Gazlay Family History
Jerramiah Leon Sherman
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Jerramiah Leon Sherman8 (Leroy Sherman,7 James Sherman,6 Ann Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Jerramiah Leon Sherman8 (Leroy Sherman,7 James Sherman,6 Ann Gazlay,5 Daniel Gazlay,4 John Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Leroy Elmer Sherman (February 1870 - 19 February 1927) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Maud ‘Lizzie’ Bohen (April 1875 - 23 April 1928) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 1 May 2011; Last Edited: 10 August 2014 |
| Person ID | 2371 |
| Name | Jerramiah Leon Sherman |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 28 March 1905 in North Dakota1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Married | to Eileen Kathleen McNellis |
| Married | to Helen Cecko |
| Died | 9 January 1989 in Hennepin County, Minnesota1, 2, 3 |
| Buried | in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Eileen Kathleen McNellis (daughter of John Joseph McNellis and Adeline J. ‘Della’ Eheim) |
| Born | 22 April 1908 in Minnesota |
| Married | to Jerramiah Leon Sherman |
| Died | 29 June 1939 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Children | of Jerramiah Leon Sherman and Eileen Kathleen McNellis: |
| +1. | John Leo Sherman |
| Born | 8 January 1925 in Minnesota |
| Married | 22 July 1944 in Hennepin County, Minnesota to Esther Mary Kuechle |
| Died | 23 December 2008 |
| 2. | Colleen Sherman |
| Born | ca. 1927 in Minnesota |
| Spouse 2 | Helen Cecko |
| Born | |
| Married | to Jerramiah Leon Sherman |
| Children | of Jerramiah Leon Sherman and Helen Cecko: |
| 1. | Leon Jerramiah Sherman |
| Born | 23 November 1958 in Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| Died | 29 July 2009 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Jerramiah Leon Sherman, born: 28 March 1905; died: 9 January 1989 [from record, which indicates the inscription: US Army, Pvt, World War II].
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Leon Sherman, no. 473-05-4485; died: 9 January 1989; born: 28 March 1905; last place of residence: Minneapolis, Hennepin [County], Minnesota.
- Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, Jerramiah Leon Sherman, died: 9 January 1989 in Hennepin [County], Minnesota; born: 28 March 1905 (not in Minnesota).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Enumeration District 123, Sheet No. 12B, family of Roy Sherman (40, Iowa, carpenter); wife of 15 years Lizzie Sherman (35, Iowa, 8 children, 7 living); daughter Amy Sherman (14, Minnesota); son Ralph Sherman (11, Minnesota); son Elmer Sherman (10, Minnesota); son Phillip Sherman (8, Minnesota); son Robbie Sherman (6, North Dakota); son Leon Sherman (5, North Dakota); daughter Viva Sherman (3, Minnesota).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Village of Sabrina, Enumeration District 9, Sheet No. 1A, family of Roy E. Sherman (49, Iowa, building supt, improvement co.); wife Elizabeth Sherman (44, Iowa); son Phillip R. Sherman (17, North Dakota, candy maker, candy co.); son Robert D. Sherman (16, North Dakota, candy maker, candy co.); Leon J. Sherman (14, North Dakota); son Ralph A. Sherman (22, Minnesota, millinery specialist); daughter-in-law Myrtle Sherman (25, Michigan); grandson James Leroy Sherman (3 days, Minnesota).