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Surname: Sherry, Beason, Bishop, Clemens, Hunt, Weaver, Welch
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Biograhical Record and Portrait Album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, pp.
723-724
Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1888
M.E. SHERRY is a native of Tippecanoe County, born in Wayne Township, August
6, 1835. His father, JOHN SHERRY, was one of the first settlers of the
county. He was born in Kentucky, in 1799, a son of HUGH SHERRY, a native
of Pennsylvania, of Irish and Welsh ancestry. When he was a child JOHN
SHERRY removed with his parents to Ross County, Ohio, where he was reared.
In 1828 he came to Tippecanoe County, and entered a tract of land near
Farmer's Institute, and also two sections in Wayne Township. He married
JANE WEAVER, a native of Wayne County, Indiana, her father, PETER WEAVER,
settling in that county in 1807, and removing thence to Tippecanoe County
in 1824. After his marriage MR. SHERRY settled a mile and a half south
of the present homestead, where he lived until 1848, when he moved to the
old WEAVER homestead, which he had bought the year before. The house, which
is still standing, was the second brick house in the township, and is still
in a good state of preservation. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and
also followed milling, both saw and grist, being one of the first millers
in the county. His wife died in 1844. They had five children, three of
whom are living--MARTHA, wife of MILTON H. BEASON, of Randolph County;
NANCY, wife of JEPTHA HUNT, of Portland, Oregon, and M.E. He afterward
married JEMIMA BISHOP, and to them were also born five children; but three
are living--MARY, wife of AMOS WELCH; ANNA, wife of R.S. JOHNSON, and MARIA,
wife of LOUIS CLEMENS. MR. SHERRY died in April 1857. In politics he was
a Democrat.
M.E. SHERRY remained at home until his father's death, assisting him in
the work of the farm. He has always been very successful, and now owns
700 acres of valuable land. His residence, which is one of the best in
the township, was erected in 1883. MR. SHERRY was married June 3, 1874,
to ADELAIDE EUGENIA JACKSON, a native of Michigan, daughter of WILLIAM
JACKSON. They have one child--MONTGOMERY E., Jr. In politics MR. SHERRY
is a Democrat.
Link: Photos of Tombstones in Sherry Cemetery
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