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Abel Amos Sherman 1847–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1847

Birth Location: Stephenson County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1898

Death Location: Boulder County, Colorado, USA

Father: Daniel Sherman

Mother: Dorcus Gitchell

Spouse(s): Frances Eaton

Children(s): Mary Sherman

In 1847, Abel Amos Sherman entered the world in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA, born to Daniel B Sherman And Dorcus Gitchell. Abel Amos Sherman married Frances Matilda Eaton, and had children including Mary Louise Sherman. Abel Amos Sherman passed away in 1898 in Boulder County, Colorado, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Abel Amos Sherman entered the world in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA, born to Daniel B Sherman And Dorcus Gitchell.
  • Abel Amos Sherman married Frances Matilda Eaton, and had children including Mary Louise Sherman.
  • Abel Amos Sherman passed away in 1898 in Boulder County, Colorado, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Daniel Sherman
1804–
Birth Location: Germany, New, York, or, Pennsylvania, USA
DS
Dorcus Gitchell
1807–
Birth Location: New York, USA
DG

Spouses(s)

Frances Eaton
1852–
Birth Location: –
FE

Children(s)

Mary Sherman
1874–1951
Birth Location: Saline County, Kansas, USA
MS

Abel Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Abel Sherman
1847–1898
Birth Place: Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Daniel B Sherman
1804–
Germany, New, York, or, Pennsylvania, USA
Dorcus Gitchell
1807–
New York, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abel Sherman's Descendants

1.
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Abel (Amos) Sherman (Apr 1847–4 Feb 1898) m. Frances (Matilda) Eaton (2 May 1852–)
  1. 1. Mary (Louise) Sherman 1874–1951 m. Lewis (Austin) McKinley 1848–1898
    1. 1. George (Austin) McKinley 1896–1974 m. Edith (Marie) Worley 1905–1978
      1. 1. Dorothy (Mae) McKinley 1926–2021 m. Keith (Warren) Peak 1923–1991

Abel Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1847
Apr 1847
Birth of Abel Amos Sherman in Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
Stephenson County, Illinois, USA
1898
4 Feb 1898
Age 51
Death of Abel Amos Sherman in Boulder County, Colorado, USA
Boulder County, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1847
    Event Place: Stephenson County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1898
    Event Place: Boulder County, Colorado, USA
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