar 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 33 years)
  Notes	1830 Mason Co Isaac B. Sherman 2m und. 5 Abel & Henry 1m 30-40 1f 5-10 ?? 1f 20-30 ~~~ 1840 Jackson, VA Isaac B Sherman male 0-5 --1 --- Giles, if this is correct, Nancy did not die in 1834 10-15 --2 Able and Henry 40-50 - 1 female 5-10 -- 3 Sarah, Elizabeth, ? 10-15 --2 Mary Defore and Lucy Stedman 2 slaves - 1 male 10-24, 1f 10-24, total - 11 1850 Jackson VA, pg 109 #774-781 Sherman, Isaac B, 52, farmer, 1800-1852, Massachusetts Mary, 45, VA Giles, 14, Jxn Mary, 6 Amanda, 3 George, 2 Pioneer History of Meigs Co, OH to 1949: Isaac Baldwin Sherman (Feb 6, 1800-1852) m. Nancy Elizabeth (DeWitt). Made his home in Boston, Mass with uncle and aunt until he came to Virginia in 1815. Owned three thousand acres of land in Jackson co, was Sheriff of the county, buried at Muses Bottom, WV. Able Sherman (Feb 16, 1755 - Aug 25, 1822. Born in Rhode Island. Died in Mason Co, Va. Buried in cemetery on Hubert M Price farm, Meigs co, OH. Lived a while on Blenerhassett Island, then moved to Sterling Bottom, OH. (The first Post office in Lebanon twp, Meigs county, was located at Sterling Bottom, about 3/4 mile north of the present village of Portland) Family grown when he came to VA. (I assume this indicates that the author of this article Ernestine Price of Portland, believed Isaac was the son of Abel - bb)
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Ruddick,   b. Abt 1836, Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Oct 1857  [1]
  Notes	1860 Livingston, KY # 483-491 H C Sherman 31 phisician Va Sarah 24 Ireland Virginia 1 KY 1870 Tsp 15 Rg1 Pulaski, IL # 831 Sherman, Henry 46 physician 1500-300 VA Sarah 34 Irealnd Virginia 11 KY Sarah 9 Ky Henry 7 KY Thomas 5 KY Ridick, James 32 Ireland 1880 Dist 202, Sandoval, IL # 219-228 Sherman, Henry C 51 Physician WV Mass Mass Sarah 44 Ire Ire Ire Mary V da 21 Ky Sallie S da 19 Ky Henry B 17 son ky Thomas O 14 son kY Paul 4 son Ill 1900 Dist 34, Sandoval, Marion, IL #6-6 Sherman, Henry C, DR 10/1828 71 m 42y WV Mass WV Sallie wife 5/1836 64 m 42y 5-5 children Ire Ire Ire immigrated 1845 Henry B son 8/1862 37 s KY Thomas O son 9/1865 34 s KY Information from "Jackson County West Virginia Past & Present". In an article by the granddaughter of Mary Virginia Sherman, names and dates are given, stating Henry had five brothers and five sisters. He was a river boat pilot on the Ohio, then became a doctor in Kentucky. She tells how, when she was 4 years old, Union soldiers stormed into their home, looking for Confederate soldiers they believed Henry was treating. She tells how Henry stood up to those rough men as they "made into the bedroom where she stood beside the bed of her mother, who had just given birth to her little brother, Rufus."
  Children	1. Mary Virginia Sherman,   b. 9 Aug 1858, Lexington Co, KY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah S Sherman,   b. Abt 1860, KY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Henry B Rufus Sherman,   b. Aug 1862, KY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thomas O Sherman,   b. Sep 1865, KY ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Paul Sherman,   b. Abt 1876, Illinois, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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