HOME SEARCH Obituary of 1853 Schuyler Vanunsler Sherman Death Announcement: ================== Schuyler Sherman aged 70 years died at his home Thursday morning at 8 o'clock, after an illness of several months, following an accident last Summer from which he never fully recovered. Besides his wife he is survived by one daughter Mrs. Julian (Myrtle) Vandewalker who is night operator in the Bell telephone office; also three sons, Manville, Ralph and William and thirteen grandchildren; a brother Henry also of this village, two sisters Mrs. Francis Hall of Binghamton, and Mrs. Charles Beilby of North Sanford. His funeral was held from the Baptist church Sunday at one o'clock, Rev. R.B. Whitman officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery, Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY. [Bainbridge Republican. Feb. 7, 1924] Obituary: ======== Mr. Schuyler V. Sherman, died Thursday morning January 31, 1924 at his home in East Afton, Chenango Co., NY aged 70 years 6 months and 8 days, of leakage of the heart and general breakdown. Mr. Sherman was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Sherman and was born at Bennettsville, Chenango Co., NY July 23, 1853. He was united in marriage to Lydia Olendorf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Olendorf of West Bainbridge, April 27, 1882. Three sons and two daughters were born to them, one daughter having gone before him in infancy. The deceased was one of a family of five children. He was a kind and loving husband and father, always doing for others and going without himself. Mr. Sherman was a man of good character always setting a good example for his children and all the others around him. He spent ten years of his life working in Olean, then he came back and worked in the tannery at Bennettsville, working there about two years. The rest of his life was spent in farming. He was a member of the Baptist church at Bennettsville, joining by letter when he came from Olean where he became a Christian in his early life. He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, three sons, Manville, at home, Ralph of East Afton, and William of Bainbridge; one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Vandewalker of Bainbridge; thirteen grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Charlie Beilby of North Sanford, Mrs. Frances Hall of Binghamton and one brother, Henry Sherman of Bainbridge. The funeral was held Sunday at 11:30 o'clock at the late home with a prayer and at the Baptist church at Bainbridge at one o'clock, the Rev. U. B. Frost of Johnson City officiating, assisted by Rev. R. B. Whitman, pastor of the church, Rev. Whitman reading the scripture and offering prayer and Rev. Frost preaching the sermon. Interment was made in Greenlawn cemetery at Bainbridge. [Bainbridge Republican, Feb. 14, 1924]