Earl Merritt Sherman

Born: July 26, 1911 at Afton, NY.

Died: Nov. 19, 1987 at Sidney, NY.

He is buried at Bainbridge, NY. 


His father was Ralph Ward Sherman

His mother was Myrtle Beatrice Merritt


He was married to Emma Laurena Sutton on May 26, 1933 at Shinglehouse, NY.
A notation in family records states that they "eloped to Livingston Manor
in New York".  These had these children together:

  1934  Marion Joyce Sherman    born June 20, 1934  (married Charles Walter Sargent)
  1936  Floyd Sherman           born Feb. 26, 1936  (married Dawn Marie Harvey) in Otego NY
  1937  Henry Merritt Sherman   born Oct.  6, 1937  (married Rosemary Lynn Harvey) W. Bainbridge NY
  1940  Gerald Lee Sherman      born Apr. 20, 1940  (married Joan Mills)  Gerald died 1970.04.19    


Info from Town Clerk's office, Afton, NY; birth registration # 481.


Genealogy HOME    Search Tool.


Here is a 1946 Group Photo showing Earl and all his twelve siblings.