Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Sherman, Lucius Adelbert July 9, 1913 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net May 9, 2010, 9:22 pm The Ionia Daily Sentinel, Tuesday, July 15, 1913 Lucius Adelbert Sherman was born in Otsego county, N. Y., March 31, 1847 and died July 9, 1913, aged 66 years, 3 months and 10 days. When but a boy in his teens he enlisted in the 152nd N. Y. infantry for nearly three years. In 1867 he was married to Celestia Sponburg and to this union was born three children—Della, Wm. A., and Grace. They moved from Otsego county, N. Y., in 1870 to Muir where they have since made their home. He was associated in business for many years with his brother-in-law, Dayton Douglas and was a loyal member of the Grand Army of the Republic to the last. His wife and children, one sister and many friends are left to miss him. The funeral was held at the home Friday afternoon, Rev. M. J. Weaver officiating. The singers were Mrs. Ruel and Mrs. Lobdell. Twenty members of the Grand Army of the Republic were in attendance and the burial service of the order was used. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/s/sherman3825nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb