The evening times., 1900-10-22

Jotru Sherman was born at Lancasi er
Ohio May<l0, 1928 His family was
distinguished one
The Rev. S. A Bronson in his life OF
John Sherman, published n 1880, traces
the descent of Mr.. Siberian from Henry
Sherman, one of the executors OF the VIII
of Lord Stanton, Earl of Derby, County
of Lancaster. dated May %, 1871 Be says;
"John Sherman, son OF William Sherman
and Mary IesceIles of NotJinghamshlre,
came TO America in 1854 and settled at
Watertown. Mass. near his cousin OF the
same name, from whom he is distinguish
ed in history as Capt John sherman ms Ms
Capt John Sherman Was the ancestor
of Roger Sherman, sigEeF OF the De~laf
alton OF Independence
John sherman, in his autobiography
'.RecoIections of Forty Years IN the
House. Senate and Cabinet" devotes
several pages TO a recital OF his descent
saving in part: The family name OF
Sherman is, no doubt, OF Saxon origin:
1t is very common along the Rhlne ara
in different parts of the German Empire.
1t is there written Sherman or Schur-
mann. l found 1t in Frankfort and Ser
lin. The English SherIRans lived ehieay
in Essex and Suffolk counties, near t2e
east coast, and in London. The name ire
ouentIy appears IN the local records One
sherman was executed for taking the
unsuccessful side in efYi! war II was
not until the beginning Of the sixteenth
century that any OF the name assumed the
arms, crest, and motto Jnstlhed ey thST
pride, property or standing.
1.-THE motto taken. Conquer death by
victory is a rather meaningless phrase.
It is modest enough and Indicates rel1-
sious turn Of mind. Nearly every family OF
the name furnished q preacher a few
members of 1t attained the dignity OF
knighthood. a greater number became
landed property holders and more were
engaged in trade In Lendon- William
sherman, ESQ.,, purchased Knightston in
the time of Henry VIII,s and a monument
to him is in Ottery, st. Mary, dated 1542.
"As a rule the family belongs to the
middle class, and were engaged in active
occupation, earning their own bread. with
a strong sense of their rights and liberty
as Englishmen."
John Sherman was the eighth child OF
Charles Robert Sherman and Mary Hoyt.
of Norwalk, Conn. Charles X sherman
died June "a, 1929. and his widow died at
Mansfield, Ohio. September %, 1852. They
had eleven children.
Mr.. Sherman says: ssMy first distinct
recollection of events Is connected with
the scenes and incidents that followed the
death of my father on the 24th day OF
June 1929. l have a dim recollection be-
fore that time of being sent to school
with my elder brothers to keep me out OF
mischief and of my father praising ne
for learning the alphabet, but all other
impressions of my infancy were absorbed
in the great family tragedy. We were
warned to keep quiet and to remain out OF
doors, so as not to disturb mother, who was
critically ill., and as our grandmother was
then supreme in the household, We knew
that her word was law and that punish
met invariably followed an offence. Dur
i,lg these enforced absences many were
the wise resolves, or rather the conceits
that the boys discussed for helping
mother.
But time. which meITows every mis-
fortune brought uS many changes. My
sister. Elizabeth was soon married to
Gen. William j. Reese. My brother
Charles came home a full-hedged graduate
and as we thought, very learned Every
body was kind. The affairs of my father
were settled. The homestead and garden
were secured to my mother and she had
in addition a settled income from my
fathers estate of s460 a year, while grand
mother had her sf9elands and an assured
but small income besides. In those days
little money went d great way"
His Entrance Into Politics.
Young John Sherman was sent to live
with a cousin, also named John sherman
residing al Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he
was sent to school. Al the age of twelve
he returned to Lancaster and entered the
academy to prepare himself for college
In two years he was sufficiently advanced
to enter the sophomore class, but de-
sire to be self-supporting led to his be-
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