William Kirk Sherman

William Kirk Sherman

Male 1856 - 1917  (61 years)

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  • Name William Kirk Sherman 
    Born 18 Oct 1856  Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Sherman Cem, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sherman Cemetery - Sherman, William Kirk
    Sherman Cemetery - Sherman, William Kirk
    Sherman Cemetery
    Sherman Cemetery
    Lake Charlotte, Chambers County, Texas
    Sherman Cemetery
    Sherman Cemetery
    Lake Charlotte, Chambers County, Texas
    Notes 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1899, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary* Sophronia Kirk,   b. 18 Oct 1835, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1889, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 9 Aug 1855  Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • "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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1917, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 8 Oct 1874  Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Edward Decatur Sherman,   b. Dec 1875, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1933, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years)
    +2. Lothrop Cerett Sherman,   b. 7 Aug 1877, Lake Charlotte, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1964, Dayton, Liberty Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +3. Emmett Coleman Sherman, (twin),   b. 14 Sep 1879, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1958, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +4. Shelby Star Sherman, (twin),   b. 14 Sep 1879, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1954, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +5. William Floyd Sherman,   b. 2 Oct 1884, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1932, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    +6. Thomas Riley Sherman,   b. 5 Mar 1893, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +7. Ellie Cecelia Sherman,   b. 26 Nov 1894, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1969, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +8. Jessie Edna Sherman,   b. Nov 1897, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1940, of, Jefferson Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
     9. Wiley Lands, (boarder 1880),   b. 1860, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, of, Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1870 - Wallisville (Subdivision No. 17), Chambers Co, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Double Bayou, Chambers Co, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Sherman Family - Sherman, William Kirk and Leveritt Lothrop Sherman
    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
    Sherman, William Kirk

  • Sources 
    1. [S83] 1860 Chambers Co Census.