Brief Life History of James Schoolcraft
When James Schoolcraft Sherman was born on 24 October 1855, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Gen Richard Updyke Sherman, was 36 and his mother, Mary Frances Sherman, was 33. He married Carrie Babcock on 26 January 1881, in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States in 1880 and Thistle Island, Western Area, Sierra Leone in 1895. He died on 30 October 1912, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States.
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- James Sherman in household of Sarah Graham, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jas S Sherman, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- James Schoolcraft Sherman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1855–1912 Male
1856–1931 Female
Children (3)
1883–1962 Male
1884–1950 Male
1885–1944 Male
Parents and Siblings
1819–1895 Male
1822–1896 Female
Siblings (6)
1848–1926 Male
1850–1940 Female
1853–1893 Male
1855–1912 Male
1858–1939 Male
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World Events (8)
1861 · The 14th Brooklyn is Known as The Red Legged Devils
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Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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