Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Newton B. Sherman History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889. Published by Goodspeed. Pages 611, 612 Newton B. Sherman, one of the prominent citizens of Hickory County, Mo., was born at Palmyra, N. Y., November 30, 1826, and is one of the thorough-going, enterprising men of that county. His parents, Merritt and Emily M. (Rich) Sherman, were natives of New York and Connecticut, respectively. The paternal grandfather, John Sherman, was a native of Rhode Island, and was a farmer by occupation, and a lawyer by profession. His son, Merritt Sherman, was a farmer, but also carried fact, was the firs to run a merchant boat on that canal, and at this was very successful. During the great financial crash in the forties, he lost heavily. He filled various offices of trust in Wayne County, N. Y., and in 1848 moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and there resided five years. He then moved to Lenawee County, Mich., where he resided for a time, and then moved to Hillsdale County, where he died in 1880 at the age of eighty-one years. He married Miss Rich in Wayne County, N. Y., and she is now living in Hillsdale County, Mich., and was eighty-eight years of age on January 25 last. Her grandchildren and great- grandchildren number ninety. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and she is now a member of that church. Mr. Sherman was formerly a Whig in politics, but, after the Republican party came into existence, he joined that party. The Sherman family are supposed to be descendants of Roger Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Newton B. Sherman received his education at Palmyra, N. Y., and finished in Marion Academy, in Wayne County, N. Y. He remained with his parents until twenty-five years of age, part of the time assisting his father in the mercantile business on the Erie Canal. After leaving his parents, he turned his attention to trading in stock, driving them West, and as a stock merchant he was very successful. During this time he was also engaged in teaching school in various parts of New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He made his home near Cleveland until 1854, when he moved to Lenawee County, Mich., and there resided thirteen years, or until 1867. He then moved to Missouri, locating in Hickory County, and there he has since remained. While in Michigan he was engaged in farming and stock raising, which has been his principal occupation since coming to Missouri. Also, while living in that State, he was elected by Republicans to the position of collector and treasurer of the county, and served one term. He also, at different times, held minor offices in the county. October 17, 1852, he married Miss Sarah Hilliar, a native of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, born fourteen miles from Cleveland, February 13, 1835, and a daughter of John Hilliar. Five children were born to this union, four sons living, vis.: Clarence E., John M.; Orlena, born January 15, 1858, and died November 3, 1878; George N., and Henry J. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman are members of the Christian Church, and are much-esteemed citizens. He has held the position of elder in the church for many years. In his political views, he affiliates with the Republican party. Mr. Sherman is now in charge of the business, in Hickory County, of J. D. Cook, who resides in Southern California. He was recently elected mayor of Wheatland. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: K. Snow ====================================================================