He was one of 8 children, orphaned by the murder/suicide of his parents, when he was about 8 years old. Lived in Brooklyn, NY. All 8 children were "farmed out" to other families and he never knew what happened to his brothers and sisters. He died in late 1950's. I am unsure of his parents names, but his Mother may have been an "Ida", or his sister, as he often called out to her when he became senile after numerous strokes. This crime should have been in NY or Brooklyn papers, as his father killed his wife and then himself. Anyone with any clues? Thanks. Lin Ellis

Just recently ran across possible additional information about my grandfather-in-law. Henry Jacob Sherwood, Born Jan. 12, 1879 I formerly searched for him as Harry Jacob Sherwood. Died June 1954, Fairfield, CT. Parents: Jacob Henry Sherwood and Sara Frances Sherwood Spouse: Mary Theresa Albus Her Parents: Sebastian Albus and Elisha Albus Does anyone have any additional information? I have run into a blank wall in trying to find any information about my father-in-law's family. My husband's grandfather, Harry (Henry?) Jacob Sherwood, died in 1954 in Connecticut. But he raised his family (my father-in-law and his brothers) in New York City. From the little family lore I have been able to gather, they lived in New York City most of their lives, but I have no information to support this. Grandpa Harry's wife, Mary Theresa Albus, destroyed all family records because she did not want anyone to know how old she was. My father-in-law was the middle son of three brothers. The three brothers were Harry Roy Sherwood (1908?-1959?), Roland Albus Sherwood (1910-1989), and Edwin Sherwood (1913?-1993). Uncle Harry, the oldest son, married a Greek woman, but they had no children. Uncle Edwin, the youngest son, married Peggy? in 1935 and had twin daughters Norma (1939-1970's) and Stephanie Sherwood (she married Irving Brauer in London, England). Peggy left him. Uncle Edwin then married Frances Poor who raised the children. He divorced her after the children were grown. He then had two or three more marriages but no more children. Roland Albus Sherwood married Elizabeth Tulloch in 1936, and had two sons, John Tulloch Sherwood and Douglas Reid Sherwood (my husband). At 06:01 AM 8/12/2001 -0600, you wrote: >He was one of 8 children, orphaned by the murder/suicide of his parents, >when he was about 8 years old. Lived in Brooklyn, NY. All 8 children >were "farmed out" to other families and he never knew what happened to his >brothers and sisters. He died in late 1950's. I am unsure of his parents >names, but his Mother may have been an "Ida", or his sister, as he often >called out to her when he became senile after numerous strokes. This >crime should have been in NY or Brooklyn papers, as his father killed his >wife and then himself. Anyone with any clues? Thanks. Lin Ellis > > >==== SHERWOOD Mailing List ==== >The Searchable Surname Archives for Rootsweb lists can be found at: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >------------------------------------------- >Find easy instructions for using RootsWeb's Search Engine for the Archives at: >http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >======================================================= Gerda Sherwood, NIST North 558, Mail Stop 8970, x 3354