Eleanor Boyle (Ewing) Sherman (1824 - 1888)

Born 4 Oct 1824 in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Tecumseh Sherman — married 1 May 1850 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1888 at age 64 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, Eleanor was known for her many philanthropic activities. She was the daughter of the Honorable Thomas Ewing, who served on the cabinet of President Taylor. The President & the entire cabinet attended her 1850 wedding to General Sherman, who had lived with the family since the death of his father in 1829.

Eleanor Boyle "Ellen" Ewing

EWING FAMILY HISTORY

http://www.sandcastles.net/eleanor.htm

Marriage

1 May 1850

Blair House, Washington D.C.

Burial

Calvary Cemetery & Mausoleum

Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri

Plot: Section 17

Find A Grave Memorial# 6302573

Portrait & Obituary (newspaper clipping)

Sources

• "District of Columbia Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLZF-N6D : 9 March 2021), William T Sherman and Ellen B Ewing, 01 May 1850; citing p. , Records Office, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,079,251.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCG8-8LR : 18 February 2021), Ellene B E Sherman in entry for W T Sherman, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN4M-5LJ : 28 May 2021), Elenore Sherman in entry for W T Sherman, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C4-4XD : 19 February 2021), Eleanor E Sherman in household of W T Sherman, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 46, sheet 59C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,123.

• "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2W82-5V5 : 3 June 2020), Ellen Boyle Ewing Sherman, 1888.

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23TZ-KG2 : 22 February 2021), Eleanor Ewing in entry for Rachel E Thorndike, 26 Oct 1919; citing Death, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 9717, page 158, State Archives, Boston.

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/6302573/eleanor-boyle-sherman : accessed 14 August 2021), memorial page for Eleanor Boyle “Ellen” Ewing Sherman (4 Oct 1824–28 Nov 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #6302573, citing Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Searching Days Gone By † ღ©1990-2021 (contributor 47144938) .

Acknowledgement

• This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011.

• Ewing-689 was created by Laura Scott through the import of wtsherman WT.ged on Feb 24, 2014.

• WikiTree profile Ewing-219 created through the import of Moody-Howell_2011-06-05.ged on Jun 11, 2011 by Robert Moody. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

• Thank you to Michael Sanderson for creating WikiTree profile Ewing-579 through the import of Mike Sanderson 2013 Wiki Tree.GED on Aug 11, 2013. Click