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- Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909
Name: Henry Clayton Sherman
Date of Birth: 7 Jan 1885
Gender: Male
Birth County: Norfolk
Father's Name: James Milton Sherman
Mother's Name: Martha Medorah Smith
Roll Number: MS929_72
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry C Sherman
Age in 1910: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885
Birthplace: Canada English
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Canada English
Mother's Birth Place: Canada English
Spouse's Name: Mable
Home in 1910: Oscoda, Iosco, Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1901
Household Members: Name Age
Henry C Sherman 25 Proprietor, Laundry
Mable Sherman 22
Vernon W Sherman 3
Lillian F Sherman 1
Hazel R Sherman 4/12
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Henry Calyton Sherman
County: Wayne
State: Michigan
Birth Date: 7 Jan 1885
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1683036
DraftBoard: 2
Age: 33
Occupation: melter, Michigan casting Co
Nearest Relative: Mabel Sherman, wife, 1087 St Jean, St Clair Heights, Michigan
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Henry C Sherman [Henry E Sherman]
Home in 1920: Detroit Ward 21, Wayne, Michigan - Forman Auto Co.
Age: 35 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1885 Immigrated 1900 Naturalized
Birthplace: Canada
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Rable
Father's Birth Place: Canada
Mother's Birth Place: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Year of Immigration: 1900
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 1002
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Henry C Sherman 35
Vernon Sherman 12
Rable Sherman 31
Lillian F Sherman 11
Hazel R Sherman 9
Henry C Sherman 7
Dorothy P Sherman 5 2/12
Mabel M Sherman 0/12
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Mable Sherman
Home in 1930: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1888
Birthplace: Michigan
Relation to Head of House: Head
Race: White
Occupation: Education: Military service: Rent/home value: Age at first marriage: Parents' birthplace:
Neighbors:
Household Members: Name Age
Mable Sherman 42
Vernon Sherman 23
Lillian Sherman 21
Hazel Thomson 20
Edward Thomson 24
Lillian Thomson 1/12
Henry Sherman 17
Dorothy Sherman 15
Margaret Sherman 10
Enna Sherman 8
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4. Henry Clayton9 "Clayton" Sherman born Apr 7 1885 in Fairgrounds Canada, both parents born in Canada (1910 Census; GVWS p1; Hazel's BR). Henry born near Houghton Center Ontario; 4th of 13 children (GVWS p1; mc/mp). (Gen Refs: Not in LDS/AF, LDS/IGI).
1895. Henry worked for his neighbors as a farm laborer at 25¢ a day plus his keep.
xxxx. Henry's schooling stopped at the 6th grade where he attended the Fairground School (GVWS p1,2).
xxxx. Henry worked as a butcher boy in Tilsonburg Ontario delivering on a rural route (GVWS p2).
1893. Henry was kicked by a horse in the chest, and was unconscious. He recovered but remained stunted in growth, at age 21 he looked like a teen-aged boy (GHCS p1).
1895. Henry was working for neighbors for 25¢ a day (GHCS p1).
xxxx. Henry schooling stopped at the 6th grade (GHCS p1).
1901. Henry immigrated to US with his family, and was naturalized (1910 Census; GVWS p2).
190x. Henry worked at the Shore Laundry in Oscoda MI, and also a laundry in East Tawas MI (GVWS p3).
1906. Sep 9th, Henry the proprietor of the only laundry in Oscoda MI, was married in East Tawas MI Iosco Co in the home of J M Hamilton to Miss Mable Frances Nolan who was born 1887 in Port Huron MI; married by H B Pearce of the M E Church; both lived in Oscoda; witness Alfaretta Sherman of East Tawas MI Iosco Co (IOS/MR 3-135; The Iosco Co Gazette 09/05/1906 p5c2; Hazel's BR; GVWS p0,p3).
1907/08. Henry C a laundryman lived in Oscoda MI Iosco Co (Vernon's & Lillian's BRs).
1909. Henry purchased through a Quit-Claim Deed from the State of Michigan a parcel of land for $25.00, located in Block 1 of Loud & Guy & Company's second addition to the Village of Oscoda (IOS/LR 48-298). Henry purchased the Shore Laundry in Oscoda MI Iosco Co (GVWS p3).
