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John Albert Sherwood 1924 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1924

Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 29 Jan 2011

Death Location: Tucson, Pima, Arizon

Father: Wilbur Sherwood

Mother: Mae Thompson

Spouse(s): Geraldine Schwarzkopf

Children(s): John Sherwood, Judith Sherwood

John Albert Sherwood was born in 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the child of Wilbur Russell Sherwood and Mae Beatrice Thompson. In 1935, John Albert Sherwood resided in San Deigo, California. In 1940, John Albert Sherwood resided in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania. John Albert Sherwood married Geraldine Mae Schwarzkopf, and had children including John Cameron Sherwood, Judith Anne Sherwood. John Albert Sherwood passed away in 2011 in Tucson, Pima, Arizon.

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Biography

  • John Albert Sherwood was born in 1924 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, the child of Wilbur Russell Sherwood and Mae Beatrice Thompson.
  • In 1935, John Albert Sherwood resided in San Deigo, California.
  • In 1940, John Albert Sherwood resided in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania.
  • John Albert Sherwood married Geraldine Mae Schwarzkopf, and had children including John Cameron Sherwood, Judith Anne Sherwood.
  • John Albert Sherwood passed away in 2011 in Tucson, Pima, Arizon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilbur Sherwood
1897 – 1944
Birth Location: Yonkers, Westchester, New York
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Mae Thompson
1901 – 1984
Birth Location: Keister, Butler, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Geraldine Schwarzkopf
1926 – 1951
Birth Location: Middletown, Butler, Ohio
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Children(s)

John Sherwood
1945 –
Birth Location: –
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Judith Sherwood
1947 –
Birth Location: –
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John Sherwood's Ancestors

Self
John Sherwood
1924 – 2011
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Parents
Wilbur Russell Sherwood
1897 – 1944
Yonkers, Westchester, New York
Mae (Beatrice) Thompson
1901 – 1984
Keister, Butler, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
George (Allen) Sherwood
1870 –
New York
Jennie (F Rothar) Rothman
1869 – 1946
New York
Frank (B) Thompson
1875 –
Pennsylvania
Mary (Catherine) Kerr
1875 – 1932
Cherry, Butler, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1830 – 1890
Margaret Cunningham
1830 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sherwood
1795 – 1879
Charity Acker
1796 – 1879

John Sherwood's Descendants

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John (Albert) Sherwood (10 Apr 1924 – 29 Jan 2011) m. Geraldine (Mae) Schwarzkopf (30 Nov 1926 – 13 May 1951)
  1. 1. John (Cameron) Sherwood (29 Sep 1945 – )
  2. 2. Judith (Anne) Sherwood (1 Sep 1947 – )

John Sherwood's Timeline

7 Records

1924
10 Apr 1924
Birth of John Albert Sherwood in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 11
John Albert Sherwood resided here in San Deigo, California
San Deigo, California
1940
1940
Age 16
John Albert Sherwood resided here in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
1942
1942
Age 18
John Albert Sherwood resided here in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
1950
22 Jun 1950
Age 26
John Albert Sherwood resided here in Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
John Albert Sherwood resided here in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
2011
29 Jan 2011
Age 87
Death of John Albert Sherwood in Tucson, Pima, Arizon
Tucson, Pima, Arizon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2282
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03448; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 10-14
    [3] Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: San Deigo, California
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03448; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 10-14

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03448; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 10-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2282

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1950
    Event Place: Butler, Butler, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 2011
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizon
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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