For a number of years David A. Sherwood has made his home in Alexandria, where he is well and favorably known. In him we find one who has labored most effectively in public office for the public good, and is now accorded that recognition which is justly due the public-spirited and progressive citizen whose unselfish efforts in behalf of the general welfare have been attended by splendid results.
He is a native son of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Chenango county, New York, on the 7th of February, 1844, and he is a son of George Sherwood, a Pennsylvanian by birth and a member of an old and prominent family of that commonwealth. The father remained in the last named state until twenty-five years of age, when he removed to New York and was there married. In I852 he took up his abode in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, being numbered among the early pioneers of that section, and in Madison, that state, Mr. Sherwood was called to the home beyond. He followed the occupation of a farmer through life; was a Republican in his political affiliations, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Methodist church. In their family were nine children, and three of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war: Jacob, who served as a member of the Thirty-second Wisconsin Infantry; Erastus, a member of a Minnesota regiment; and David A., of the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry.
David A. Sherwood spent the early years of his life on his father's farm, and his educational training was received in the schools of Wisconsin. For a time he made his home in Mankato, Minnesota, but later returned to Green Lake county, Wisconsin, and in 1874 came to Alexandria, Nebraska, where for many years he was engaged in business as a merchant and blacksmith. When the Civil war was inaugurated Mr. Sherwood nobly offered his services to his country, enlisting at Marquette, Wisconsin, in March. 1862, in Company C, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Samuel Harriman and Captain H. W. Belden. After remaining in camp at Madison, Wisconsin, the regiment was ordered south to Baltimore, Maryland, and thence to Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C., where Mr. Sherwood joined the Army of the Potomac, becoming a member of the Ninth Army Corps, under General Parks and General Meade. He was under fire at the battle of Cold Harbor, also took part in the engagements of White Horse and Weldon Railroad, and at the battle of Petersburg, under General Burnside, his regiment made the famous charge, and was present at the great mine explosion where so many lives were lost. They were stationed at Petersburg until the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, and the regiment was later ordered after General Johnston, and thence on to Washington, D. C., near which city Mr. Sherwood served on provost duty until August, 1865, when he was discharged. He entered the ranks as a private, but was later made sergeant and was subsequently promoted to a lieutenancy, as a reward of gallant conduct on the field of battle.
The marriage of Mr. Sherwood occurred in 1871, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when Miss Mary Hitchcock became his wife. She is a daughter of Amasa Hitchcock, of Wisconsin, and a member of an old and well known family of New York. Two children have been born of this union: Leon, a prominent merchant of Daykin, Nebraska, and Lillie, the wife of C. N. Ross, a banker of Alexandria.
Mr. Sherwood maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades of the blue by his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. Fraternally he holds membership relations with the Masonic order, being master of Lodge No.74, of Alexandria, and is a member of the Masonic Chapter of Hebron. His political support has ever been given to the Republican Party and in 1898 he was its choice for the office of county commissioner of Thayer county, in which position he is now serving his second term. His public duties have ever been discharged by marked promptness and fidelity, and during his long residence in Alexandria he has been closely connected with its progress and advancement, supporting all measures for the public good.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, Vol. II.
He is a native son of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Chenango county, New York, on the 7th of February, 1844, and he is a son of George Sherwood, a Pennsylvanian by birth and a member of an old and prominent family of that commonwealth. The father remained in the last named state until twenty-five years of age, when he removed to New York and was there married. In I852 he took up his abode in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, being numbered among the early pioneers of that section, and in Madison, that state, Mr. Sherwood was called to the home beyond. He followed the occupation of a farmer through life; was a Republican in his political affiliations, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Methodist church. In their family were nine children, and three of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war: Jacob, who served as a member of the Thirty-second Wisconsin Infantry; Erastus, a member of a Minnesota regiment; and David A., of the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry.
