Mrs. Catherine E. Sherman, Widow of John S. Sherman of Colt's Neck, Died on Saturday

Mrs. Catherine E. (Morris) Sherman, widow of John S. Sherman of Colts Neck, died on Saturday of dysentery and other complications, aged 64 years. The funeral was held at the house yesterday afternoon at two o'clock and at the Colt's Neck Reformed church half an hour later. The body was buried in the church burying ground.

Mrs. Sherman was born at Tinton Falls and was the daughter of Joseph Morris. When about twenty years old she married John S. Sherman, a farmer at Tinton Falls. About forty years ago she and her husband moved to Colt's Neck to the farm of Mr. Sherman's father, