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General William Tecumseh Sherman 1820–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1820

Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 14 Feb 1891

Death Location: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Father: Charles ohio

Mother: MARY" HOYT

Spouse(s): Eleanor Ewing

Children(s): Maria Sherman, Charles Sherman, Rachel Thorndike, Philemon Sherman, Mary Sherman, Thomas Sherman, Eleanor Thakara, General Mullins, William Sherman

In 1820, General William Tecumseh Sherman entered the world in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America, born to Charles Robert Sherman Judge Supreme Ct Ohio And Mary Ella Elizabeth Hoyt. General William Tecumseh Sherman married Eleanor Boyle Ellen Ewing, and had children including Charles Celestine Sherman, Eleanor Mary Thakara, General Sherman Mullins, Maria Ewing Sherman, Mary Elizabeth Sherman, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, Rachel Ewing Thorndike, Thomas Ewing Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman. General William Tecumseh Sherman passed away in 1891 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1820, General William Tecumseh Sherman entered the world in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America, born to Charles Robert Sherman Judge Supreme Ct Ohio And Mary Ella Elizabeth Hoyt.
  • General William Tecumseh Sherman married Eleanor Boyle Ellen Ewing, and had children including Charles Celestine Sherman, Eleanor Mary Thakara, General Sherman Mullins, Maria Ewing Sherman, Mary Elizabeth Sherman, Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, Rachel Ewing Thorndike, Thomas Ewing Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman.
  • General William Tecumseh Sherman passed away in 1891 in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles ohio
1788–1829
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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MARY" HOYT
1787–1852
Birth Location: Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Ewing
1824–1888
Birth Location: New York City
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Children(s)

Maria Sherman
1851–1913
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
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Charles Sherman
1864–1864
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
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Rachel Thorndike
1861–1919
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
RT
Philemon Sherman
1867–1941
Birth Location: Saint Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
PS
Mary Sherman
1852–1925
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
MS
Thomas Sherman
1856–1933
Birth Location: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
TS
Eleanor Thakara
1859–1915
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, USA
ET
General Mullins
1865–1929
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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William Sherman
1854–1863
Birth Location: Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
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General Sherman's Ancestors

Self
General Sherman
1820–1891
Birth Place: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Charles Robert Sherman Judge supreme ct, ohio
1788–1829
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
MARY" (ELLA" ELIZABETH) HOYT
1787–1852
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Taylor (Sherman) Judge
1758–1815
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
ELIZABETH ("BETSY") STODDARD
1769–1848
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel Stoddard
1732–1794
Elizabeth Reade
1737–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliakim Sr.
1705–1749
Joanna Curtis
1708–1802

General Sherman's Descendants

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General (William Tecumseh) Sherman (8 Feb 1820–14 Feb 1891) m. Eleanor (Boyle "ellen") Ewing (4 October 1824–28 November 1888)
  1. 1. Maria (Ewing) Sherman 1851–1913
  2. 2. Charles (Celestine) Sherman 1864–1864
  3. 3. Rachel (Ewing) Thorndike 1861–1919
  4. 4. Philemon (Tecumseh) Sherman 1867–1941
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Sherman 1852–1925
  6. 6. Thomas (Ewing) Sherman 1856–1933
  7. 7. Eleanor (Mary) Thakara 1859–1915
  8. 8. General (Sherman) Mullins 1865–1929
  9. 9. William (Tecumseh) Sherman 1854–1863

General Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1820
8 Feb 1820
Birth of General William Tecumseh Sherman in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America
1891
14 Feb 1891
Age 71
Death of General William Tecumseh Sherman in New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1820
    Event Place: Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1891
    Event Place: New York, New York County (Manhattan), New York, United States of America
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