Obituary for Ellen Cochran SHERMAN
The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, February 16, 1933. [16]
1860 H E Cockran (age 9, born in Georgia) lived in Milton County, Georgia, in a household with William R Cockran (age 38), Emeline Cockran (age 34), William Cockran (age 7), Jane Cockran (age 6), E Cockran (age 4), A Cockran (age 2), and Ester C Watson (age 63). [1]
1870 Hester A Sherman (age 19, born in Georgia) lived in Lemons Twp, Cobb County, Georgia, in a household with John Sherman (age 25) and Annie (age 1). John worked in a woolen mill. [2] [3]
1880 Hester Sherman (age 30, born in Georgia, married), wife, lived in Roswell, Cobb County, Georgia, in a household with John Sherman (age 35), Annie Sherman (age 11), William Sherman (age 8), Odessa Sherman (age 7), Ella Sherman (age 5), and Lizzie Sherman (age 1). Hester Sherman's father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in South Carolina. [4] [5]
1900 Ellen Sherman (born in Georgia in Nov 1850, married for 3 months), wife, lived in Roswell, Cobb County, Georgia, in a household with John D Sherman (age 55). Ellen Sherman's parents were both born in Georgia. [6]
1904 John D Sherman died on December 1 and was buried at Roswell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia. John D Sherman was born on December 1, 1844. [7] [8]
1910 Ellen Sherman (age 59, born in Georgia, widowed) lived in Roswell Ward 3, Cobb County, Georgia, in a household with Mary E Sherman (age 16). Ellen Sherman's father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in South Carolina. Ellen Sherman could read and write. [9]
1920 Ellen Sherman (age 69, born in Georgia, widowed), mother-in-law, lived in Atlanta, De Kalb County, Georgia, in a household with William C Porser (age 28), Mary E Porser (age 26), and Mary E Porser (age 2). Ellen Sherman's father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in South Carolina. Ellen Sherman could read and write. [10]
1930 Ellen C Sherman (age 79, born in Georgia, widowed), mother-in-law, lived in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in a household with T Lamar Dryman (age 49), Pearl S Dryman (age 44), Elinor L Dryman (age 16), Mary S Dryman (age 14), and Talmadge L Dryman (age 5). Ellen C Sherman's father was born in North Carolina and her mother was born in South Carolina. [11]
1933 Ellen Cochran Sherman died on February 14, at age 82, in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. She was born on November 12, 1850 in Roswell Georgia, daughter of William Cochran and Emmaline Watson. [12]
1933 Ellen Cochran Sherman died on February 14 and was buried at Roswell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Roswell, Fulton County, Georgia. Ellen Cochran Sherman was born on November 11, 1850. [13] [14] [15]
Mrs. Ellen Sherman to be buried today
Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at Spring Hill chapel, with Rev. McDowell Richards officiating, for Mrs. Ellen Cochran Sherman, 82, pioneer resident of Roswell, who died Tuesday night at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. T. Lamar Dryman, in Morningside. Mrs. Sherman was the widow of John Dunwoody Sherman, one of the founders of the Laurel Woolen Mills, which was among the first to be constructed in the south after the War Between the States. Besides Mrs. Dryman, Mrs. Sherman is survived by three other daughters, Mrs. Etta S. Ansted of Clarkesville, Ga., Mrs. G. Claude Ward and Mrs. W. C. Power. Grandsons of the deceased will serve as pall bearers at the funeral.
1930 Dessa Sherman McMillan died on June 22 and was buried at Clarkesville Memorial Cemetery, Clarkesville, Habersham County, Georgia. Dessa Sherman McMillan was born on July 27, 1873. [17] [18]
Research Notes:
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[1] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
[5] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 87175751, [FindAGrave].
[8] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[9] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryRecord].
[10] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryRecord].
[11] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryRecord].
[12] Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1940, [AncestryRecord].
[13] Find A Grave Memorial 87175738, [FindAGrave].
[14] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[15] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, [AncestryRecord].
[16] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, February 16, 1933, page 10, [NewspapersClip].
[17] Find A Grave Memorial 49730125, [FindAGrave].
[18] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].
[19] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Robert's family suggests a lineage to this sibling of Robert's ancestor. The lineage is through a descendant shown on our website, [Link].