Jones Ebenezer Sherwood (1831 - 1864)

Born 29 May 1831 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 4 Aug 1864 at age 33 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private Ebenezer Sherwood served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: July 29, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 76th New York Infantry

Jones Ebenezer Sherwood was born in 1831. He was the son of Noah Sherwood and Ruamah Sears.

United States Census, 1850: Living with his father Noah (62), mother Ruamah (59) and his five siblings Elon (23), John (15), Myron (12), James (11) and Angeline (6) at Somerset, Niagara, New York. He was aged 18.

He married Frances Marion Hebbard on 2 February 1854. They had the following children:

1. Ora Maria (b. 15 Jan 1856, d. 21 Jul 1925)
2. Mary Celinda (b. 19 Apr 1857, d. Apr 1939)
3. Lewis H (b. 8 Mar 1859, d. 29 May 1862)
4. George Cook (b. 7 Aug 1861, d. 1 Apr 1931)

In the 1860 United States Federal Census he was living with his wife Frances (30) and their three children Ora (4), Mary (3) and Lewis (1 month) at Hartland, Niagara. He was aged 29. Also in the household was Rufus Hoffard (61) and Jeanette Hibberd (20).

Occupation: Farmer

He served in the American Civil War, enlisting on 29 July 1863 at Hartland, Niagara, New York. He was assigned to the 76th New York Infantry Regiment, Company G, as a Private.

Sadly he was taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 5 May 1864. After he was transported via rail car to the new prison in Andersonville, Georgia, the family did not hear directly from him again. However, his wife Frances did receive letters from the wife of Captain Griggs Holbrook, his comrade and fellow prisoner at Andersonville.

His wife heard no news of her captured husband for months, as fast and reliable news was so hard to come by for families with relatives in POW camps. It wasn't until she got a letter from Mrs. Holbrook that she found out he had died on 4 August 1864 in Prison. Cause of death was officially recorded as Diarrhea chronic.

He was buried at Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia^[1]. PLOT: Row: 4576

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51143655/jones-sherwood : accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for Jones Sherwood (29 May 1831–4 Aug 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #51143655, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015)

• Carlson, M. Beatrix. Thomas Sherwood of Fairfield, Conn. & Descendants (n.p., 1959) Page 87

• https://www.clarabartonmuseum.org/sherwood/

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHWD-LMV : 24 March 2016), Jones E. Sherwood, 1865.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBK-ZNM : 23 December 2020), Ebenezer J Sherwood in household of Noah Sherwood, Somerset, Niagara, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (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:MC4B-7QN : 18 February 2021), Jones E Sherwood, 1860.
• Carlson, M. Beatrix. Thomas Sherwood of Fairfield, Conn. & Descendants (n.p., 1959) Page 87.