Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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James Espey Sherrard and Pauline Le Vaughn Watson




Husband James Espey Sherrard 1




           Born: 21 Feb 1887 - Fayette Co, PA 1
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         Father: Alexander Conn Sherrard (1852-Aft 1939) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Cooper Pollock (1853-1906) 1 3


       Marriage: 21 Jun 1911 4



Wife Pauline Le Vaughn Watson 4

           Born: 1 Oct 1891 - Washington, Washington Co, PA 4
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         Father: Ralph Watson (1868-      ) 4
         Mother: Margaret Jane Stevens (Abt 1869-      ) 4




Children
1 F Jane Elizabeth Sherrard 4

           Born: 18 Jun 1912 4
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2 F Mildred Lois Sherrard 4

           Born: 11 Dec 1917 4
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3 M Watson Alexander Sherrard 4

           Born: 23 Oct 1920 4
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4 M James Espey Sherrard, Jr. 4

           Born: 8 Aug 1923 4
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General Notes: Husband - James Espey Sherrard


He received his early education in a public school in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and was a hand on his father's farm in vacation seasons. He also attended the graded school at Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, and in 1906 was graduated from Dunbar Township High School. For a year he attended Washington and Jefferson Academy, then studied for four years at Washington and Jefferson College, where he was graduated in 1911 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Reading law in the offices of Reppert, Sturgis and Morrow, in Uniontown, he was admitted to the bar of the Commonwealth and opened law offices in the Blackstone Building, Uniontown. He was admitted to county, State and Federal courts, and before long had a large and growing practice. He was a member of the Fayette County Bar Association, which he served as treasurer for twenty years or more. He also belonged to the Pennsylvania State Bar Association. He was a member of the Uniontown Country Club, and the Uniontown Motor Club.
In addition to his other activities, Mr. Sherrard was at one time a director of the Union National Bank, of Connellsville. He was also a director, and secretary-treasurer of the Cochran Coal and Coke Company. He was a staunch Democrat in his political views, and he and his wife attended the First Presbyterian Church at Uniontown. Fraternally he was connected with the Free and Accepted Masons, being affiliated with Uniontown Lodge and other bodies, including Syria Temple (Pittsburgh) of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was one of the vice-presidents and a member of the board of management of Fort Necessity Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, which he served as president for three years. He was president at the time of the purchase and dedication of the site of Fort Necessity.

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Sources


1 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 63.

2 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 63, 174.

3 Editor, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 289.

4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 64.


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