Luella K. (Sherwood) Stout (1880 - 1981)

Born Mar 1880 in Stockton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a work-in-progress and needs to be edited. Also the sources need some work - both adding and formatting!

Birth

Luella K. Sherwood ("Aunt Lu") was born in 1880 in Stockton, Hunterdon, New Jersey. She was the middle child: Her older sister was Edith, and her younger brother was Ed.

Education

In 1899, Aunt Lu graduated from the State Normal and Model Schools in Trenton, New Jersey. (She probably received certification to teach school from this course of study.) (Cite source here: Newspaper "Hunterdon Republican")

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/Website%20PDF/1899%20Text.pdf

Occupation

School teacher

1900^[1]

Marriage

Luella Sherwood (Aunt Lu) married James Bishop Stout on December 30, 1900....(Stout genealogy book)

Children

James B. Stout and Luella Sherwood had four children: Helen, Howard, Jimmy, and Sherwood. (Note: This was how my family knew them. Officially, they were Helen Stout, Howard William Stout, James Bishop Stout, Jr., and Louis Sherwood Stout.)

Census

JUN 1880

Stockton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States^[2]

1900

Stockton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States^[3]

18 APR 1910

Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States^[4]

1920

Ancestry library edition Irvington Ward 1, ED 57, Sheet 13B

1930

Stuyvesant Ave., Irvington Ward 1, Essex

ED 7-446

Image 177

Sheet 2A

1940

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K45Y-GN9

name: Luella Stout

titles & terms:

event: Census

event year: 1940

event place: Ward 1, Irvington, Irvington Town, Essex, New Jersey, United States

gender: Female

age: 60

marital status: Widowed

race (original):

race (standardized): White

relationship to head of household (original):

relationship to head of household (standardized): Head

birthplace: New Jersey

estimated birth year: 1880

residence in 1935: Same House

enumeration district number: 7-169

family number: 92

sheet number and letter: 61B

line number: 68

nara publication number: T627

nara roll number: 2334

digital folder number: 005461992

image number: 00398

Collection: "United States Census, 1940," Luella Stout, Ward 1, Irvington, Irvington Town, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Residence

14 JUN 1905

Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States^[5]

18 AUG 1909

Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States^[6]

3 JUL 1917

Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, United States^[7]

1 AUG 1947

Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, United States^[8]

12 JAN 1949

Maplewood, Essex, New Jersey, United States^[9]

12 MAR 1952

Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, United States^[10]

Event

Misc

26 NOV 1954

Sherwood Stout is visiting at the home of Mrs. Edith Smith this week, and his mother, Mrs. Louella Stout, will return home with him after spending several weeks here. 

Friday, November 26, 1954

Trenton Evening Times

Page 37

Stockton

Death

1981

Louella's SSDI?? Would make sense if she were living with the son in South Orleans (Howard.)

Name:Luella Stout

State of Issue:New Jersey

Date of Birth:Sunday March 07, 1880

Date of Death:September 1981

Est. Age at Death:101 years, 6 months

Last known residence:

City: South Orleans

County: Barnstable

State: Massachusetts

ZIP Code: 02662

Latitude: 41.7567

Longitude: -69.9938

Burial

I believe that James B. Stout, Sr. and Luella are buried in Sandy Ridge Cemetery, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. (I seem to recall that either my mother or I found their gravestone there. Heck, I may even have a photo of it!)

Notes

Lived in Newark area according to Mildred (Suydam) Smith...

Her first name was frequently misspelled in newspaper announcements and census records -- usually as Louella or Lou.

