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1828 William Judson Sherman

Born:          1828  in Masonville, Delaware County, NY

Died: March 1, 1870 in Windham, Windham County, CT

His father was Job Sherman

His mother was (unknown - Job Sherman's first wife).

He was married March 22, 1855 to Jane C. Wood in Plainfield, 
Windham County, CT, in a double ceremony with Jane's brother Daniel.

N.B.: Another source shows that they were married May 22, 1855.

Judson and Jane had six children together:

  1856 Charles Sherman     born          1856
  1858 Robie Sherman       born May  21, 1858
  1860 Ella Sherman        born May  25, 1860
  1862 William A. Sherman  born Aug.  1, 1862
  1866 Nellie Sherman      born May  31, 1866
  1868 George H. Sherman   born Jan. 12, 1868
  
He went by the name of Judson.  Family history has it that he and
his brother Lewis went to visit family in Windham, Connecticut and
that he was killed there when a horse fell on him in March of 1870.

The 1855 census for Masonville, NY lists:

  Judson, age 26, farmer;
  Jane, age 18 (wife);     (Jane C. Wood, born in CT)

Judson had lived in Masonville all his life (26 years); 
Jane had lived there for 2.5 years (at the time of the census).

In the 1860 census for Cattaraugus County, NY there is a listing:

  William Sherman, age 30, Portville, engineer       (p. 820)
  wife Jane,       age 29
  Charles Wood     age  2
  
It is unlikely that this is the same "William and Jane", however
the fact that "Charles Wood" is listed with them, and that Jane's
maiden name was Wood, is a striking coincidence - there may well
be more to this story!

Judson is named in the Last will and testament of 1791 Aaron Green Broad.

He was apparently a half-brother of 1815 Diantha Sherman Broad.

The upper photo shows William, the lower
photo shows William and Jane together; the
two persons at the bottom are not identified,
but are likely Jane and William at an earlier 
time; all these photos came from the same source.

Research by Millie Lockwood; some info from Ruth Saxby.