Sylvester Noble Sherwin

1847 - 1912  (65 years)

• Name	Sylvester Noble Sherwin
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	26 Feb 1847	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	1850	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 3
  Census	1855	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [5]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 8
  Census	1860	Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois   [6]
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Age: 13
  History	5 Oct 1860	Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7]
  	"A son of Orville Sherwin [and Betsey] of Shelburne Falls, 13 yrs old [b. c.1847], fell from the abutment of the Shelburne Falls bridge on Friday last [Oct. 5, 1860], striking on the rocks twelve feet below, breaking one wrist, bruising the other and battering his head and face. He will probably recover." [published Tuesday, October 9, 1860, Springfield Republican, Frankin County section, pg 4]
  Married	20 Jul 1869 (Age 22)  [2, 3, 8, 9]
  Mary Boardman Douglas. She was born in July 1845 in Hamilton, New York and died in 1937. She was daughter of an eminent homeopathic physician and medical writer of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Issue: 1. Edward Douglas Sherwin (1870-1938) 2. James Douglas Sherwin (1874-1958)
  Census	1 May 1875	Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota   [10]
  Age: 28
  Census	1880	Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota   [11]
  He is listed as a farm machine agent
  Age: 40
  Census	1900	Justice, Mitchell County, Texas   [9]
  He was a commission agent and a dealer in sewing machines.
  Age: 52
  Census	1910	Justice, Mitchell County, Texas   [12]
  Age: 62
  Residence	1912 (Age 65)	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas   [8]
  Death	23 Nov 1912	Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas   [3, 13]
  	His death certificate states he was born 1847 in Michigan, but his gravestone says 1840. Census records indicate 1847.
  Burial	Colorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, U.S.A.   [3]
  		Gravestone of Sylvester Noble Sherwin
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Jane Fuller Sherwin,   b. 6 Feb 1845, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 15 Aug 1923, Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years) ▻ George Harrington Eddy,  m. 15 May 1866   2. Sylvester Noble Sherwin,   b. 26 Feb 1847, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 23 Nov 1912, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas  (Age 65 years)   3. Sidney Orville Sherwin,   b. 6 Jun 1848, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 27 Jul 1923, Iola, Allen County, Kansas  (Age 75 years)   4. Mary Adelphia Sherwin,   b. 1 May 1853, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 1 Dec 1861, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 8 years)
  Person ID	I11680
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Orville Sherwin,   b. 29 Jan 1816, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 11 Nov 1898, Stockton, Cedar County, Missouri (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Betsey Ware,   b. 1814, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 20 Jan 1867, Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1843	Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 11 months - She : ~ 30 years.
  Family ID	F1002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Feb 1847 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1850 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1855 - Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1860 - Sugar Grove, Kane County, Illinois History - 5 Oct 1860 - Shelburne Falls, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1 May 1875 - Weseca, Weseca County, Minnesota Census - 1880 - Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota Census - 1900 - Justice, Mitchell County, Texas Census - 1910 - Justice, Mitchell County, Texas Residence - 1912 - Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Death - 23 Nov 1912 - Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas Burial - - Colorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S228] Essex Institute. Vital Records of Buckland, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1934). [S690] White, Almira Larkin. Descendants of John White of Wenham and Lancaster, Massachusetts, (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Chase Brothers, 1900). [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave Memorial# 65287517 [S273] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_317; Page: 206B; Image: 22 [S274] 1855 Massachusetts, State Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [s191] 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1860; Census Place: Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois; Roll: M653_191; Page: 632; Image: 402; Family History Library Film: 803191 [S14] Find-a-Grave website, (http://www.findagrave.com). Find A Grave Memorial# 65040813 [S227] Burrell, Alyce Adams. A Genealogy of Sherwin-Shedd and Allied Families in America , (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1990). [s137] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: 1659; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1241659 [S291] Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007). [s189] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota; Roll: 620; Family History Film: 1254620; Page: 105A; Enumeration District: 097; Image: 0212 [s186] 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20). Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: T624_1578; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1375591 [S292] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006).