Families of Edith Dodson

Melvin E. Sherwin

EDITH DODSON was born July 10, 1887 in Centralia, Boone, Missouri,¹⁸⁰⁴ and died November 7, 1955 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.¹⁸⁰⁴ She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.^{1804, 456}

She married (1) MELVIN ERNEST SHERWIN on July 16, 1908 in Berkeley, Alameda, California,^{7540, 8916} son of MARY ADELAIDE SHEDD and SIDNEY ORVILLE SHERWIN. He was born July 17, 1881 in De Smet, Kingsbury, South Dakota,⁹³⁴ and died January 5, 1924 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.⁹³⁴ He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina.^{934, 456}

She married (2) HERBERT ALLISON SHERWIN on June 30, 1927 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina,¹⁷⁶⁶ son of MARY ADELAIDE SHEDD and SIDNEY ORVILLE SHERWIN. He was born February 2, 1895 in Cedar County, Missouri,¹⁸⁰⁴ and died December 13, 1987 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.¹⁸⁰⁴ He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.^{1804, 456}

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Children of EDITH DODSON and MELVIN ERNEST SHERWIN:

EDITH EVELYN SHERWIN, b. July 26, 1909, Oakland, Alameda, California;^{100, 4532} m. GEORGE FRANCIS BEAVEN on December 20, 1935 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina¹⁷⁶⁶; d. April 26, 1991.⁴⁵³²
MARY ERNESTINE SHERWIN, b. December 13, 1912, Raleigh, North Carolina;⁴⁵³² m. RALPH ROWLAND SPILLMAN on December 20, 1942 in West Market Street Methodist Church, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina^{4459, 9335}; d. February 7, 2003.⁴⁵³²
DOROTHY CHASE SHERWIN, b. November 26, 1916, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina;⁴⁵³² m. WALTER EDWIN BROWN on September 13, 1947 in Greensboro, Guildford, North Carolina⁴⁴⁵⁹; d. April 17, 2003, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts.¹⁶⁸
SIDNEY THOMAS SHERWIN, b. July 2, 1919, Raleigh, North Carolina;⁴⁵³² m. FLORENCE KERON WALKER on August 2, 1947 in Burlington, Alamance, North Carolina⁴⁶²⁸; d. December 22, 1997.⁴⁵³²
HELEN SHEDD SHERWIN, b. August 4, 1921, Raleigh, North Carolina;⁴⁵³² m. DR. JOHN CHUNG KANG YU on August 21, 1953 in All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, Washington, District of Columbia⁹³⁴⁰; d. November 23, 1990.⁴⁵³²

Children of EDITH DODSON and HERBERT ALLISON SHERWIN:

HILDA ANNE SHERWIN, b. August 27, 1928, North Carolina; d. March 18, 2022, Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana.⁹⁴⁴⁰
HERBERT ALLISON SHERWIN, b. August 27, 1928, Wake County, North Carolina;¹⁸⁰⁴ m. SARAH KATHRYN WALL on October 26, 1957 in West Market Street Methodist Church, Morehead, Carteret, North Carolina⁴⁶¹⁸; d. October 17, 1984, Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina.¹⁸⁰⁴

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Work History

Melvin Ernest Sherwin was a university professor.⁸⁹¹⁴

Marriage Announcements and News

Cedar County Republican, August 6, 1908⁸⁹¹⁶

Melvin Sherwin Married

Melvin E. Sherwin formerly of this county and Miss Dodson of Columbia, Mo., were married at Berkley, California, July 15th. The groom attended the State University and after graduating there last January was given a place in the California Agricultural College as instructor. He had made plans to come back to Missouri this summer but duties kept him away so his bride went to California. The many friends of the groom extend congratulations.

