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Walter Branson Sherman 1880–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 March 1880

Birth Location: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 02 May 1934

Death Location: Pomerene, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America

Father: Jacob Sherman

Mother: Melvina Harrison

Spouse(s): Bertha Coons

Children(s): Lydia Sherman, Alice Sherman, Delia Sherman

Walter Branson Sherman was born in 1880 in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States, the child of Jacob Samuel Sherman And Melvina Frances Harrison. Walter Branson Sherman married Bertha Septema Coons, and had children including Alice Bertha Sherman, Delia Francis Sherman, Lydia May Sherman. Walter Branson Sherman passed away in 1934 in Pomerene, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Branson Sherman was born in 1880 in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States, the child of Jacob Samuel Sherman And Melvina Frances Harrison.
  • Walter Branson Sherman married Bertha Septema Coons, and had children including Alice Bertha Sherman, Delia Francis Sherman, Lydia May Sherman.
  • Walter Branson Sherman passed away in 1934 in Pomerene, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America.

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Walter Sherman's Ancestors

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Walter Sherman
1880–1934
Birth Place: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Jacob Samuel Sherman
1847–1908
Mathias, Hardy County, West Virginia, USA
Melvina (Frances) Harrison
1851–1922
Hardy, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Conrad (Sr) Shireman
1808–1881
, Hardy, Virginia, United States
Frances (Margaret) Hall
1809–1882
Hardy , Virginia, USA
Lydia (Ann) Delawder
1826–1902
Lost River, Hardy, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Sherman's Descendants

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Walter (Branson) Sherman (29 March 1880–02 May 1934) m. Bertha (Septema) Coons (5 Sep 1889–30 Jan 1965)
  1. 1. Lydia (May) Sherman 1917–1996 m. Robert (Henry) Sabin 1903–1953
    1. 1. Lawrence (Dean) Sabin 1932–2011 m. Mildred (Ann) Cooksley 1944–2021
    2. 2. Robert (Maurice) Sabin 1939–2013
    3. 3. Gilbert (H) Sabin 1941–2013 m. Elaine (Linnea) Slade 1940–2001
    4. 4. Bertha (Shirlene) Sabin 1946–2014 m. Richard (Calvin) Huffman 1935–2017
  2. 2. Alice (Bertha) Sherman 1914–1998 m. Clifford Coons 1913–1985
    1. 1. William (Eugene) Coons 1931–2019 m. Shirley (Eleanor) Bennett 1924–1999
    2. 2. Clifford (Kent) Coons 1945–1967
    3. 3. Infant Coons 1947–1947
  3. 3. Delia (Francis) Sherman 1909–1984 m. Lester (Ambrose) Sabin 1909–1976
    1. 1. Walter (Andy) Sabin 1932–2011
    2. 2. Helen (Ann) Sabin 1939–2023 m. Lloyd (Earl) Heder 1917–1974

Walter Sherman's Timeline

2 Records

1880
29 March 1880
Birth of Walter Branson Sherman in Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
1934
02 May 1934
Age 54
Death of Walter Branson Sherman in Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, USA
Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 March 1880
    Event Place: Lost River, Hardy, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 May 1934
    Event Place: Pomerene, Cochise, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pomerene, Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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