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Martha Lovell Sherman 1831–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1831

Birth Location: Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1914

Death Location: Meadow Grove, Madison County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Elkanah Sherman

Mother: Susan Parlow

Spouse(s): Henry Ward

Children(s): Susan Ward, Edmund Ward, Albert Ward, Cora Ward, Aggie Ward, George Ward, Huldah Ward, Alonzo Ward, Ida Ward, George Ward

In 1831, Martha Lovell Sherman entered the world in Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA, born to Elkanah Sherman And Susan Sucah Parlow. In 1880, Martha Lovell Sherman resided in Deer Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA. Martha Lovell Sherman married Henry Ward, and had children including Aggie Grace Agnes Ward, Albert Ward, Alonzo Ward, Cora Lillian Ward, Edmund Alonzo Ward, George Henry Ward, George Ward, Huldah Marie Ward, Ida Ward, Susan Polly Ward. Martha Lovell Sherman passed away in 1914 in Meadow Grove, Madison County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Martha Lovell Sherman entered the world in Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA, born to Elkanah Sherman And Susan Sucah Parlow.
  • In 1880, Martha Lovell Sherman resided in Deer Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA.
  • Martha Lovell Sherman married Henry Ward, and had children including Aggie Grace Agnes Ward, Albert Ward, Alonzo Ward, Cora Lillian Ward, Edmund Alonzo Ward, George Henry Ward, George Ward, Huldah Marie Ward, Ida Ward, Susan Polly Ward.
  • Martha Lovell Sherman passed away in 1914 in Meadow Grove, Madison County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elkanah Sherman
1790–1860
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Susan Parlow
1789–1836
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Henry Ward
1828–1911
Birth Location: Bolton, Brome, Québec, Canada
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Children(s)

Susan Ward
1860–1935
Birth Location: Taylorsville, Wright Co., Iowa, U.S.A.
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Edmund Ward
1861–1932
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, USA
EW
Albert Ward
1866–1918
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Cora Ward
1872–1943
Birth Location: Nebraska, USA
CW
Aggie Ward
1875–1915
Birth Location: Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA
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George Ward
1856–1929
Birth Location: Iowa
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Huldah Ward
1852–1921
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Alonzo Ward
1850–1860
Birth Location: Hopkinton, St Lawrence Co., New York, USA
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Ida Ward
1869–1872
Birth Location: Nebraska
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George Ward
1857–1929
Birth Location: –
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Martha Sherman's Ancestors

Self
Martha Sherman
1831–1914
Birth Place: Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
Parents
Elkanah Sherman
1790–1860
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Susan (Sucah) Parlow
1789–1836
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Sherman's Descendants

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Martha (Lovell) Sherman (22 Nov 1831–29 Dec 1914) m. Henry Ward (28 January 1828–1 April 1911)
  1. 1. Susan (Polly) Ward 1860–1935
  2. 2. Edmund (Alonzo) Ward 1861–1932 m. Sylvia (Lorain) Sherman 1866–1938
    1. 1. Cush (Miller) Ward 1892–1950
    2. 2. Avis (Dolly) Ward 1894–1957
    3. 3. Valma (Jay) Ward 1896–1919
    4. 4. Curtis (Harold) Ward 1898–1971 m. Lola (May) Palmer 1901–1993
      1. 1. Dorothy (Imogene) Ward 1921–2020 m. Derry (Ernest) Tucker 1925–2011
      2. 2. Harold (Everett) Ward 1926–2013 m. Shirley (Jean) Rayne 1929–1978 m. Lorraine (Skaggs) Laub 1936–2006 m. Charlotta Hook –2011
      3. 3. Mildred (Laura) Ward 1924–1995 m. Frank (Arnold Thomas) Jr 1920–1998
        1. 1. May (Louise) Thomas 1946–2020
      4. 4. Babe (Charles Leroy) Ward 1929–2001
      5. 5. June (Eileen) Ward 1934–2011 m. Donald (Eugene) Taylor 1931–2007
      6. 6. Ruth (Ann Netta) Ward 1942–2016 m. William (Laverne) Fry 1939–1972
    5. 5. Paul (Washington) Ward 1900–1902
    6. 6. Garnett (Lee) Ward 1906–1970
    7. 7. Thalmea Ward 1896–
  3. 3. Albert Ward 1866–1918
  4. 4. Cora (Lillian) Ward 1872–1943
  5. 5. Aggie (Grace Agnes) Ward 1875–1915 m. William (Henry) Wood 1872–1942
    1. 1. Roy (Gerald) Wood 1896–1979 m. Florence (Olive) Wood 1902–2003 m. Daisy Miller 1900–
      1. 1. Ila (Marie Wood) Niemann 1924–2019
      2. 2. Carl (Rex) Wood 1922–1922
      3. 3. Leroy (Gerald) Wood 1926–
      4. 4. Unnamed Wood 1917–1917
    2. 2. Ned (Fredrick) Wood 1898–1970 m. Pearl (Edith) White 1896–1950 m. Marion (Rose) Etzel 1918–2008
      1. 1. William Wood 1923–
      2. 2. Mildred (Lorene) Wood 1921–2010 m. Vester (C Smokey) Long 1922–2014
        1. 1. Larry Long 1947–2016
      3. 3. Dorothy (Bess) Wood 1924–1928
      4. 4. Agnes (Arlene) Wood 1917–1919
      5. 5. Lois Wood 1933–1933
    3. 3. Leo (Alma) Wood 1906–1971
  6. 6. George (Henry) Ward 1856–1929 m. Maggie (Margaret Jane) Conger 1862–1940
    1. 1. Wynn (Henry) Ward 1893–1957
    2. 2. Ruth Ward 1882–
    3. 3. Georgia (Fay) Ward 1885–1963 m. Gilbert (Lindorph) Talbot 1882–1980
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ann) Talbot 1925–1976 m. Dayle (Youngs) Toland 1924–1997
      2. 2. Margaret (Louise) Talbot 1923–2002
      3. 3. Elizabeth Talbot 1906–2000
      4. 4. Gilbert (Evermond) Talbot 1912–1986
      5. 5. Asa (Wynn) Talbot 1917–1977
      6. 6. Phyllis (E) Talbot 1905–
    4. 4. Nettie Ward 1889–
  7. 7. Huldah (Marie) Ward 1852–1921
  8. 8. Alonzo Ward 1850–1860
  9. 9. Ida Ward 1869–1872
  10. 10. George Ward 1857–1929

Martha Sherman's Timeline

5 Records

1831
22 Nov 1831
Birth of Martha Lovell Sherman in Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
1831
22 Nov 1831
Birth of Martha Lovell Sherman in Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 49
Martha Lovell Sherman resided here in Deer Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA
Deer Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA
1914
29 Dec 1914
Age 83
Death of Martha Lovell Sherman in Meadow Grove, Madison Co., Nebraska, USA
Meadow Grove, Madison Co., Nebraska, USA
1914
29 Dec 1914
Age 83
Death of Martha Lovell Sherman in Meadow Grove, Madison, Nebraska, USA
Meadow Grove, Madison, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Ellensburg, Clinton, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Deer Creek, Madison, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Meadow Grove, Madison Co., Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1914
    Event Place: Meadow Grove, Madison, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Meadow Grove, Madison County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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