1910. Census of Oscoda MI Iosco Co indicated: Henry C age 25, proprietor of Laundry; Mable age 22, born 1888 in MI, married 4 years, 3 children 3 alive; children Vernon, Lillian and Hazel; (p279/d165/f166; nb/7.46). Shown as Shirman (1910 Soundex e122/f166).
1911. July 11th, Henry Clayton Sherman's laundry business burned in the fire that destroyed most of the town of Oscoda in 1911. His wife and children escaped to the safety of a boat, but Henry spent the night up to his neck standing in Lake Huron with hundreds of other people (GVWS p5J).
1911. Jul 12th, Henry the day after the fire check to see if the things and the puppy he put in the root cellar survived; the dinner plates were cracked, paper was charred, and the puppy was roasted (GHCS p6).
1911. One of the first pianos to come to Oscoda was bought by Henry for his wife, but before it was taken from the railroad freight shed it was burned in the fire (GHCS p3).
1912. Mr & Mrs Clayton Sherman and family had a month's visit to Laughton Ontario (Oscoda Press Feb 9 1912).
1912. Henry purchased for a $1.00 and other consideration a parcel of land from the Geo D McNichol's estate, located in Block 1 of the plot of Loud and Guy & Company's addition to the Village of Oscoda (IOS/LR 54-354).
1912. Mr H C Sherman is home from Grand Rapids on a visit, he is managing a laundry in Grand Rapids (Oscoda Press Aug 2 1912).
1913. Henry sold the building, he built for his laundry after the 1911 fire, to the Odd Fellows for their Lodge Hall (GVWS p6).
1913. Possible: Henry shown on a post card dated Apr 13 1913, with a catch of fish standing next to the building he sold to the Odd Fellows; card was to cousin Kenneth Sherman E Tawas MI and signed as "Clayton" (post card).
1913. Parcels of land in block 1 of 2nd addition to Village of Oscoda MI, transferred from George D McNicol's estate to Henry Clayton Sherman (IOS/LR liber 54 p354).
1913. Early in the year Henry worked six months as a wireman for Thorpe Electric Co in Grand Rapids MI; then a few months in Athens OH; then he supervised the Pantlin Hotel laundry in Grand Rapids, and worked at Grand Hotel on Mackinaw Island during the summer (GVWS p6).
1913. Mrs Clayton Sherman and children of Grand Rapids are visiting relatives here (Oscoda Press Jul 18 1913).
1914. Henry and wife Mabel of Grand Rapids MI, sold by Warranty Deed to Effie R McNichol for $50 the property purchased in 1912 (IOS/LR 58-172).
1915. Henry's four brothers, Milton, Frank, Arthur & Clarence, all lived in the same block in Detroit MI, and convinced him to move there, which he did (GVWS p7).
xxxx. Henry worked at several jobs in automobile factories; he was except from military service in WW-1 because he had 5 children, and worked on military projects; and after the war he returned to the automobile factories (GVWS p7)
1919. Henry of Detroit MI sold on a land contract to F E Colbath the south 20 feet of lot 1 block 20 in the 2nd addition to Oscoda MI, for $200.00 (IOS/LR LC2-486).
1919. Henry of Detroit MI sold on warranty deed to Fred Colbath the 30 square feet in the NW corner of lot 2 block 1 in the 2nd addition to Oscoda MI, for $1.00 and other value consideration (IOS/LR 61-446).
1920. Census of Detroit MI Wayne Co indicated: Henry C age 35; Mable age 31; children Vernon, Lillian, Hazel, Henry, Dorothy, Mabel (Soundex e666/p13).
1923. Mr & Mrs Clayton Sherman and Mr & Mrs Frank Sherman visited Oscoda (The Press Sep 21 1923).
1923. Card of Thanks for father's [Mable's father] death by Ernest F Nolan and Mable F Sherman (The Press Sep 28 1923 p8c2).
1923. Henry moved to a new house at 1184 Hamilton Ave, now designated as 5080 Harding Ave, in Detroit (GHCS p8).
1927. Henry fell at the Packard trim shop and shattered his right knee cap, which healed slowly and left him rather stiff (GHCS p8).
1929. Henry Sherman died in Detroit MI from peritonitis cause by a ruptured appendix (GVWS p8; mc/mp). 7 Children:
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1885 - 1929 (43 years)
