Brief Life History of Louis W
When Louis W Sherwood was born in 1871, his father, Herman Sherwood, was 32 and his mother, Mary E Hanford, was 23. He married Dorothea Raubacher on 23 January 1908, in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States. He lived in Otsego, New York, United States in 1920 and Unadilla, Unadilla, Otsego, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1942, at the age of 71, and was buried in Unadilla, Otsego, New York, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Louis Sherwood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Lou W Sherwood, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Louis W. Sherwood, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1871–1942 Male
1885–1971 Female
Parents and Siblings
1839–1880 Male
1848–1927 Female
Siblings (1)
1871–1942 Male
World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1872 · The Amnesty Act
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called with Old English scīr + wudu ‘bright or clear (perhaps sparsely-grown) wood’. In Yorkshire the name usually refers to Sherwood (Hall) in Eggborough (Yorkshire), but some examples could alternatively derive from Sherwood (House) in Stainforth (Yorkshire) or from the Nottinghamshire forest name in 2 below. The Devon name is from Sherwood (Green) in Yarnscombe (Devon). These are well evidenced as medieval placenames, and there may be similar but unrecorded places that could account for the medieval surname in other counties such as East Yorkshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, and Sussex. Sherwood occurs in minor placenames in Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, North Yorkshire, Sussex, and Wiltshire, but they are recorded only in modern times and in many cases will have been named from the surname or perhaps in imitation of 2 below. This name was established in Ireland in the 17th century. See also Sherrard .
English: habitational name from Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire (‘the shire wood’).
Americanized form of some Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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