John William Sherwin

10 September 1883–17 September 1979 (Age 96)
Solon Township, Kent, Michigan, United States

The Life Summary of John William

When John William Sherwin was born on 10 September 1883, in Solon Township, Kent, Michigan, United States, his father, Charles Westley Sherwin, was 33 and his mother, Ursala E Rounds, was 26. He married Lola Adell Phelps on 27 August 1904, in Courtland Township, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Home Township, Montcalm, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 17 September 1979, in Edmore, Montcalm, Michigan, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Sherwin
1883–1979
Lola Adell Phelps
1885–1919
Marriage: 27 August 1904
Orlen Merrill Sherwin
1905–1992
Clara Olive Sherwin
1907–1994
Alton E Sherwin
1909–1997
Addie Sherwin
1911–1912
Roland Elmon Sherwin
1913–2005
Vera Lucille Sherwin
1915–2009
Harold E Sherwin
1917–1932

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 August 1904Courtland Township, Kent, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 3
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
    Age 4
    The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
    Age 25
    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    Name Meaning

    English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): nickname perhaps used to denote a swift runner or a messenger, from Middle English schere(n) ‘(to) shear, cut’ + wind ‘wind’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Sherrin

    Sources (26)

    • John W. Sherwin, "Michigan, Births, 1867-1902"
    • John Sherwin, "United States Census, 1940"
    • John Sherwin in entry for Alvin A Stebleton and Vera Lou Sherwin, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

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