Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameGeorge Albert (Whitey) Sherman 
Death12 Apr 1969, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationScrew maker, Western Automatic--1917; machine operator, screw factory--1930; supervisor--1940; foreman of the Ridge Tool Co.
FatherSimontkowski
Spouses
Marriageabt 1915, Lorain County, Ohio?
Death15 May 1952, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
OccupationGarment sewer; machine operator at a machine shop--1940.
FatherPeter Ternes (1874-1938)
MotherAnna Maria (Mary) Minnich (1869-1926)
Marriageabt 1923, Lorain County, Ohio?
ChildrenVivian J. (1926-2007)
Russell Albert (1932-2001)
Notes for George Albert (Whitey) Sherman
Source: Ancestry.com—U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards; Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007; The Chronicle Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (November 30, 1965); Elyria Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (December 14, 1915); and Ohio, Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2013; and www.findagrave.com.
The 1920 census reported that his parents were from Germany.
In December of 1915, Wojcek Simontkowski petitioned the Probate Court of Lorain County to have his name changed to George Albert Sherman. He used the name George A. Sherman.
In 1913 George was a porter aboard the ship Joseph Wood. In November of 1913 George survived a vicious storm as the ship traveled from Buffalo to Fort Williams, Canada with a cargo of coal.
In 1917 he lived in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. His birthdate is from his World War I and World War II draft registration cards. In 1920 George lived in Elyria with the mother and brother of his deceased wife. In 1930 he lived in Elyria with his wife Grace V. and daughter Vivian G. Sherman. In 1935 and 1940 he and his wife and children Virginia and Russell lived in Elyria.
He resided in North Ridgeville, Lorain County and died in a hospital in Elyria.
The 1920 census reported that his parents were from Germany.
In December of 1915, Wojcek Simontkowski petitioned the Probate Court of Lorain County to have his name changed to George Albert Sherman. He used the name George A. Sherman.
In 1913 George was a porter aboard the ship Joseph Wood. In November of 1913 George survived a vicious storm as the ship traveled from Buffalo to Fort Williams, Canada with a cargo of coal.
In 1917 he lived in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. His birthdate is from his World War I and World War II draft registration cards. In 1920 George lived in Elyria with the mother and brother of his deceased wife. In 1930 he lived in Elyria with his wife Grace V. and daughter Vivian G. Sherman. In 1935 and 1940 he and his wife and children Virginia and Russell lived in Elyria.
He resided in North Ridgeville, Lorain County and died in a hospital in Elyria.
Notes for Rose (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—Evening Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) (September 9, 1918, p. 1).
Notes for Grace V. (Spouse 2)
Source: MyHeritage.com—MyHeritage Family Trees: O’Keefe Web Site; and www.findagrave.com.