William Kirk Sherman
1856 - 1917 (61 years)-
Name William Kirk Sherman Born 18 Oct 1856 Chambers Co, Texas [1] Gender Male Census 1 Jun 1870 Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas - residence 10
Loth Sherman 44 1826 Farmer 1,000 New York
Mary Sherman 34 1836 Tennessee
William Sherman 14 1856 Texas
Esther Sherman 12 1858 Texas
Petronele Sherman 7 1863 Texas
Mary Sherman 9 1861 Texas
Leverett Sherman 3 1867 Texas (grew to marry Mary Hill, 4 yr old from next door)
residence 11
Hill Coleman 30 1840 Georgia farmer
Sarah 24 1846 Texas
Mary 4 1866 Texas (grew to marry Leverett Sherman, 3 yr old from next door)
Virginia 1 1869 Texas
Hill Epsy 69 1801 Female North Carolina
1870 Texas, Chambers County, Wallisville
1 June 1870
Lothrop* Sherman family: Lothrop*, Mary* Kirk, William, Esther, Amanda* Petronelle, Mary, Leverett: and Coleman Pleasant Hill family: Coleman, Sarah Adair, Mary, Virginia and his mother Epsy Hill.Census 1880 Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas - 1880 Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas
residence 19
Wm. C. Sherman 23 farmer Texas Missouri Texas
Laura (Jones) Sherman 24 1856 Texas Ala Tenn
Edward D. Sherman 6
Lothrop O. Sherman 2
Shelby Sherman 10m
Emmit C. Sherman 10m
Tabitha Jones 13 sister-in-law Texas Alabama Tenn
William Barton 26 brother-in-law divorced TX Ala Tenn
wood cutter
Wiley Lands 20 1860 single Louisiana Miss Miss boarder
residence 17
Eliza Jones 48 1832 head widow Louisiana
Merimon 24 1856 son Texas Alabama Louisiana
Leroy 23 1857 single
Nancie 22 1848 married
Quitman 20 1860 single
Hardeman 18 1862 single
Census 21 Apr 1910 Chambers Co (Precinct 1), 1910 - residence 102
William A Carter 26 1884 m 6 yrs Texas farmer
Martha L Carter 24 1886 Texas 2 births two living
Wiggine H Carter 3 son 1907 Texas
John Q Carter 7/12 son 0 Texas (Sep 1909)
residence 103 - Gardner, Albert Z (1879 TX) and wife Sarah
residence 104
Sherman, William K. 53 1857 m 35 yrs. Texas Iowa TN farmer
Laura C. wife 54 1856 m1 10 births 8 living TX AL TN
Floyd son 25 1885
Tommie son 17 1893
Ellie dau 15 1895
Jessie E. dau 13 1897
residence 105: John C. McManus (1877) and wife Nloggie
residence 106
Sherman Paul W. 55 1855 TX NY KY m 28 yrs.
Nina 44 1866 TX TN LA 10 births, 7 living
Olive son 27 1883
Jerald son 16 1894
Homer son 15 1895
Loyd son 5 1905
Lelija L. dau 8/12 (Aug) 1909
Myers, Velma daughter 20 m1 3 yrs
Myers, Vernon 1 7/12 son (Sep 1908) TX MS TX
Died 18 Nov 1917 Chambers Co, Texas Buried Sherman Cem, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas Sherman Cemetery - Sherman, William Kirk Sherman Cemetery
Lake Charlotte, Chambers County, Texas
Sherman Cemetery
Lake Charlotte, Chambers County, TexasNotes - 1880 Census, Chambers Co, shows living with his family Tabitha Jones, 13, sister-in-law; and Barton William, 26, brother-in-law. Also was a Wiley Lands, age 20, boarder, from Louisiana whose parents were from Mississippi.
Person ID I5049 Roots Last Modified 10 Feb 2011
Father Lothrop* Brockway Sherman, b. 17 Jun 1825, Sherburne, Chenango Co, New York , d. 29 Apr 1899, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 73 years) Mother Mary* Sophronia Kirk, b. 18 Oct 1835, Tennessee , d. 30 Sep 1889, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 53 years) Married 9 Aug 1855 Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas - "Lothrop Blockmon Sherman was ... married on August 9, 1855 to Mrs. Mary Sophronia (Kirk) Farris, the daughter of John Kirk."
"Chambers County, Texas, in the War Between the States,"
by Kevin Ladd
"He (Lothrop Blookway Sherman) married Mrs. Mary Sophronia Kirk Fairas on 9 Aug 1855. May was born 18 1835 in Tennessee and died 30 September 1889 in Chambers County, Texas. She is buried in Eminence Cemetery at Eminence, Chambers County, Texas. Mary is the daughter of John Kirk and wife Susan Shelton. May was married previously to [?] Fairas. (possibly P.J. Fairas who died 29 Jul 1851)."
"The Descendents of Jacob Haven Sherman, Sr. & Rebecca Stebbins Sherman" by Linda Clark Stewart
(note if married to P.J. Fairas, would have been widowed at age 15.)
Family ID F554 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Laura Cecelia Jones, b. 5 Jun 1855, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 28 Aug 1917, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 62 years) Married 8 Oct 1874 Chambers Co, Texas Children + 1. Edward Decatur Sherman, b. Dec 1875, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 18 Oct 1933, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 57 years) + 2. Lothrop Cerett Sherman, b. 7 Aug 1877, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 8 Apr 1964, Dayton, Liberty Co, Texas (Age 86 years) + 3. Emmett Coleman Sherman, (twin), b. 14 Sep 1879, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 26 Jun 1958, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 78 years) + 4. Shelby Star Sherman, (twin), b. 14 Sep 1879, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 9 Sep 1954, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 74 years) + 5. William Floyd Sherman, b. 2 Oct 1884, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 13 May 1932, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 47 years) + 6. Thomas Riley Sherman, b. 5 Mar 1893, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 1962, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 68 years) + 7. Ellie Cecelia Sherman, b. 26 Nov 1894, Chambers Co, Texas , d. 22 Aug 1969, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 74 years) + 8. Jessie Edna Sherman, b. Nov 1897, Chambers Co, Texas , d. Aft 1940, of, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 44 years) 9. Wiley Lands, (boarder 1880), b. 1860, Louisiana , d. Aft 1880, of, Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 21 years) Last Modified 10 Feb 2011 Family ID F198 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas Census - 1880 - Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Sherman Family - Sherman, William Kirk and Leveritt Lothrop Sherman
Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas
(brothers to each other and brothers to this researcher's g-grandmother, Amanda Sherman)Sherman, William Kirk
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Sources - [S83] 1860 Chambers Co Census.
- [S83] 1860 Chambers Co Census.