David A. Sherwood spent the early years of his life on his father's farm, and his educational training was received in the schools of Wisconsin. For a time he made his home in Mankato, Minnesota, but later returned to Green Lake county, Wisconsin, and in 1874 came to Alexandria, Nebraska, where for many years he was engaged in business as a merchant and blacksmith. When the Civil war was inaugurated Mr. Sherwood nobly offered his services to his country, enlisting at Marquette, Wisconsin, in March. 1862, in Company C, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Samuel Harriman and Captain H. W. Belden. After remaining in camp at Madison, Wisconsin, the regiment was ordered south to Baltimore, Maryland, and thence to Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C., where Mr. Sherwood joined the Army of the Potomac, becoming a member of the Ninth Army Corps, under General Parks and General Meade. He was under fire at the battle of Cold Harbor, also took part in the engagements of White Horse and Weldon Railroad, and at the battle of Petersburg, under General Burnside, his regiment made the famous charge, and was present at the great mine explosion where so many lives were lost. They were stationed at Petersburg until the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, and the regiment was later ordered after General Johnston, and thence on to Washington, D. C., near which city Mr. Sherwood served on provost duty until August, 1865, when he was discharged. He entered the ranks as a private, but was later made sergeant and was subsequently promoted to a lieutenancy, as a reward of gallant conduct on the field of battle.
The marriage of Mr. Sherwood occurred in 1871, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when Miss Mary Hitchcock became his wife. She is a daughter of Amasa Hitchcock, of Wisconsin, and a member of an old and well known family of New York. Two children have been born of this union: Leon, a prominent merchant of Daykin, Nebraska, and Lillie, the wife of C. N. Ross, a banker of Alexandria.
Mr. Sherwood maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades of the blue by his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. Fraternally he holds membership relations with the Masonic order, being master of Lodge No.74, of Alexandria, and is a member of the Masonic Chapter of Hebron. His political support has ever been given to the Republican Party and in 1898 he was its choice for the office of county commissioner of Thayer county, in which position he is now serving his second term. His public duties have ever been discharged by marked promptness and fidelity, and during his long residence in Alexandria he has been closely connected with its progress and advancement, supporting all measures for the public good.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, Vol. II.
For a number of years David A. Sherwood has made his home in Alexandria, where he is well and favorably known. In him we find one who has labored most effectively in public office for the public good, and is now accorded that recognition which is justly due the public-spirited and progressive citizen whose unselfish efforts in behalf of the general welfare have been attended by splendid results.
He is a native son of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Chenango county, New York, on the 7th of February, 1844, and he is a son of George Sherwood, a Pennsylvanian by birth and a member of an old and prominent family of that commonwealth. The father remained in the last named state until twenty-five years of age, when he removed to New York and was there married. In I852 he took up his abode in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, being numbered among the early pioneers of that section, and in Madison, that state, Mr. Sherwood was called to the home beyond. He followed the occupation of a farmer through life; was a Republican in his political affiliations, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Methodist church. In their family were nine children, and three of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war: Jacob, who served as a member of the Thirty-second Wisconsin Infantry; Erastus, a member of a Minnesota regiment; and David A., of the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry.
David A. Sherwood spent the early years of his life on his father's farm, and his educational training was received in the schools of Wisconsin. For a time he made his home in Mankato, Minnesota, but later returned to Green Lake county, Wisconsin, and in 1874 came to Alexandria, Nebraska, where for many years he was engaged in business as a merchant and blacksmith. When the Civil war was inaugurated Mr. Sherwood nobly offered his services to his country, enlisting at Marquette, Wisconsin, in March. 1862, in Company C, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Samuel Harriman and Captain H. W. Belden. After remaining in camp at Madison, Wisconsin, the regiment was ordered south to Baltimore, Maryland, and thence to Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C., where Mr. Sherwood joined the Army of the Potomac, becoming a member of the Ninth Army Corps, under General Parks and General Meade. He was under fire at the battle of Cold Harbor, also took part in the engagements of White Horse and Weldon Railroad, and at the battle of Petersburg, under General Burnside, his regiment made the famous charge, and was present at the great mine explosion where so many lives were lost. They were stationed at Petersburg until the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, and the regiment was later ordered after General Johnston, and thence on to Washington, D. C., near which city Mr. Sherwood served on provost duty until August, 1865, when he was discharged. He entered the ranks as a private, but was later made sergeant and was subsequently promoted to a lieutenancy, as a reward of gallant conduct on the field of battle.
