John Winfield Cromwell
1884 - 1920 (36 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. John Winfield Cromwell was born on 7 Apr 1884 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 26 Nov 1920 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: merchant for machinery and automobiles, storekeeper
- Census: 1910, Gerogetown, Vermilion County, Illinois
- Census: 1920, Oakwood, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10381746/john-winfield-cromwellFamily/Spouse: Mabel Hart. Mabel was born on 1 Nov 1885 in Illinois; died on 24 Mar 1965; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Ethel Cromwell
was born on 15 Oct 1906 in Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 30 Jun 2003 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. - 3. Gordon Cromwell was born on 6 Apr 1913 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1955; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois.
- 4. Dorothy Adrena Cromwell was born on 21 Dec 1914 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Oct 1996; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois.
Generation: 2
2. Ethel Cromwell (1.John1) was born on 15 Oct 1906 in Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 30 Jun 2003 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. Notes:
Fairfield Ledger. Tuesday July 1, 2003
Ethel C. Sherman
Ethel C. Sherman, 96, a resident of Sylvan Woods in Ottumwa, died at 7:40 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2003, at Ottumwa Regional Health Center in Ottumwa.
A graveside service and burial will be held at 12:30 a.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday at Raymond Funeral Home.
Memorials have been established to Sylvan Woods Care Fund in Ottumwa or to Fairfield Community School Education Foundation.
Mrs. Sherman was born Oct. 15, 1906, in Vance, Ill., the daughter of John Winfield and Mabel Hart Cromwell. She married Homer Sherman Dec. 26, 1943. He died Feb. 3, 1972.
Mrs. Sherman graduated from the University of Illinois and received her master's degree in applied psychology from Iowa State University. She and her husband moved to Fairfield in 1952. She served as director of guidance in placement at Parsons College and worked for 18 years in merchandising and selling. In 1959, she established Personnel Development Associates, a private consulting business with her associate and partner Ruth Ewart (sic. see Ruth Empting Ewart) , which they ran for more than 30 years. She had a lifelong interest in parapsychology and taught dream interpretation for several years at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. She led seminars and workshops for many years. She moved to Ottumwa in 1998.
Survivors include stepchildren; step grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Gordon Oliver Cromwell; and one sister, Dorothy Cromwell.
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Note: in 2004 the last of several bequests by Ethel C. Sherman was made. This final bequest was made to the Fairfield Public Library, which represented a special part of her life due to her strong interest in education and personal learning of many varied subjects. Her generosity was written about in a story published in the Fairfield Ledger on Friday, June 4, 2004.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86757490/ethel-sherman
Plot: 5th.064.Ethel married Homer L. Sherman on 26 Dec 1943 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois. Homer was born on 10 Sep 1896 in Wapello County, Iowa; died on 3 Feb 1972 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Gordon Cromwell (1.John1) was born on 6 Apr 1913 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 5 Oct 1955; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10704378/gordon-cromwellFamily/Spouse: Margaret R. Galbreath. Margaret was born on 25 May 1919 in Cayuga, Vermillion County, Indiana; died on 28 Dec 2018 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; was buried in Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
4. Dorothy Adrena Cromwell (1.John1) was born on 21 Dec 1914 in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 19 Oct 1996; was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10704384/dorothy-a_-cromwell