Leverett R Sherman, Sr

1818 - 1874  (56 years)

• Name	Leverett R Sherman
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	14 Feb 1818	Orford, Grafton Co, New Hampshire   [1]
  Christening	Feb 1820	Chenango Co, New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	1859	Chambers Co, Texas
  	tax roll
  		1859 Texas, Chambers County, Tax Roll census
  Census	20 Jul 1860	Chambers Co, Texas
  	Residence 419 John L. Sherman 35 farmer 300 200 Maine Rachel 28 Kentucky Sarah F. 10 1850 Missouri Richard H. 8 1852 Missouri Ellen A 6 1854 Texas Charles 4 1956 Texas residence 421 3,000 700 New Hamshire farmer L.R. Sherman 43 Ohio Margaret 35 Illinois Edward 17 Illinois John 13 Missouri Levret 13 Missouri
  Death	2 Apr 1874	Chambers Co, Texas
  Burial	Chambers Co, Texas
  Notes	In the 1864 election he won a seat on the commissioner's court. Listed on 1867 Voters Registration List, Chambers Co. Date of registry Aug 9, 1867. States birth 1818 NY, in the state, county, precinct 17 years. In 1967 the Anahuac Civic Club erected a memorial to him in the Anahuac Cemetery. __________ Also living in the residence during 1870, the census records a Tammy Williams, age 20, from Virginia, and Jane Farmer, age 16, from Kentucky with a note beside both of them "Donst-Sol" which is perhaps what is written beside Samuel Haven Doebner's name, the sailor from Saxon living with Willis and Rebecca Sherman Barnes.
  Person ID	I5593	Roots
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	Jacob* Haven Sherman, Sr,   b. 5 Jun 1787, Portsmouth, Rockingham Co, New Hampshire d. 18 Nov 1850, St.Louis, St.Louis Co, Missouri (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Rebecca* Stebbins,   b. 20 Jul 1787, Springfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts d. 13 Aug 1873, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1809	Orford, Grafton Co, New Hampshire
  Documents		Sherman Family - Chronological Journey with our Sherman Family Document traces the life of Jacob Haven Sherman and wife, Rebecca Stebbins as they traveled from NY to Chambers County, Texas, a chronology of births, deaths, marriages, moves, census records and other indicators of their locations along the way. (d) complied by Sherry Sharp, 1998
  Albums		Sherman Family of Chambers County (14) Jacob Haven Sherman, Sr.,and wife Rebecca Stebbins Sherman left NY with their ever growing young family in about 1828 to began a journey lasting over a quarter a century and to cover over 2,000 miles. Jacob died while they were in St. Louis in 1850, but Rebecca and by then grown children and grandchildren traveled on till they reached Chambers County in 1855. This record is in honor of Amanda Sherman, my great-grandmother and granddaughter of this wonderful Pioneer Family.
  Family ID	F152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ness,   b. 29 Dec 1824, Ohio d. 4 Nov 1913, Anahuac, Chambers Co, Texas (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1842	Illinois
  Children	+ 1. Edward Decatur Sherman,   b. 1843, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. Aft 1879 (Age > 37 years) + 2. John Hamilton Sherman,   b. 2 Jul 1845, Springfield, Sangamon Co, Illinois d. 16 Jul 1909, Confederate House, Austin, Travis Co, Texas (Age 64 years) + 3. Leverett Sylvester Sherman,   b. Jul 1848, St.Louis, St. Louis Co, Missouri d. 1 Sep 1914, Anahuac, Chambers Co, Texas (Age ~ 66 years)   4. Levlor Sherman,   b. 1868, Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas d. Aft 1870 (Age > 3 years)
  Family ID	F65	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

• Sources

  [S138] 1870 Wallisville, Chambers Co, Texas Census.