The marriage of Mr. Sherwood occurred in 1871, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when Miss Mary Hitchcock became his wife. She is a daughter of Amasa Hitchcock, of Wisconsin, and a member of an old and well known family of New York. Two children have been born of this union: Leon, a prominent merchant of Daykin, Nebraska, and Lillie, the wife of C. N. Ross, a banker of Alexandria.
Mr. Sherwood maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades of the blue by his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. Fraternally he holds membership relations with the Masonic order, being master of Lodge No.74, of Alexandria, and is a member of the Masonic Chapter of Hebron. His political support has ever been given to the Republican Party and in 1898 he was its choice for the office of county commissioner of Thayer county, in which position he is now serving his second term. His public duties have ever been discharged by marked promptness and fidelity, and during his long residence in Alexandria he has been closely connected with its progress and advancement, supporting all measures for the public good.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, Vol. II.
He is a native son of the Empire state, his birth having occurred in Chenango county, New York, on the 7th of February, 1844, and he is a son of George Sherwood, a Pennsylvanian by birth and a member of an old and prominent family of that commonwealth. The father remained in the last named state until twenty-five years of age, when he removed to New York and was there married. In I852 he took up his abode in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, being numbered among the early pioneers of that section, and in Madison, that state, Mr. Sherwood was called to the home beyond. He followed the occupation of a farmer through life; was a Republican in his political affiliations, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Methodist church. In their family were nine children, and three of the sons were soldiers in the Civil war: Jacob, who served as a member of the Thirty-second Wisconsin Infantry; Erastus, a member of a Minnesota regiment; and David A., of the Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry.
David A. Sherwood spent the early years of his life on his father's farm, and his educational training was received in the schools of Wisconsin. For a time he made his home in Mankato, Minnesota, but later returned to Green Lake county, Wisconsin, and in 1874 came to Alexandria, Nebraska, where for many years he was engaged in business as a merchant and blacksmith. When the Civil war was inaugurated Mr. Sherwood nobly offered his services to his country, enlisting at Marquette, Wisconsin, in March. 1862, in Company C, Thirty-seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Samuel Harriman and Captain H. W. Belden. After remaining in camp at Madison, Wisconsin, the regiment was ordered south to Baltimore, Maryland, and thence to Arlington Heights, Washington, D. C., where Mr. Sherwood joined the Army of the Potomac, becoming a member of the Ninth Army Corps, under General Parks and General Meade. He was under fire at the battle of Cold Harbor, also took part in the engagements of White Horse and Weldon Railroad, and at the battle of Petersburg, under General Burnside, his regiment made the famous charge, and was present at the great mine explosion where so many lives were lost. They were stationed at Petersburg until the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, and the regiment was later ordered after General Johnston, and thence on to Washington, D. C., near which city Mr. Sherwood served on provost duty until August, 1865, when he was discharged. He entered the ranks as a private, but was later made sergeant and was subsequently promoted to a lieutenancy, as a reward of gallant conduct on the field of battle.
The marriage of Mr. Sherwood occurred in 1871, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when Miss Mary Hitchcock became his wife. She is a daughter of Amasa Hitchcock, of Wisconsin, and a member of an old and well known family of New York. Two children have been born of this union: Leon, a prominent merchant of Daykin, Nebraska, and Lillie, the wife of C. N. Ross, a banker of Alexandria.
Mr. Sherwood maintains pleasant relations with his old army comrades of the blue by his membership in the Grand Army of the Republic. Fraternally he holds membership relations with the Masonic order, being master of Lodge No.74, of Alexandria, and is a member of the Masonic Chapter of Hebron. His political support has ever been given to the Republican Party and in 1898 he was its choice for the office of county commissioner of Thayer county, in which position he is now serving his second term. His public duties have ever been discharged by marked promptness and fidelity, and during his long residence in Alexandria he has been closely connected with its progress and advancement, supporting all measures for the public good.
Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, Vol. II.
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Obituary gives date of death as 11 Dec 1908; Death Certificate lists 19 Dec 1908.
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