Alanson Sherwood and Louisa Johnson
Husband Alanson Sherwood 1
Born: 22 Jul 1832 - Washington Twp, Erie Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Burnet M. Sherwood (1810- ) 1 Mother: Eliza Briggs ( - ) 1
Marriage: Nov 1854 1
Other Spouse: Emma Johnson ( - ) 1 - Sep 1878 1
Wife Louisa Johnson 1
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Father: Hiram Johnson ( - ) 1 Mother: Unknown ( - )
Children
1 F Ada Sherwood 1
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2 M William Sherwood 1
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3 F Eliza B. Sherwood 1
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General Notes: Husband - Alanson Sherwood
He began the manufacture of shovel handles in Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania, in 1853, and carried on business there until 1873, when he located in Cambridgeboro, and engaged in the same business on a larger scale, and in connection with that, in company with his father, engaged also in flour milling, planing mill and lumber business, which partnership lasted until 1881, when the father sold his interest to three of his sons; they in turn sold to Thos. H. Agnew, the same year, and the business was been carried on successfully thereafter, under the firm name of Sherwood & Agnew.
Mr. Sherwood was Burgess of Cambridgeboro, serving multiple terms. In politics, he was a Republican.
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Editor, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 212.
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