Brief Life History of Harrison
When Harrison Sherman was born in 1840, in New York, United States, his father, John Sherman, was 33 and his mother, Olive Crydenwise, was 34. He lived in Rose, Wayne, New York, United States for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Harrison Sherman in household of Orrin Sherman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Harrison Sherman, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"
- Harrison Sherman in household of John Sherman, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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