Newspaper Articles

Kansas Workman, December 1, 1917⁸⁹²²

HERBERT SHERWIN MISSING

Brother of Mrs. Anna Hoerning, of Iola Lodge No. 98, Has Disappeared

Search is being made for Herbert Sherwin, a brother of Mrs. Anna Hoerning, of Iola, who has been missing since last August. He is known to have been in Kansas City, Mo., for three or four days during the latter part of August, and at that time advised his sister he was leaving for Iowa to work with a bridge gang. He has not been heard of since that time and Mrs. Hoerning is concerned regarding him. Herbert Sherwin is a member of Iola lodge No. 98, and members of the Order are requested to advise F. J. Trusheim, Recorder of Iola lodge No. 98, if they learn his whereabouts.

Obituaries

Cedar County Republican, January 17, 1924⁸⁹¹⁴

Melvin E. Sherwin Dead

It is very sad news to the friends of Melvin E. Sherwin to inform them of his death at his home in Raleigh North Carolina, on Saturday, January 5. The cause of his death was spinal meningitis.

The first to learn of this sad news was H. W. Smith who saw mention of it in a Columbia, Missouri paper.

Melvin Sherwin came to Cedar county with his parents from the Dakotas in 1895 and grew to manhood at the family home south of town. Melvin was determined to have an education and those intimate with him and knew the circumstances know he fought hard for it and won. He attended the Excelsior school until he had completed the grades and then came to Stockton and took what high school work it offered back in 1901-03. He worked during vacations and saved his money for books and tuition. After he had completed the course in Stockton schools he worked all summer and accumulated about $100 which was all he had when he went to Columbia and entered the State University. There he worked at anything he could get to do met expenses while he studied agriculture. Soon the members of the faculty took notice to his ambition and determination to attend the University and aided him with work when ever possible. When he graduated he was tendered a position on the faculty of the College of Agriculture at Berkley, California. He remained there a year or more and was called to the same kind of a college in Maine where he taught agronomy in the College of Agriculture for the last eight years.

Prof. Sherwin's success in attaining such a station in life should be inspiration to every boy and girl who have any ambition to attend higher schools. What he did others can do if they will work and make the necessary denials he made. Stockton Public Schools should revere his memory.

At the time of his death Prof. Sherwin was about 40 years old.

He is survived by his wife and five children, one son and four daughters, the eldest child being 14 years old and the youngest 3.

His former schoolmates, old neighbors and friends and the men and women of Stockton who knew him and were proud that they could point to him as a former pupil of our schools are indeed grieved that he has been called from his labors so early in life. To the bereaved family and the brothers and sisters also deepest sympathy is extended.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 8, 1900⁴⁶⁴	Linn, Cedar, Missouri	Sidney Orville Sherwin Mary Adelaide Shedd Annie Edson Sherwin Myra Ella Sherwin Melvin Ernest Sherwin William Robert Sherwin Harriet Josephine Sherwin Herbert Allison Sherwin
April 15, 1910⁴⁶¹⁴	Orono, Penobscot, Maine	Melvin Ernest Sherwin Edith Dodson Edith Evelyn Sherwin
May 9, 1910^{464, 463}	Linn, Cedar, Missouri	Sidney Orville Sherwin Mary Adelaide Shedd Herbert Allison Sherwin Harriet Josephine Sherwin
January 12, 1920⁴⁶¹⁵	Swift Creek, Wake, North Carolina	Melvin Ernest Sherwin Edith Dodson Edith Evelyn Sherwin Mary Ernestine Sherwin Dorothy Chase Sherwin Sidney Thomas Sherwin
April 11, 1930⁴⁶¹⁶	Cary, Wake, North Carolina	Edith Dodson Herbert Allison Sherwin Edith Evelyn Sherwin Mary Ernestine Sherwin Dorothy Chase Sherwin Sidney Thomas Sherwin Helen Shedd Sherwin Herbert Allison Sherwin Hilda Anne Sherwin
April 18, 1940⁴⁶¹⁷	Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina	Edith Dodson Herbert Allison Sherwin Sidney Thomas Sherwin Helen Shedd Sherwin Herbert Allison Sherwin Hilda Anne Sherwin