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Dr. E.E. Sherman
Elmer Emmett Sherman was born on a farm near Fountain Green, Ill. Feb. 7, 1862. He celebrated his 81st birthday a week ago Sunday and enjoyed the messages from his friends and the fellowship with his family. He passed quietly away in the Methodist hospital at Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 12th shortly after noon. His last conscious words Friday A.M. were, "Everything is all right."
Dr Sherman's earliest recollections were of big open fireplace in the log house where he was born, and the learning of old hymns taught him by his mother and grandmother. His father, weakened by three years service in the Union Army, died when Elmer was 12 years of age.
When 15 years of age, the three older brothers and sister having gone into their own homes, Elmer was left with his mother to run the home farm. He attended school for a few months each winter, loved books and study, and his great ambition was to become a school teacher. So the mother rented the farm and Elmer began the long task of earning the money and obtaining his education.
In 1881 he taught his first school and continued for some years his studies at Normal school in the summers and his teaching in the winter. September 2, 1886, he was united in marriage to Josephine Ballou, also a teacher.
During the residence of the family in Winchester, Ill.,
1888-1890, he became interested in medicine, and studied Saturdays and evenings with a doctor friend.
They sold their home and moved to Keokuk where in the fall of 1892 Mr. Sherman entered the college of Physicians and Surgeons. After a year of lectures he passed the examination offered by the state board of medical examiners and in 1893 began practicing medicine in Winchester, Iowa.
After two years of practice he entered the Illinois Medical college in Chicago and in 1898, having obtained the coveted degree of M.D., the family came to Keosauqua.
For 45 years he lived and labored among the people, building his life into the very heart and life of the community.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were born five children. One died in infancy. The others: Evangeline of Knoxville, Dorsey of Des Moines, Esther of California, Ruth of Keosauqua, with five grand children remain to miss the father and grandfather. Of the five brothers and sister who grew up in the little log house in Illinois only Ransom remains.
Services were conducted at the Christian church in Keosauqua, on Sunday afternoon, Feb.14th, the Pastor Rev. Edna M. Fellows, officiating.
Interment Fellows cemetery.
The bearers were George Regur, __ Pickard, Clyde Richardson, Craig Ruby, Fred Burkett, and Vern Robinson. Keith Gaston was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Craig.
Full Obit on IAgenweb.Van Buren Co.
Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 304, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA
Dr. E.E. Sherman
Elmer Emmett Sherman was born on a farm near Fountain Green, Ill. Feb. 7, 1862. He celebrated his 81st birthday a week ago Sunday and enjoyed the messages from his friends and the fellowship with his family. He passed quietly away in the Methodist hospital at Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 12th shortly after noon. His last conscious words Friday A.M. were, "Everything is all right."
Dr Sherman's earliest recollections were of big open fireplace in the log house where he was born, and the learning of old hymns taught him by his mother and grandmother. His father, weakened by three years service in the Union Army, died when Elmer was 12 years of age.
When 15 years of age, the three older brothers and sister having gone into their own homes, Elmer was left with his mother to run the home farm. He attended school for a few months each winter, loved books and study, and his great ambition was to become a school teacher. So the mother rented the farm and Elmer began the long task of earning the money and obtaining his education.
In 1881 he taught his first school and continued for some years his studies at Normal school in the summers and his teaching in the winter. September 2, 1886, he was united in marriage to Josephine Ballou, also a teacher.
During the residence of the family in Winchester, Ill.,
1888-1890, he became interested in medicine, and studied Saturdays and evenings with a doctor friend.
They sold their home and moved to Keokuk where in the fall of 1892 Mr. Sherman entered the college of Physicians and Surgeons. After a year of lectures he passed the examination offered by the state board of medical examiners and in 1893 began practicing medicine in Winchester, Iowa.
After two years of practice he entered the Illinois Medical college in Chicago and in 1898, having obtained the coveted degree of M.D., the family came to Keosauqua.
For 45 years he lived and labored among the people, building his life into the very heart and life of the community.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were born five children. One died in infancy. The others: Evangeline of Knoxville, Dorsey of Des Moines, Esther of California, Ruth of Keosauqua, with five grand children remain to miss the father and grandfather. Of the five brothers and sister who grew up in the little log house in Illinois only Ransom remains.
Services were conducted at the Christian church in Keosauqua, on Sunday afternoon, Feb.14th, the Pastor Rev. Edna M. Fellows, officiating.
Interment Fellows cemetery.
The bearers were George Regur, __ Pickard, Clyde Richardson, Craig Ruby, Fred Burkett, and Vern Robinson. Keith Gaston was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Craig.
Full Obit on IAgenweb.Van Buren Co.
Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 304, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA
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Dr. E.E. Sherman
Elmer Emmett Sherman was born on a farm near Fountain Green, Ill. Feb. 7, 1862. He celebrated his 81st birthday a week ago Sunday and enjoyed the messages from his friends and the fellowship with his family. He passed quietly away in the Methodist hospital at Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 12th shortly after noon. His last conscious words Friday A.M. were, "Everything is all right."
Dr Sherman's earliest recollections were of big open fireplace in the log house where he was born, and the learning of old hymns taught him by his mother and grandmother. His father, weakened by three years service in the Union Army, died when Elmer was 12 years of age.
When 15 years of age, the three older brothers and sister having gone into their own homes, Elmer was left with his mother to run the home farm. He attended school for a few months each winter, loved books and study, and his great ambition was to become a school teacher. So the mother rented the farm and Elmer began the long task of earning the money and obtaining his education.
In 1881 he taught his first school and continued for some years his studies at Normal school in the summers and his teaching in the winter. September 2, 1886, he was united in marriage to Josephine Ballou, also a teacher.
During the residence of the family in Winchester, Ill.,
1888-1890, he became interested in medicine, and studied Saturdays and evenings with a doctor friend.
They sold their home and moved to Keokuk where in the fall of 1892 Mr. Sherman entered the college of Physicians and Surgeons. After a year of lectures he passed the examination offered by the state board of medical examiners and in 1893 began practicing medicine in Winchester, Iowa.
After two years of practice he entered the Illinois Medical college in Chicago and in 1898, having obtained the coveted degree of M.D., the family came to Keosauqua.
For 45 years he lived and labored among the people, building his life into the very heart and life of the community.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were born five children. One died in infancy. The others: Evangeline of Knoxville, Dorsey of Des Moines, Esther of California, Ruth of Keosauqua, with five grand children remain to miss the father and grandfather. Of the five brothers and sister who grew up in the little log house in Illinois only Ransom remains.
Services were conducted at the Christian church in Keosauqua, on Sunday afternoon, Feb.14th, the Pastor Rev. Edna M. Fellows, officiating.
Interment Fellows cemetery.
The bearers were George Regur, __ Pickard, Clyde Richardson, Craig Ruby, Fred Burkett, and Vern Robinson. Keith Gaston was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Craig.
Full Obit on IAgenweb.Van Buren Co.
Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 304, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA
Dr. E.E. Sherman
Elmer Emmett Sherman was born on a farm near Fountain Green, Ill. Feb. 7, 1862. He celebrated his 81st birthday a week ago Sunday and enjoyed the messages from his friends and the fellowship with his family. He passed quietly away in the Methodist hospital at Des Moines on Friday, Feb. 12th shortly after noon. His last conscious words Friday A.M. were, "Everything is all right."
Dr Sherman's earliest recollections were of big open fireplace in the log house where he was born, and the learning of old hymns taught him by his mother and grandmother. His father, weakened by three years service in the Union Army, died when Elmer was 12 years of age.
When 15 years of age, the three older brothers and sister having gone into their own homes, Elmer was left with his mother to run the home farm. He attended school for a few months each winter, loved books and study, and his great ambition was to become a school teacher. So the mother rented the farm and Elmer began the long task of earning the money and obtaining his education.
In 1881 he taught his first school and continued for some years his studies at Normal school in the summers and his teaching in the winter. September 2, 1886, he was united in marriage to Josephine Ballou, also a teacher.
During the residence of the family in Winchester, Ill.,
1888-1890, he became interested in medicine, and studied Saturdays and evenings with a doctor friend.
They sold their home and moved to Keokuk where in the fall of 1892 Mr. Sherman entered the college of Physicians and Surgeons. After a year of lectures he passed the examination offered by the state board of medical examiners and in 1893 began practicing medicine in Winchester, Iowa.
After two years of practice he entered the Illinois Medical college in Chicago and in 1898, having obtained the coveted degree of M.D., the family came to Keosauqua.
For 45 years he lived and labored among the people, building his life into the very heart and life of the community.
To Mr. and Mrs. Sherman were born five children. One died in infancy. The others: Evangeline of Knoxville, Dorsey of Des Moines, Esther of California, Ruth of Keosauqua, with five grand children remain to miss the father and grandfather. Of the five brothers and sister who grew up in the little log house in Illinois only Ransom remains.
Services were conducted at the Christian church in Keosauqua, on Sunday afternoon, Feb.14th, the Pastor Rev. Edna M. Fellows, officiating.
Interment Fellows cemetery.
The bearers were George Regur, __ Pickard, Clyde Richardson, Craig Ruby, Fred Burkett, and Vern Robinson. Keith Gaston was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Craig.
Full Obit on IAgenweb.Van Buren Co.
Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Scrapbook A, page 304, Keosauqua Public Library; Keosauqua, IA
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