The list was published in the December 1997 Newsletter. The Sherman Registery , by Robert L. Sherman, SOY Historian December 1997 Newsletter, Vol.3, No.2, pgs.7-11. Originally his work was to show only the descendants of Benjamin Sherman , but further along he included the English Shermans. County, WA . The book is about family, community, spirituality, economics, discovery, invention, the good times and the bad times.
Some events are sad, others are funny, and all are part of our heritage.
Historical milestones, such as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, tell of the price that some families paid for freedom and democracy. Other items included are somewhat humorous. Mr Rueben Briley aged 42 to Miss Huldah Barritt aged 29 after a long and tedious courtship. Each chapter is about a new generation, and is easily read. This book should appeal to all readers who have both a sense of history and a sense of humor.