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Adrian (A.C.) Sherman, Rossville, Kansas
Description
Adrian Cyrus (A.C.) Sherman was elected State Representative from the 37th district in 1892 and 1894 as a Republican.
He was born in 1847 at Mount Pleasant, Indiana. At the age of 15, he enlisted in Company E, 18th Indiana Infantry, and participated in 23 battles. He was a cousin of General W.T. Sherman and was with him on his march though the South. He became a veteran before his 18th birthday.
In 1870, Sherman came to Kansas and speculated in real estate. He purchased from Fielding Johnson and Harvey H. Wilcox their share in the townsite of Rossville. The next year he constructed the first hotel in Rossville, his first store building on Main Street, and his residence south of town. He was a dealer in grain, hardware and implements, real estate and stock business, and operated a grocery store. He was considered one of the wealthiest men in the county.
A.C. Sherman was appointed postmaster in Rossville in 1880 and served three years as County Commissioner.
>He was married to Lou Fisher in 1866 and had three children: Alice M., Adrian F. and Daisy.
He was born in 1847 at Mount Pleasant, Indiana. At the age of 15, he enlisted in Company E, 18th Indiana Infantry, and participated in 23 battles. He was a cousin of General W.T. Sherman and was with him on his march though the South. He became a veteran before his 18th birthday.
In 1870, Sherman came to Kansas and speculated in real estate. He purchased from Fielding Johnson and Harvey H. Wilcox their share in the townsite of Rossville. The next year he constructed the first hotel in Rossville, his first store building on Main Street, and his residence south of town. He was a dealer in grain, hardware and implements, real estate and stock business, and operated a grocery store. He was considered one of the wealthiest men in the county.
A.C. Sherman was appointed postmaster in Rossville in 1880 and served three years as County Commissioner.
>He was married to Lou Fisher in 1866 and had three children: Alice M., Adrian F. and Daisy.
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Unknown
Publisher
Rossville Community Library
Date
ca. 1892-1910
Rights
Public domain
Format
reprint of photograph
Identifier
RCL0278
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