Ransom, Sherman; Christie, Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Sherman Ransom, Civil War Soldier

Christie, Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Sherman was born in 1843 to Harmon & Leafy (Tuttle) Ransom in New Haven, Huron Co., OH. The family came west to Wisconsin, settling first in Auburn, Fond du Lac Co. (1860 Census), and then in Weston, Clark Co. (1870 Census). Sherman’s cousin, Albert Tuttle, also has a biography included in these pages. Their grandparents, Rensselear & Clarissa (Crozier) Tuttle, lived with Albert and his wife, Caroline, who was Sherman’s sister. In 1880, Sherman lived with his father, Harmon, and older brother Silas, both widowed. His sister Maryetta, the wife of Theodore Brown, Jr., lived in sec. 24, also near Cawley Creek. It is obvious that although Sherman never married, he was surrounded by many close family members. During the Civil War, Sherman and his brothers, Silas and Bostwick, enlisted with Co. G, 14th Wis. This is the same regiment, but different Co., the soldiers who signed up in Neillsville belonged to (Co. I, 14th Wis.). Sherman enlisted on 28 Feb 1865 as a Pvt., and was honorably discharged 9 Oct 1865 at Mobile, AL. When he died in 1888, Sherman was laid to rest in the East Weston Cemetery (now Chapel Hill), Clark Co., WI.

Census Records

Fond du Lac, WI 1860 Federal Census

LAST_NAME│ FIRST_NAME│ AGE │ NATIVITY │ PAGE# │LOCATION

Ransom               C.A.                        33         New York            12        Ashford
Ransom                Francis                  15         Ohio                     12        Ashford
Ransom                Harmon                 54         N.Y. State            45       Auburn
Ransom                Levi                       53         N.Y. State            45        Auburn
Ransom                Mary                     14         Ohio                     45        Auburn
Ransom                Sherman               17         Ohio                     45        Auburn
Ransom                Silas                      29         New York            12         Ashford
Ransom                William                 12         Ohio                     45        Auburn
Raymond             Alfred                   30         New York            63       Auburn
Raymond             Amelia                  28         New York            63        Auburn

Raymond             Angeline              54         Canada              96          Town of Ripon
Raymond             Bostwick              25         Ohio                     9         Ashford
Raymond             Charlott                20         New York            9         Ashford
Raymond             Charlott                21         Ohio                     9         Ashford
Raymond             Clarisa                  4/12      Wisconsin          9         Ashford
Raymond             Delos                    24         New York            9         Ashford
Raymond             Dexter                  11/12    Wisconsin           63        Auburn
Raymond             Edwin                   7           Wisconsin           63        Auburn
Raymond             Elizabeth             50           New York            14        Ashford
Raymond             Fayette                7            Wisconsin           9         Ashford
Raymond             Floretta                13          Wisconsin           9         Ashford
Raymond             Francis                 61          Canada               96        Town of Ripon
Raymond             Frank M.              2           Wisconsin           9         Ashford
Raymond             Ida                        4            Wisconsin          63        Auburn
Raymond             Julia V.                 40          Massachusetts 9         Ashford
Raymond             Luther                  50          New York            9         Ashford
Raymond             O. H.                    53           New York            14        Ashford
Raymond            Orson                   17           New York            63        Auburn

1880 Federal Census, Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin
Name	Relation	Marital	Sex	Race	Age	Nativity	Occupation	F-Nativity	M-Nativity
Herman Ransom	Self	W	Male	W	74	NY	Farmer	NY	NY
Silas H. Ransom	Son	W	Male	W	49	NY	At Home	NY	NY
Sherman Ransom	Son	S	Male	W	30	OH	Laborer	NY	NY

Military

[Enlistment Papers] [Recruitment Declaration] Roll Call [1] [2]

Family Notes

Children of Bostwick & Luanne:

1. Rennselear Tuttle 1789 – 1880 << father of Albert + Sherman B. Tuttle

2. Chandler Tuttle 1791 –

3. Pamela Tuttle 1793 –

4. Esther Tuttle 1796 –

5. Susan Tuttle 1799 –

6. Albert S. Tuttle 1801 –

7. Samuel Tuttle 1802 – “1850: insane”

8. Leafy Tuttle 1807 – << (m. Harmon Ransom) mother of Caroline + Sherman Ransom

9. Thankful Tuttle 1810 – 1877 << (m. Palmer ?) m. Alvin Dunahee

Children of Rennselear & Clarisa:

* Sherman B. Tuttle 1816 – 1892 << married Martha Brown (dau Theodore)

* William S. Tuttle 1817 – 1883 << married Hannah Brown (dau Theodore)

* John Wesley Tuttle 1825 –

* Wesley Tuttle 1829 –

* Albert W. Tuttle 1830 – 1888 << married Caroline Ransom

* Charlotte M Tuttle 1836 – 1928 << married Eben Delos Raymond

* Ellen Maria Tuttle 1843 – 1913 << married William Oelig

Children of Harmon & Leafy:

* Silas H. Ransom 1831 – 1882 << married Catharine A.

* Bostwick Ransom 1834 - << married Charlotte Raymond (dau of Luther & Julia Raymond)

* Caroline L. Ransom 1836 – 1911 << married Albert Tuttle

* Sherman Ransom 1843 – 1888 << never married

* Maryetta Ransom 1845 – 1921 << married Theodore Brown, Jr 1866

* William Price Ransom 1849 – 1940 << married Floretta Raymond (dau of Luther & Julia Raymond)