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Elizabeth Sherman

Female 1833 - 1914  (80 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Sherman 
    Born 8 Sep 1833  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died Jul 1914  [1
    Buried Rector Cemetery, Sherman, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I75  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 28 May 2007 

    Father Isaac Baldwin SHERMAN,   b. 1800, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1852, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Nancy Elizabeth DEWITT,   b. 1803 OR 1801, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1838 OR 19 Mar 1834, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Stephen Steptoe Rector,   b. 3 Sep 1816,   d. 4 Jan 1890  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1848  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Buried Rector Cemetery, Sherman, WV
      Beside Steptoe's marker is a marker with the name Elizabeth.
      EC Sheets (Elizabeth)
      Annie M Cooper
      Dona
      R.S (Reuben)

      1850 Wirt Co Census 304:
      Steptoe Rector, 33, m,
      Elizabeth ", 16, f
      Charles J, 1, m
      Albert, 4/12, m
      Martha M Rector, 26, f

      1860 JC
      1252-1183
      Steptoe, 43
      Elizabeth, 27
      Charles J, 11
      Albert, 10
      Ann M, 8
      I.S., (m) 7
      S.T. (f), 5
      W.C. (m), 3

      1870 Grant Dist, Jackson Co, Wv
      Rector, Steptoe, 52, farmer, $275 PP, Fauquier co, Va
      , Elizabeth, 35, VA (all the rest Jackson Co)
      , Albert, 20, Va
      , Annie, 18, Va
      , Isaac S, 16, Va
      , Sarah F, 15, VA
      , Webster C, 13, VA
      , Elizabeth, 8, Va
      , Josephine, 4, WVA
      , Reuben, 9/12 Aug, WVa

      1880 Census Place: Grant, Jackson, West Virginia Page 533A
      Steptoe RECTOR Self M M W 63 VA
      Elizabeth RECTOR Wife F M W 46 WV MA --
      Isaac S. RECTOR Son M S W 27 WV
      Elizabeth C. RECTOR Dau F S W 18 WV
      Josephine RECTOR Dau F S W 13 WV
      Reuben S. RECTOR Son M S W 11 WV
      Dona RECTOR Dau F S W 4 WV

      JCMR: Is this Sarah F?
      I A Swiger, 25, Harrison
      Fannie Rector, 21, Wood, 3/23/1876
    Children 
     1. Charles James Rector,   b. 20 Oct 1848, Wirt County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1946, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Albert Rector,   b. Feb 1851,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Annie Mae Rector,   b. 1 Aug 1851, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1889  (Age 37 years)
     4. Isaac Sherman Rector,   b. 18 Jun 1853, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1929, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Sarah Fannie Rector,   b. Abt 1855, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Webster Clay Rector,   b. 14 Oct 1856, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1929, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     7. Elizabeth C. Rector,   b. 9 Sep 1861,   d. 11 Feb 1893  (Age 31 years)
     8. Josephine Rector,   b. 15 Apr 1867, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Reuben S. Rector,   b. 4 Sep 1869,   d. 9 Mar 1898  (Age 28 years)
     10. Dona Edith Rector,   b. Apr 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Headstones
    Elizabeth Sherman Rector
    Elizabeth Sherman Rector
    Headstone

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Gravestone.

    2. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.