Sources

• Source: S21 1880 U. S. Census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
• Source: S22 1900 U. S. Census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
• Source: S63 1910 U. S. Census, Hudson County, New Jersey, population schedule, , ; digital images, (: accessed ).
• Source: S64 Abbreviation: Newspaper - Trenton Evening Times Title: "," Trenton (NJ) Evening Times, ; Genealogy Bank (: accessed ). Subsequent Source Citation Format: "." BIBL New Jersey. Trenton. Trenton Evening Times. . TMPLT TID 140 FIELD Name: Author FIELD Name: Newspaper VALUE Trenton Evening Times FIELD Name: NewspaperPlace VALUE Trenton (NJ) Evening Times FIELD Name: PubPlace VALUE Trenton, New Jersey FIELD Name: Type FIELD Name: Website VALUE Genealogy Bank FIELD Name: URL FIELD Name: Collection
• Source: S7 Abbreviation: Newspaper - Hunterdon County Democrat Title: "," Hunterdon County Democrat; Weekly Sutton Family History (http://njsuttonfamily.org/Hunterdon%20Democrat%201838-1888.pdf : accessed ). Subsequent Source Citation Format: "," Hunterdon County Democrat. BIBL Hunterdon County Democrat. Weekly Sutton Family History. http://njsuttonfamily.org/Hunterdon%20Democrat%201838-1888.pdf : . TMPLT TID 422 FIELD Name: Newspaper VALUE Hunterdon County Democrat FIELD Name: Type VALUE Weekly FIELD Name: Website VALUE Sutton Family History FIELD Name: URL VALUE http://njsuttonfamily.org/Hunterdon%20Democrat%201838-1888.pdf FIELD Name: Collection

1. ↑ Source: #S22

   1900 Census

   Stockton Borough, Hunterdon, New Jersey

   ED: 23

   Page/image number: Image 2

   Line number: 95-99

   Dwelling number: 20

   Family number: 22

   Enumeration date: 5 June, 1900

   Website: Family Search

   URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9FK-42P

   Access date: 7 June, 2012

   John F. Sherwood, May 1853, 47, 24 yrs married, wagon wheelworker, rents a house

   Emma Sherwood, Jan 1853, 47, 24 yrs married, mother of 3 children, 3 living

   Edward T. Sherwood, Jan 1885, 15, at school, attended school for 9 months

   Luella K. Sherwood, Mar. 1880, 20, school teacher

   Elizabeth Naylor, Jan. 1821, 79, mother of ONE child, 1 living (Note: This is VERY wrong! Charles was already deceased at this point, and she may or may not have known whether Silas was living, but Elizabeth (Huffman) Naylor definitely bore FOUR children!)  

   John F. Sherwood (and both of his parents) born in NY; Edward & Luella’s father (John F.) born in New York; everyone else born in NJ

2. ↑ Source: #S21

   1880 Census

   Village of Stockton, Delaware Twp., Hunterdon, New Jersey

   Civil division (Ward # or post office): Delaware Twp. “South Dist.”

   ED:  66

   Page/image number: Image 9, Page 9; Page is actually labeled 23A (Bit of a PITA to find, esp. since Family Search didn't say anything about it being in Stockton, not Delaware Twp! 

   Line number: 12-15

   Dwelling number: 96

   Family number: 96

   Enumeration date: June 1880 (exact date not given)

   Website: Family Search  

   URL:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN8X-93N

   Access date: 9 June, 2012

   Series: T9  Roll: 787  Page: 23

   This is image 9

   Place of birth of this person, “ “ of Father, “ “ of Mother

   John F. Sherwood, 27, Handle turner, NY, NY, NY

   Emma J. Sherwood, 27, Wife, Keeping house, NJ, NJ, NJ

   Edith May Sherwood, 3, Daughter, NJ, NY, NJ

   Louella (sic) Sherwood, 2/12, Apr(?), Daughter, NJ, NY, NJ

     Looks like they’re living right next door to Emma's mother, Elizabeth Naylor and her aunt, Dinah Huffman! 

