From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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JAMES FRANKLIN SHERWOOD FAMILY
(410) ALAMEDA JOSEPHINE7 STANCLIFF (James Allen6, David5, Stanbrough P.4, James3, William2, James1)
Daughter of James Allen and Julia Ann [Boring] Stancliff born Ross County, OH Jul. 30, 1880, died Springfield, Clark County, OH Jan. 17, 1943, buried Sigler Cemetery Richmondale, Ross County, OH, married Jul. 30, 1901 JAMES FRANKLIN SHERWOOD son of Jacob and Lucy [Hofer] Sherwood born near Richmondale, Ross County, OH Feb 23, 1876, died Springfield, Clark County, OH Jul. 20, 1942, buried Sigler Cemetery, Richmondale, Ross County, OH.
They lived in Springfield, Clark County, OH from 1923 until the time of their deaths. James Sherwood had been a farmer while living in Ross County, but was a Carpenter after moving to Springfield.
CHILDREN: James Franklin and Alameda Josephine [Stancliff] Sherwood(1)
1. JAMES JACOB SHERWOOD born Jun. 13, 1902, died Springfield, Clark County, OH Jan. 1, 1975, married 1. Jun. 25, 1927 VELDA SPRINKLE, married 2. Jun. 26, 1937 FAYE LUKING born Aug. 13, 1918, died Aug. 28, 1968.
2. CELESTA LEORA SHERWOOD born Ross County, OH Jan. 27, 1904, died Clark County, OH Jun. 27, 1952, married 1. Jun. 6, 1928 LEWIS AFTEN SHAW son of Franklin Jasper and Sarah Mariah [Harvey] Shaw born Louden County, TN Jul. 27, 1903, died Adams County, OH Feb. 10, 1962, they divorced in 1941 and she married 2. Apr. 9, 1942 ERNEST HOCK born Feb. 15, 1904, died Apr. 9, 1969, buried Glen Haven Cemetery, Clark County, OH.
Celesta and Lewis Shaw had children born Clark County, OH; Robert Eugene Shaw born Mar. 18, 1931 married Mason County, KY Mar. 19, 1949 Lillian Marie Shoemaker; Gerald Richard Shaw born Jul. 22, 1933 married Lottie Smith; Eula Mae Shaw born Sept. 23, 1935 married Chester A. Ramsey from whom she is divorced.
Celesta and Ernest Hock had a son Donald Earl Hock born Clark County, OH Apr. 11, 1944, married Aug. 17, 1968 Virginia Haskins.
3. CELIA MAE SHERWOOD born Ross County, OH Oct. 19, 1905, died Mar. 21, 1991, buried Ferncliff Cemetery, Clark County, OH. Never married.
4. JULIA LUCILLE SHERWOOD born Ross County, OH Mar. 15, 1907, died Clark County, OH Aug. 29, 1992, buried Ferncliff Cemetery, Clark County, OH married Jun. 27, 1928 ORVILLE RITCHIE born Sept. 9, 1907, died Lancing, Morgan County, TN Sept. 1983(2). They were divorced. At the time of her father's death, Julia was listed as living Pine Knott, McCreary County, KY.
5. WALTER JENNINGS SHERWOOD born Ross County, OH Sept. 10, 1908, died Clark County, OH Feb. 26, 1986, buried Ferncliff Cemetery, Clark County, OH, married Jul. 2, 1930 or 1932 LUCILLE A. WEESE born Jul. 8, 1906, died Springfield, Clark County, OH Oct. 1970(3). They had Children: Nancy Alemeda Sherwood born Jul. 25, 1934; Everett Franklin Sherwood born Dec. 10, 1936, married Norma Jean Boring; Anna Marie Sherwood born Oct. 19, 1942, married Oct. 19, 1966 Ronald Paul Wendling.
6. ALICE SHERWOOD born and died Apr. 9, 1910, buried Sigler Cemetery, Richmondale, Ross County, OH.
7. EMMITT WOODROW SHERWOOD born Aug. 9, 1912, died Mar. 30, 1964, buried Enon Cemetery, Clark County, OH, married Jan. 3, 1942 SARAH E. YOWLER born Mar. 28, 1917. They had a daughter Gale Elane Sherwood born Dec. 18, 1950. In 1942 they lived Tipp City, Miami County, OH. Emmitt was a Corporal in the Army in 1943
8. ARTHUR LEROY SHERWOOD born Jun. 23, 1914, died Dec. 13, 1914, buried Sigler Cemetery, Richmondale, Ross County, OH
9. VIRGIL MERRITT SHERWOOD born Sept. 23, 1918, died Apr. 24, 1919, buried Sigler Cemetery, Richmondale, Ross County, OH.
10. VIVIAN AUDREY SHERWOOD born Mar. 16, 1920, died Sept. 23, 1920, buried Sigler Cemetery, Richmondale, Ross County, OH.
11. CLARENCE HERMAN SHERWOOD born Richmondale, Ross County, OH May 20, 1922, died Garden Grove, Orange County, CA Nov. 25, 1979, buried Memorial Park, Orange County, CA, married Aug. 21, 1947 EDITH JOYCE McCONNAHA born Apr. 16, ____, died Garden Grove, Orange County, CA Sept. 12, 1991, buried Memorial Park, Orange County, CA. They had children: Geneva Louise Sherwood born May 25, 1948; Wayne Edward Sherwood born Mar. 10, 1953; David Lesley Sherwood born Apr. 19, 1957, married Brigid Marie Dennis; Steven Bryan Sherwood born Aug. 28, 1958, married Lisa Beth Baumel; and Kelly Andrew Sherwood born Aug. 11, 1966.
Clarence and his brother-in-law owned S&M Motors in Springfield, OH, but he moved in 1954 to Anaconda, Deer Lodge County, MT. He was employed by Anaconda Copper Company until 1959 when the family moved to Garden Grove, Orange County, CA where Clarence worked for the Garden Grove Unified School District.
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Footnotes:
1. .Information on this family supplied from family records and research of Geneva Louise Sherwood, daughter of Clarence Herman Sherwood.
2. .Social Security Death Index
3. .Social Security Death Index
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