Samuel Sherman
Samuel Sherman (14) 1841- xxxx
Mariah or Martha Hoover (14) 1849-1876
Helen Coomer (14) 1852-18981841. Feb 3rd, Samuel Sherman born in Scipio Twp Seneca Co OH.
1849. Mariah or Martha Hoover 1st wife born in Adams Twp Seneca Co OH.
1852. Helen Coomer 2nd wife born in OH.
1861/65. Samuel Sherman, Private Company G 55th Ohio Infantry: Sep 25 1861 through Jul 25 1865: No disabilities. In 1991 Samuel's grand daughter Agnes Becker had his Civil War sword.
1864. The property in Bengal Twp in Clinton Co MI which Samuel bought c1868 was owned by two different persons: The E 40 acres with a house was owned by G W Haynes and the W 40 acres without a house was owned by Sarah B Porter.
1866. Sep 27th, Samuel Sherman and Maria Hoover were married in Seneca Co OH. See next item.
1866. Samuel Sherman married Martha Hoover, she was born in Adams Twp Seneca Co. Also called Maria.
1870. Census of Bengal Twp Clinton Co MI indicated: Samuel Sherman age 29, farmer, born in OH, $2000 real and $560 personal property; Maria Sherman age 21, born 1849 in OH; Horace Sherman age 1, born in MI.
1873. S Sherman owned 80 acres with house in Bengal Twp (N 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Sec 10).
1876. Apr 20th, Mariah E Sherman age 27y 2m 0d died of measles in Bengal Twp, born 1849 in OH, farmer's wife, parents Joseph & Julia Hover of NY.
1876+. Samuel married Helen Coomer, 2nd wife, who was born in 1852 in OH.
1880. Census of Bengal Twp Clinton Co indicated: Samuel Sherman age 39, farmer, born in OH, both parents born in NY; Helen Sherman age 28, wife, keeping house, born in MI, father born in NY & mother in MA; Horace Sherman age 11, son, attended school, born in MI, (was maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled); Nellie A Sherman age 9, daughter, born in MI, attended school; Scott Sherman age 5, son, born in MI, Attended school, (was maimed, crippled, bedridden, or otherwise disabled); Floyd E Sherman age 1, son, born in MI; George Eislen age 26, hired laborer works on farm, single, he and both parents born in Prussia; Rose Hathaway age 18, single, servant, born in OH, both parents born in US.
1890. Samuel lived in Clinton Co MI.
1895. May 10th, Samuel Sherman farmer died in Bengal Twp of acute anemia. Buried in Mount Rest Cemetery St Johns MI.
1896. Samuel Sherman's Estate owned 160 acres in Bengal Twp (NE 1/4 of Sec 10): The S half was owned by his father Zephaniah in 1873.
1896. Samue1 Sherman owned 80 acres without a house in Bingham Twp (S 1/2 of SE 1/4 Sec 6).
1898. Helen Coomer (Sherman) his 2nd wife died, and buried in Mount Rest Cemetery St Johns MI. Helen Sherman, housewife, widow, age 46y 0m 9d, died Mar 22 1898 of Rheumatism at Bengal Twp, born in MI, parents Joshua Porter and Amy Frink of Bengal Twp.
1915. The 160 acre farm in Bengal Twp now owned by G B Ketch, and the other 80 acres in Bingham Twp is divided into three smaller pieces, each with different owners.
1988. The Mt Rest Cemetery in StJohns MI has no record of burial for Samuel, Martha (1st wife) or Helen (2nd wife) Sherman in Mt Rest Cemetery in St Johns MI.
(Complete file and references in MS Word format 147KB, elihu-kids.doc) Three children of Samuel and Martha Sherman
Four children of Samuel and Helen Sherman1. Horace Sherman (15)
1868. Born in MI. Horace Sherman married Hattie M Atkins or Hattie M Atkinson.
1900. Census of Bengal Twp Clinton Co indicated: Horace Sherman age 31, born Jul 1868, farmer, married less than one year, farm owned free of debt, born in MI, both parents born in OH; Hattie Sherman age 21, wife, born Jul 1878 in MI, married less than 1 year and no children, father born in England and mother in OH; Floyd Sherman age 21, brother, single, farm laborer, born Aug 1878 in MI; Amy Sherman age 19, sister, single, born Jun 1880 in MI; Linda Sherman age 16, sister, single, born Feb 1884 in MI, at school; Alcey Sherman age 13, sister, single, born Jul 1886 in MI, at school; all could read, write and speak English; Farm schedule 49.
