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Stephen SHERWOOD

Stephen SHERWOOD

Male 1811 - 1894  (82 years)

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  • Name Stephen SHERWOOD  [1] 
    Birth 4 Oct 1811  Sullivan Co., PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1840  Plainfield, Will, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1840 census records the following for Stephen Sherwood
      Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 3: Henry, George and ?
      Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 : Unknown
      Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 : Stephen
      Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 : Maria
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 : Sophia
    Census 23 Oct 1850  Avon, Lake, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1850 census shows Sophia Sherwood, 36, b. VT; children: Maria, 17, b. PA; children b. IL: Henry S., 14; George W., 12; Oren, 10; William, 6; Willington, 4; Dan, 2.
    Census 29 Jun 1860  New York Township, Yuba, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1860 census shows the Stephen Sherwood family enumerated with 4 others, each with a different last name, who do not appear to be related in any way. The Sherwoods are as follows;
      S. Sherwood, 50, lumberman, b. PA; Elizabeth, 30, b. OH; children b. IL: Orrin, 19, farmer; Wm, 16, farmer; Louis, 3; Henry, 4/12.
    Census 15 Aug 1870  Antioch, Lake, IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • 1870 census shows Stephen Sherwood, 59, b. PA; Elizabeth, 34, b. OH; children b. IL: Wellington, 23; John, 18; Lewis, 14; children b. CA: George, 10; Hattie, 10; child b. IL: Willis, 4/12, Sept.
      Also enumerated are two females who's occupation is listed as servant. Stephen and Elizabeth are listed directly after Stephen's son Henry S. Sherwood.
    Census 9 Jun 1880  Hoboken Precinct, Trinity, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 1880 census shows Stephen Sherwood, 68, widower, miner, unemployed 6 mo. during current year, b. PA, parents b. NY/GERMANY. He is enumerated with 2 others listed as boarders.
    Note Between 1880 and 1894  Trinity Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Stephen Sherwood had a mine in Trinity County, CA He was one of the original settlers of White Rock, a ghost town now. He was there from about 1880-1894. He is buried there with his youngest son Wills. Another son, Orin, also died in that area (Weaverville).I believe Stephen went down to San Francisco several times for different reasons. In fact he may have spent some Winters there (possibly with Carrie and her family)."
      Stephen Sherwood appears in the 1880 census in Hoboken, Trinity Co., CA, as b. c. 1812, PA, as a widower and a miner, with his father b. in NY and mother in Germany.

      Grant Davis, 2009
    Death 24 Jun 1894  Coeur, Trinity, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial White Rock City Cemetery, Trinity Alps, Trinity, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I26477  MM
    Last Modified 25 Sep 2018 

    Father John S. SHERWOOD,   b. 11 Nov 1775, Stamford Township, Fairfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1862, Mount Pleasant, Wayne, PA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth HOOSIER,   b. 22 Jun 1781, Mamakating, Ulster, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1867 (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F6038  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria HUBBELL,   b. 30 Sep 1811, Herrick, Susquehanna, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1839, Plainfield, Will, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 30 Aug 1832  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Maria M. SHERWOOD,   b. 16 Apr 1833, Herrick Township, Susquehanna, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1865, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
     2. Henry Stephen SHERWOOD,   b. 23 Feb 1836, Will Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 1914, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     3. George W. SHERWOOD,   b. 29 Mar 1838   d. 11 Sep 1858 (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F6031  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Sophia PARKER,   b. 25 Jul 1813, Westford, Chittenden, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1853, Antioch, Lake, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage 1839  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Oren Parker SHERWOOD,   b. 4 Oct 1840, Plainfield, Will, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1905, Weaverville, Trinity, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Elizabeth SHERWOOD,   b. 1842, Plainfield, Will, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1843, Plainfield, Will, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     3. William Hubbell SHERWOOD,   b. 13 Apr 1844, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1896, St. Johns, Apache, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     4. Wellington SHERWOOD,   b. Feb 1847, IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Daniel SHERWOOD,   b. 4 May 1849, Avon, Lake, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1864, Darby Crissroads, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
     6. John F. SHERWOOD,   b. 6 Jan 1853, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1937, St. Johns, Apache, AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F6029  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 3 Elizabeth M. DANICK,   b. 5 Jul 1835, Columbus, Franklin, OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1882, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage 1853  [2, 3] 
    Children 
     1. Lewis SHERWOOD,   b. Abt 1857, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1888 (Age 31 years)
     2. Child SHERWOOD   d. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Child SHERWOOD   d. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Child SHERWOOD   d. IL Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Henry George SHERWOOD,   b. 30 Mar 1860, Yuba Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1894, Libertyville, Lake, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     6. Hattie SHERWOOD,   b. 5 Dec 1863, Yuba Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1904, Lake Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     7. Willis SHERWOOD,   b. 1869, IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1893, White Rock, Trinity, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F6030  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Oct 1811 - Sullivan Co., PA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1840 - Plainfield, Will, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 23 Oct 1850 - Avon, Lake, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 15 Aug 1870 - Antioch, Lake, IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - Between 1880 and 1894 - Trinity Co., CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Jun 1894 - Coeur, Trinity, CA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - White Rock City Cemetery, Trinity Alps, Trinity, CA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1173] PrenticeNet, John Prentice of Dromore, Co. Down, Ireland and New York City , By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor , Summer 1999 and Revised 21 Sep 2011, 1173.

    2. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    3. [S1175] R. Teeters, R Teeters Sherwood email, 1175.

    4. [S1840] 1840 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1840), 1840.

    5. [S1850] 1850 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1850), 1850.

    6. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    7. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870.

    8. [S1800] 1800 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1800), 1800.