The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-04-19

George Sherwood, pioneer.
| farmer of Albion township was
native of Yorkshire, England, where
he was born on Christmas Day 1927.
Of a family Of six, he was the only
son to come to America. He was
brought up as farmer and lived in
England until after he reached the
age of tWenty-ono, when he embark
ed on q sailing vessel for the United
States. This journey proved to be
a long and perilous one--it having
taken thirteen weeks to make the
| trip. Before it's completion, both
crew and passengers, suffered from
the shortage of food and drinking
water. Mr. Sherwood finally reach
ed Milwaukee without a penny in
his pocket and began work at once.
| Continuing his journey to Albion, he
was employed by the settlers in
clearing land etc., and afterwards
| was able to buy a farm of his own,
The farm which he purchased con-
tanned one hundred acres and was
all wild. The first building on the
property was little leg house-aft-
erwards replaced by a moro commo-
dious home. Many other improve
ments were made and MIR. Silver
wood always made it his home.
He was first married to Miss
Mary Cooper of Derbyshire, Eng
land and they began housekeeping
in the little log cabin. One daugh-
ter blessed this marriage, Ann who
married Mr.. Morris Hahn of Edger-
ton. In 1906 Mrs. Hahn was killed
on railroad crossing in Edgerton.
Mr.. Sherwood used to delight
his grand children with tales of
early association and friendliness
| with the Indians. He told of the
little children who came to play
with the little white "papoose"
Ann and of the big Indian chief
who brought his sick squaw and
tiny papoose to spend the stormy
night in the log cabin.
In 1869 he married Miss Helen
Calder Of Waukesha County, daugh-
ter of James and Keith Dunbar Cal
der, formerly Of Perthshire, Scot
land. Mrs. Sherwood died June
8, 1900, and since that <time Mr..
Sherwood made his home with his
daughter, Mrs NaSet,
Altho Mr.. SilverWoed suffered
from partial blindness for several
years and so was unable to read,
he was greatly interested in the af-
fairs about him. He was keenly in
| terested in the outcome of the pres
ent great war and often compared
| these war times with the times of
the Civil War. He was a member
of the Primitive Methodist Church
an took an active part in the build
ing of the present church on Albion
| Prairie
Six children were born Of the sec
end marriage. Thomas P. who IS
an Attorney at Green Bay, Mary
Dunbar Slagg, and George H.. OF
| Albion Prairie Emma S. Naset,
Beulah H. died in infancy and Percy
W., an Attorney at Seymour.
There are eleven grand children.
Mr.. Sherwood spent the last
few winters in the Sounth, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Naset.
He died at Pensacola, Florida March
31st. Easter morning at the age of
ninety years, One of his closest
neighbors and friends spoke of him
as a man who always gave "the
other fellow a little the best of the
bargain"
The funeral was held from the
Primitive Methodist Church, on
April 3rd. Rev. Coach officiated.
His children like to think that his
last birthday (Christmas) was spent
in the warm South and that peace
fully fell sleep on Easter morning.
in the land of sunshine and fragrant
flowers.