3. ↑ Source: #S22

   1900 Census

   Stockton Borough, Hunterdon, New Jersey

   ED: 23

   Page/image number: Image 2

   Line number: 95-99

   Dwelling number: 20

   Family number: 22

   Enumeration date: 5 June, 1900

   Website: Family Search

   URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9FK-42P

   Access date: 7 June, 2012

   John F. Sherwood, May 1853, 47, 24 yrs married, wagon wheelworker, rents a house

   Emma Sherwood, Jan 1853, 47, 24 yrs married, mother of 3 children, 3 living

   Edward T. Sherwood, Jan 1885, 15, at school, attended school for 9 months

   Luella K. Sherwood, Mar. 1880, 20, school teacher

   Elizabeth Naylor, Jan. 1821, 79, mother of ONE child, 1 living (Note: This is VERY wrong! Charles was already deceased at this point, and she may or may not have known whether Silas was living, but Elizabeth (Huffman) Naylor definitely bore FOUR children!)  

   John F. Sherwood (and both of his parents) born in NY; Edward & Luella’s father (John F.) born in New York; everyone else born in NJ

4. ↑ Source: #S63

   1910 Census

   91 Arlington Ave., Jersey City, Hudson, New York

   Civil division (Ward # or post office): Ward 7

   ED: 149

   Page/image number: Image 448-449, Page 226-226, Sheet 7A-7B

   Line number: 50-54

   Dwelling number: 144

   Family number: 149

   Enumeration date:  18 April, 1910

   Website: Family Search then Heritage Quest

   URL:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKYK-S8N

   Access date: 26 June, 2012

   Place of birth of this person, “ “ of Father, “ “ of Mother

   James B  Stout, Head, Male, 36, Married TWICE (?), Married 7 years, NJ, NJ, NY, Salesman, Produce Mns. (?); W. (Wages?  Working on own account???); Not out of work on 15 April, 1910; Unemployed zero weeks during 1909, Rents a House

   Luella Stout, Wife, Female, 30, Married once, Married 7 years, Mother of 3 children, 3 children living, NJ, NY, NJ, Occupation: None 

   Helen Stout, Daughter, 6, Single, NJ, NJ, NJ, Occupation: None, Attended school w/in year

   Howard Stout, Son, 4, Single, NJ, NJ, NJ, Occupation: None 

   James Stout Jr., Son, 1 9/12 (?), Single, NJ, NJ, NJ, Occupation: None 

   Both adults can read, write, and speak English and the children’s columns are blank.   

5. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: Trenton Evening Times (Genealogy Bank) CONT CONT Wed. 14 June, 1905 page 10 CONT "Mr. and Mrs. James Stout and little daughter Helen of Jersey City have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Stout's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sherwood."
6. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: Trenton Evening Times (Genealogy Bank) CONT CONT Wed. 18 August, 1909 page 5 CONT "Mr. and Mrs. James Stout and three children, of Jersey City, are spending some time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith."
7. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: Trenton Evening Times (Genealogy Bank).... CONT CONT Tues 3 July, 1917 page 5 CONT "Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith and son Edgar are spending a week with Mrs. Smith's sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. James Stout, of Irvington."
8. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: Trenton Evening Times (Genealogy Bank).... CONT 1 Aug 1947 Page 3 "Stockton" Data: Text: "Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stout and family of Short Hills and Mrs. Louella (sic) Stout of Irvington, spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sherwood in Rosemont."
9. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: Date: Wednesday, January 12, 1949   CONT Paper: Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, NJ)   CONT Page: 33   CONT CONT (Stockton) CONT "Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stout and children and Mrs. Luella Stout of Maplewood visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smith."
10. ↑ Source: #S64 TMPLT FIELD Name: Article FIELD Name: ItemType FIELD Name: IssueDate FIELD Name: SpecificContent FIELD Name: AccessType FIELD Name: AccessDate FIELD Name: CreditLine FIELD Name: Annotation Note: "Mrs. Luella Stout has returned to her home at Irvington after several days stay with her sister, Mrs. Charles A. Smith." CONT CONT Date: Wednesday, March 12, 1952   CONT Paper: Trenton Evening Times (Trenton, NJ)   CONT Page: 40   CONT (Stockton)

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Kathryn Smith for creating WikiTree profile Sherwood-771 through the import of Wikitree Jan 2013 GEDCOM.ged on Jan 25, 2013.