"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCB5-BG6 : 12 April 2016), John Sherwood in household of Daniel Sherwood, Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States; citing family 1208, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4G-BSR : 12 December 2017), John Sherwood in entry for Daniel Sherwood, 1860. Onondaga, Onondaga, New York; Roll: M653_829; Page: 587; Family History Library Film: 803829.
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 (Ancestry.com), citing Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. Microfilm, 1185 rolls. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Ancestry shared image d. 2 Mar 1863, Birth Place: Onondaga, New York
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