HOME SEARCH Obituary of 1859 Lydia Abiah Olendorf Lydia Olendorf Sherman Afton Enterprise, November 3, 1932 The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Olendorf Sherman, widow of Schuyler Sherman was held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, from her old home in East Afton, where her son, William Sherman and family now live, Rev. Lynn Crawford of Glen Castle, a former pastor, officiating. Mrs. Sherman was 73 years old, having been born in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on May 27, 1859. She was a daughter of John and Abiah (Newton) Olendorf. April 27, 1882, she was married to Schuyler Sherman and their married life was spent in Bennettsville and East Afton. To them were born five children, one of them dying in infancy. The four survivors are: Ralph and William of East Afton; Manville of Hancock and Mrs. B.H. Ward of Union Valley, with whom Mrs. Sherman was living. Mr. Sherman died nine years ago. She passed away at the home of her son, Ralph Sherman, where she was visiting at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, Oct. 20, after an illness of only a few days. Her funeral service, which was very largely attended, was under the direction of Colwell brothers of Bainbridge and the bearers were her grandsons, Kenneth, Earl, Lawrence and Morris Sherman. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery, Bainbridge. Besides her children, Mrs. Sherman is survived by 21 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. William Teachout and Miss Hattie Olendorf, of Bainbridge. She was a member of the Baptist church, having united with the church at Bennettsville 50 years ago. She was a faithful mother, devoted to her children and always thoughtful of others and ready to aid in sickness or wherever she might be needed. Friends form Binghamton, Harpursville and Afton were present at the funeral.