1920 Morrell Arthur Sherman

Born: Apr.  4, 1920 at Masonville, Delaware County, NY.

Died: Nov.  8, 1997 in Afton, Chenango County, NY.

He is buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, NY.


His father was William C. Sherman

His mother was Helen Mae Snedeker

In the photo here, taken about 1943, Morrell is in uniform;
his brothers (1931) Wilford and (1935) Charles are shown with him.

He was married Jan  7, 1943 to Faith Doris Brown
at Masonville, Delaware County, NY.  They had five children:

  1943  Mildred Faith Sherman     born Oct. 19, 1943  (aka Millie Lockwood)
  1944  William Morrell Sherman   born Dec. 27, 1944
  1946  Richard Allen Sherman     born Aug. 22, 1946
  1952  Dixie Darlene Sherman     born Jan. 28, 1952
  1954  Rocky Dale Sherman        born Sep. 13, 1954

Morrell served in World War II for the U.S. Navy, SeaBees Co. 384.
His training was at Sampson Naval Center, Sampson, NY.  He was
also in the U.S. Army (Serial # 32251169) Tec. 5 Corps of Engineers.

Morrell worked at many jobs; farming in his early years, then at
Crowley's Creamery, and the last few years for Pomeroy Lumber Co.

He was a member of the V.F.W. of Afton, NY and the Afton Fire Dept.
He loved to hunt, especially raccoon and deer.

He died 6:00 AM at home on November 8, 1997 from cancer.  
He had three brain tumors and two lung tumors.

In this family photo, Morrell is at the far right 
of the back row.

His birth certificate number from Masonville, Delaware County, NY
is certificate # 28773, signed by J.A. DePerte, Director, and dated
at Albany, NY on 5 December 1928.

Info is from obituaries and family members, via Millie Lockwood.

NOTE: there is conflicting data on the date of marriage; it was
either 1942 or 1943.  Investigation continues.


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