Individual Details

Walter Justin Sherman

(16 Oct 1854 - 7 Apr 1937)

Walter Sherman moved to Toledo. He was a graduate of Cornell in 1877 and C.E. in 1890. He was an eminent railroad and municipal civil engineer. He also wrote considerably and was an incorporator, president and editor of the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio from 1929 until his death.

He was a member of the Toledo Commerce Club, Am. Soc. of Civil Engineers, Ohio Soc. Engineers, Michigan Engineer Soc., Toledo Soc. of Engineers, American Public Health Assn.American Water Works Assn.., British Assn. Sewage Managers; Ohio State Archaeological Soc., Sons of American Rev.;

Obituary appears in the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio Quarterly Journal, July 1937
Who's Who in the Buckeye State in 1917.

Events

Birth16 Oct 1854Florence, Erie Co., OH
Marriage14 Jul 1892Cloverport, Breckinridge Co., KY - Catherine Bowmer
Death7 Apr 1937Toledo, Lucas Co., OH
EducationCornell University, Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States

Families

SpouseCatherine Bowmer (1868 - 1955)
ChildMargaret Bowmer Sherman
ChildElizabeth Mary Sherman
FatherNathan Gould Sherman (1810 - 1896)
MotherElizabeth Otis (1822 - 1881)
SiblingEmma Medora Sherman (1846 - 1873)
SiblingJoseph Otis Sherman (1848 - 1877)
SiblingMary Nancy Sherman (1859 - 1924)