1955. Horace is indicated as deceased.
1988. No burial record for Horace or Hattie Sherman in Mt Rest Cemetery in St Johns MI.2. Nellie A Sherman (15) (Welter) born 1870 in MI. Nellie Sherman married Henry Welter. Both deceased and buried in Mt Rest Cemetery in St Johns MI. No children. 3. Scott Sherman (15) birthday and place unknown. Lived in Willard OH in Huron Co. 4. Floyd E Sherman (15) born Aug 1878 in MI. Floyd E Sherman married Bertha Kehl. Lived with his brother Horace in 1900. 1910 Census of Clinton Co indicated: Floyd age 31; Bertha age 28, born 1882 in MI; Kenneth age 7; Robt age 3. Floyd died in 1936. Floyd & Bertha Sherman are buried in Mt Rest Cemetery in St Johns MI. Cemetery has no record of birth or death date for Bertha. 1. Kenneth Sherman (16) 2. Robt Sherman (16) 3. Nellie Grace Sherman (16) was born and died on Jun 27 1909 of asphyxia nematorum. Buried in Mt Rest Cemetery in St John's MI. 5. Amy Sherman (15)
1878. February, John Becker was born in Alsace.
1880. Amy Sherman was born 1880 in MI.
1880. Census of Bengal Twp indicated: Theobalet Heintz age 56, farmer; Christine Heintz age 55, wife, keeping house; George Becker age 42, son-in-law, works on farm; Maria Becker age 32, daughter, keeping house; Maria Becker age 7, grand-daughter; George Becker age 5, grand-son; John Becker age 2, grand-son; Ottilie Becker age 6/12, daughter; All born in Alsace, except Ottilie born in MI.
1901. Amy Sherman married John Becker and reportedly lived on the Becker homestead farm in Bengal Twp. Another report, from their daughter-in-law, indicated John had previously bought an 80 acre farm which they lived on.
1938. John and Amy built a new house across the road and lived the rest of their life there.
1950. Jul 7th, John Becker died and buried in Mount Rest Cemetery in St Johns MI.
1954. Oct 6th, Amy Becker died. Buried in Mount Rest Cemetery St Johns.1. Irene Becker (16) (Groosbeck) Married Glen Groosbeck 1. Alice Irene Groosbeck (17) (Giese) married Donald Giese; 1 daughter and 2 sons. 2. Agnes Becker (16) 3. John Lawrence Becker (16) born Feb 20 1915. Married Jun 1 1938 to Theda Redman. Theda and John Lawrence Becker lived across the road in Essex Twp from the Becker homestead farm in Bengal Twp. After the children were born John Lawrence & Theda built a house across the road. John died in 1966. Theda Redman married 2nd a man named Wing. James and Gerald Becker and their mother Theda Redman (Becker) (Wing). Note. These next three children are very unique as they have two grandmothers who were born with the Sherman name: The fraternal grandmother Amy Sherman (Becker) and the maternal grandmother Mary Sherman (Redman). They also have two great-grandparents named Sherman: Samuel & Helen Sherman and Calvin Henry and Jennie Sherman. 1. James Gary Becker (17) 2. Gerald Lawrence Becker (17) 3. Muriel Jean Becker (17) (Fitzpatrick) Married Wm Fitzpatrick 6. Linda Ethel Sherman (15) (Kniffin) born Feb 1884 in MI. 1900 Census of StJohns MI Clinton Co indicated: Linda age 16, born 1884, boarded with Martin Welter. In 1910 she lived with her brother Horace. Linda married in c1904 to Myron Huston Kniffin, husband probably called "Hugh". 7. Elsie Sherman (15) (Donner) born Jul 1886 in MI, also shown as "Alcey". In 1910 she lived with her brother Horace. Married Frank Donner, lived in Detroit MI and had no children. Both deceased.
