Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Sherwood    
                Born: Dec-21-1816          in Fayette Co, PA  1,2,3
                Died: Dec-17-1893          in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Census: 1870, 1880           in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  2,5,3
              Father: Joseph Sherwood   (1792 - 1870) 
              Mother: Mary ___   (1791 -     ) 
Other spouse 1
                Wife: Elizabeth A. McClain     
         Census name: E. McClain 
             Married: Nov- 4-1871          in Doddridge Co, WV  6
                Born: ca 1849              in Fayette Co, PA  7,3
                Died: Jun-14-1899           8
              Buried:                      in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1871                 in Doddridge Co, WV  3
              Census: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
              Father: Alexander J. McClain   (1818 - 1897) 
              Mother: Nancy Hoover   (1822 - 1892) 

Sources:
(1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. 
(2) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John Sherwood, widowed, farmer, age 52y 11m, b. Fayette 
Co PA, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Mary Sherwood; and Elizabeth A. McClain, single, 21, b. Fayette Co PA, res. 
Doddridge Co, dau of Alexander & Nancy McClain.  Married Nov 4 1871. MR p. 182. 
(7) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(8) Headstone. 
(9) Findagrave.com. 







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