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1888 Manville Schuyler Sherman

Nee: Schuyler Van Rensselaer Sherman
AKA: Manville Schuyler Sherman  
AKA: Henry Manville Sherman

Born: Feb. 21, 1888 at home in Afton, Chenango County, NY

Died: Apr. 15, 1952 at the hospital in Walton, NY

He is buried at St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery, Hancock, NY, or possibly
at Riverview Cemetery, Hancock, NY.  Valarie Bigler located a
gravesite in Riverview Cemetery marked "Henry M. Sherman", which
corresponds to the gravesite shown in this photo,
however his wife states he was buried at St. Paul's (see below).

His father was 1853 Schuyler Vanunsler Sherman

His mother was 1859 Lydia Abiah Olendorf

He was born at home on the Sherman Homestead.

In 1924, Manville purchased the Sherman Homestead when his father
passed away that year.  He sold it to his brother William in 1931.

He was married to 1899 Bessie Ann Dutcher, on Nov. 3, 1925 at Afton, New York.  
The Rev. William D. Lathrop performed the ceremony.

They had three children:

  Ruth Esther,     born 1926
  Manville (John), born 1929
  Schuyler (Paul), born 1931
  
This excerpt from the autobiography of Manville's wife Bessie
describes his illness and death (she refers to him as "Daddy"):

  "In 1952, Daddy became ill.  A specialist diagnosed the cause of
  his illness as gall stones.  He underwent surgery in the hospital
  in Sidney, N.Y.  However, no gall stones were found.  On Holy
  Saturday night, Paul and John came home because of Daddy's illness."

  "I was sitting beside Daddy, praying the rosary and Paul was 
  close by.  Daddy was on oxygen and since he was suffering much 
  pain, was sleeping under medication.  He passed away quietly 
  in his sleep on Easter Tuesday, 1952."  

  "Then the surgeon came and asked permission to look and see what
  had caused his death, and that we gave.  Later, he came back and
  said that he had found Daddy's right kidney to be full of cancer.
  The left kidney, now unable to carry the load, had ceased to 
  function.  Daddy's death was due to uremic poisoning.  He was 
  buried at St. Paul's Catholic Cementary beside his godmother, 
  Anne Houghtaling.  This was fourteen years after his first 
  illness with kidney stones."

NOTE: Grandma Bessie commonly referred to Grandpa as "Daddy".

His name at birth was 'Schuyler Van Rensselaer Sherman' but this 
was later changed to 'Manville Schuyler Sherman'.  He was baptized
Catholic as an adult and at time his name was changed again to
'Henry Manville Sherman'.  He was most commonly known to his
relatives as Manville Schuyler Sherman.

In the photo shown here are Manville and Bessie, probably taken
on their wedding in 1925.

His gravestone is marked with the name 'Henry M. Sherman'.
Above the name appears the single word "HUSBAND".

In 1924, Manville's father Schuyler died and Manville acquired the Sherman
Homestead.  In 1931 Manville sold his farm to his brother, William Sherman, 
and this is the farm that is today called the "Sherman homestead", 
and is located on Sherman Hill Road near Afton, NY.  Manville and
his family, together with his mother, moved to the Dutcher farm in
Hancock, NY.  Cyrus Dutcher died that year and his daughter Bessie
inherited the farm in Hancock.

At some point, Manville and Bessie were living in a barn in Hancock
Township, near a train trestle; I believe this barn was owned by a
Mr. Whittaker, but that is not confirmed.

As of the year 2010, Manville's nephew 1935 Charles Sherman 
(son of 1891 William Sherman) was living on this farm with wife Marcia.

Manville had a club foot, and also suffered poor health later in life.

Info is from obituaries and family members.

Research by Millie Lockwood.

Here is a family photo of Manville and Bessie and their children,
John (Manville), Paul (Schuyler) and Ruth Esther.  The year is about 1946.