Sherman Stickney
Sherman Stickney was born on April 19, 1838, in Essex County, New York, to George and Lydia Stickney. He grew up and attended school in Jay, New York, and by 1860, he was working as a teacher in Taylor, Iowa.  
 
He married Kate Boynton around 1871, and they had at least two children: Eugene, born around 1873; and Ella, born around 1879. At some point in life, he lost the use of his legs. By 1880, he was working as a lumber dealer in Vinton, Iowa. By 1900, he was working as a poultry dealer. According to a local writer, he had “always been active in the city’s development; has always been laboring for the betterment of his fellow men and community at large.” He died in Vinton on March 7, 1908.
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(2984)Stickney, Sherman1838-04-191908-03-07
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 4

  • (8572) [recipient] ~ Ira A. Torrance to Sherman Stickney, 25 September 1864
  • (8152) [recipient] ~ William W. Stickney to Sherman Stickney, undated
  • (8153) [recipient] ~ William W. Stickney to Tryphena Stickney, undated
  • (8154) [associated with] ~ William W. Stickney and Ira A. Torrance to George W. Stickney and Tryphena Stickney, undated

People - Records: 4

  • (2984) Stickney, Sherman is the [child of] (2980) Stickney, George Washington
  • (2984) Stickney, Sherman is the [sibling of] (2981) Stickney, William Wallace
  • (2985) Torrance, Ira A. is the [step-sibling of] (2984) Stickney, Sherman
  • (3174) Stickney, Tryphena is the [step-parent of] (2984) Stickney, Sherman

Places - Records: 3

  • (2000) [birth] ~ Essex County, New York
  • (2168) [death] ~ Vinton, Benton County, Iowa
  • (4385) [residence in 1860] ~ Taylor, Benton County, Iowa

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990, available from Ancestry.com; The Cedar Rapids (IA) Evening Gazette, 9 March 1908