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Denise,daughterof Josephand Ann Denise,whodiedin 1882 leav-.mg one child: LeRoy, who is now a resident owelI-known_young farmer of that community. Mr. Shafferwatagain married, in 1884, being united with Miss Clara Vnnrhi cdaughterof Jacoban^JClarissaVoorhis,of Bu er countyhavefourchildrenRobert, Paul,Janetand Eugene Mr^Shlfferfw H f a teiligent interestin ciyiiaffairs andIf ad^reftors-ffr lumberof the boardof schoolb onrto t t Heandhis Lmily

havefervedgJohn E. Sharts, orte of the substantial and hig-hlvesteemed men

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TnTin^' Hr.Murrayhadtwochildren,namely: MifdredSiend Fbrence Grace, The father of Mr. Murray was Christ C Murray DuringtheCiyilwarhe servedinthecLTederatrarmyandwas taken prisoner, but was exchanged after several months^ mn

wS:Sfoumy famme rr?lTrktVnTn'excellent examples of

yearsbefore^thathis?oT;ia ndma rtZwZ oTwlz LVndeTtifrfrmX miir'f ^eefIr^Ttt^^Freeporlnow^S bi . LebanonLd westoftowS and intM, Oregonia,locatingin TurtleCreekownsnip, and m this pioneer home his fifth child Tonathan Sherwood,wasbom,August25.1815.ThomasSherw^i?wasanatfve

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of Maryland, but his wife, Dorcas Bradway) Sherwood, was boniin New Jersey. After their marriage, prior to 1809, they lived inHamilton county, Ohio. Both parents died in Warren county, thefather when Jonathan was seventeen years old. He remained on thehome farm, helpful an d industrious in h is m ot he r s interests untilhis marriage August 20, 1837. Three y ea rs l at er he bought whatwas known as one of the good, farming properties of Washingtontownship an d upon this farm he remained until 1848-9. In th emeanwhile the hamlet of Freeport, now Oregonia, situated two andone-half miles west of his birthplace, had become of larger importance because of the building of the Little Miami railroad, andJonathan Sherwood, with shrewd foresight, realized the businessopportunities offered in this direction and took advantage of them.He moved to Oregonia and here became a man of wide interests,and built up many important lines of business through his enterprise. ^During a part of the time he was mainly concerned in merchandising, but his activities subsequently extended to milling,grain and produce buying, and slaugh tering hogs. He continuedactive in business life at Oregonia until 1860, then sold his interestsand retired to a farm he had b ought in Massie township, where heremained in terested in general farming unti l the close of his life,his de ath oc curring November 24, 1890, when he had re ached th eage of seventy-five years and three months. He was a man ofsterling business qualities, upright in his dealings with his fellowmen, ever hejpful in movements looking to the welfare of his stateand community, and liberal in his support of church organizations.The^ only public office he ever consented to accept was that ofjustice of the peace, in which he served acceptably for one term, atth e c on cl us io n o f w hi ch he declined fur ther honors.

Henry Sherwood, who, at the time of death, was one of Warren county s most aged residents, was born at Columbia, in Hamilton county, Ohio, July 13, 1807. He was the oldes t child of Thomasand Dorcas Bradway) Sherwood, who removed from Columbiaand settled in Warren county when he was two years old. As hegrew to manhood, an obedient and industrious son, he assisted inthe development of his father s pioneer farm and throughout hisactive life was continuously, concerned in agricultural pursuits. Inhis youth, in association with his brother, Jonathan, he engaged forseveral years in burning charcoal, which industry at that time wasprofitable. Soon after his marriage, in 1833, he purchased andsettled upon a farm in Washington township, two miles southeastof Oregonia, where he carried on a.gricultural operations until 1880,when he reti red and moved to Waynesville, which continued hisplace of residence during the rest of his life, his death occurringApriH2. 1898. when almost ninety-oneyears old. Although a manof quiet life, his sterlingcharacter was recognized by his fellow citizens, and^ on many occasions they called upon him to bear theresponsibilities of public office. For eighteen years, from 1851 to1868, he served as a county commissioner, and formany years astownship trustee, Iknd appraiser and justice of the peace.

_Frank Sherwood, whose manyinterests, business, political andsocial, have made hima foremost citizen of Warren county formany

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years has been a continuous resident of Oregonia since 1861, inwhich year the Sherwood store, of which he has ever since beenproprietor was established on the same foundation of businesintegrity that It has ever since maintained. Frank Sherwood was.born m Hamilton township. Warren county, Ohio, June 17, 1838,

f of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Jeffery) Sherwoodttended the country school near the Bake-oven farm, the localname given to his father s property, and was ten years old whencrL 1 Freeport, now Oregonia, where he attendedchool until fifteen years of age, when he entered his father s storeas a clerk and served in that capacity until 1860, when his fatherreturned to farming. Early in 1861 he and his father were associated in a store enterprise in what is now the town of Wellman,but six months later the stock was removed to Oregonia, where thisold business house has existed ever since, the father of Mr Sherwood retiring from the firm in1876. Mr. Sherwood was first ap-pointed postmaster at Oregonia in 1861 and served in that officeuntil the election of President Cleveland. He was again appointedpostmaster earlym the administration of President McKinley. Mr.Sherwood has served in other public capacities, for twenty-twoconsecutive years being treasurer of Washington township, forthirty-five years a member of the Oregonia school board, and fortwenty-two years station agent at Oregonia. Mr. Sherwood wasunited in marriage December 20, 1865,to Margaret A., daughter ofJoseph and Sally (Furims) Hollingsworth, of Warren county, whodied of typhoid fever, October 8. 1867, leaving one daughter, EvaLena bom November30. 1866. May 15, 1872, Mr. Sherwood mar-ried Sue H., daugh^r of Joel and Zeruah (French) Wood, of Smith-

eld township Jefferson county Ohio. Seven children were bornof this marriage namely: Thomas Wood, born May 24, 1873,diedin^Q-7 Wy A 5^0 December 26. 1874;Stella, born August0, 18/7 died August 18, 1903; Jonathan F.. bora January 31. 1880;Zeruah Elizabeth born October 31, 1881,and Mary Emmaand JuliaAnna, born May 1, 1^4.^ Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood united with theUnited ^Brethren in Christ church when it was first organized atOregonia during the winter of 1872-3, were active in bringing aboutIts ^permanent establishment and in the building of the presentunity Chapel church building in 1873. With deep and abiding

has watched the development of the city ofwhich he is so esteemed^ a resident, from its infancy to its present position^ of commercial importance, during these years of growthdoing his full part as a steady, dependable, upright, public-spiritedcitizen, thus adding prestige to an old and honorable county name. ^rs. Anna Ljffle Shurts. One of the old and prominent famili-ies of Warren county, whose members have long been highly honored m agncultural circles, as well as in positions of trust and re-sponsibility, is that bearing the name of Lytle, of which Mrs. Annauyt bburts is a worthy representat ive in the South Lebanon community. Ihe family was founded in this locality by Andrew Lytle,the of Mrs. Shurts. a native of Pennsylvania anda soldier ofthe Patriot armyduring the War of the Revolution, whocame here overland by foot and team in 1796. He was a tanner by

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SOURCE: KENTUCKY ANCESTORS, Vol. 18 , No. 1, July, 1982

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BIRTHS DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES

James Judkins bom May 20 176^1 , England died August 2^1 1835 marriedFebruary 2? 181? to f irst wife Mary Judkins born August 8 ; died

27 ; married probably in Todd County) second wife, Mary C.Tat urn, bom Febr\aary 8 178^ died October 13 18^0.

Child; Lucy Ann Judkins bo m November 8 1820

Children of J .M.J . Manning a nd L uv en ia Catherine Penny:

Ida May Manning, born June 22 1866

Llewellyn Lee Manning, born April 25 1868James Otho Manning, born July 2^ I869Minnie Manning, born May 17i 1^72

Charles Sherwood Manning bo m June 15? 187^Lucy Luvenia Manning, born July 9f 1876Lloyd Tighlman Manning, bom April 12 1881

William Madison Manning, bom September 20 I8O9, died July 18 I852Lucy Ann James Judkins born November 8 1820, Todd County, Kentucky,married to Wm. M. Manning, I836; married to J. B. Sherwood, I852

Elizabeth Marion Manning, born Feb. 9f I836; died Oct. 15i 1844James Madison Judkins Manning born May 21 1837Charles Lee Tatum Manning born Nov. 13 1841Mary Alice Manning bo m Sept. 21 1843

Gr a n d p a r e n t s :James Judkins born May 20 1764 in England died August 24 1835 marriedFebruary 27 I8I7 to Mary bom February 8 1784, in Virginia diedOctober I3 , 1840.

John Manning and Elizabeth Cherry date of birth unknown), born in Virginian e a r o r f o l k

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Benjn. Sherwood, born July 13 1776Caty Sherwood bom June 24 1776Elizabeth Sherwood, born February 19i 1798; died November 26 1852John Sherwood, born December 5 1799Caty Sherwood b orn O ctob er 25 , 1801Benjn. A. Sherwood, bom February 28 1804Rebecca Sherwood born July 4, I8O6Henncay ? Sherwood bo m September 27 1808Wesley Sherwood bom August 18 , I8I3Isaac Sherwood born December 28 1817; died December 23 1859James Sherwood born Apr i l 11, 1818James Sherwood married Lucy Judkins Manning in I852

1826 the greates t crops ever known by James JudkinsMargaret T. Pace i s a gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of James Judkins.Note; L i s t o f 9 s laves omitted. ^

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William Madison Manning, born September 20 I8O9, died July 18 I852Married December 83^ to Lucy nn James Judkins, born November 8,1820 Todd County KentuckyJajnes Madison Judkins Manning, born May 21 1837 Stewant County fenne-see married June 1 I865 to Luvenia Catherine Penny, MontgomeryCoimty Tennes s eeJohn Milton Manning boxn November 29 I838Will iam John Milton Manning bom July JO, 1840 died Ju ly 18 I852Charles Lee Tatum Manning, born November I3 1841 Stewaxt County TenneseeQuinton Ju l i a n Manning b om September 18 1845Mary Alice Manning b o m September 21 1843 Stewar t County TennesseeEl izabe th Marion Manning, bom February 9 I836 died October I5 1844

James Judkins bought h is Bible in Russe l lv i l l e in the year I816

Th e Holy B i b l e con ta in ing th e Old and New Tes tamen ts t o g e t h e r wi t h th eApocrypha t r n s l t e o u t o f th e O rig in al Tongues P r in t e d and s o l d by

Col l in s and Company, New York 1814

Copied by and i n th e possess ion o f Margare t T Pace Route 8 Box 123Benton Kentucky 42025

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Mr. Laurenc* T. Sherwood wonfirst prize . at the SwarthmoreCollege Oratorical Contest. ThelatelUgcocer also savs AmosPeaslee whn second prize^^audArthur Broomell the third.Laurence s oration was in the nature of aretfospect f wha^ wouidi^probably have tkeuj place in.National nffairs had Li^icoln Uvechvtb rebuild ho Nation. ThisJS)

..Laursriice .- senicr year, and bis^:jriend8 have followed ins fouR we rR of exceptionaUv fine collegeI work with gre>it interest, whicht^will continue into his life work.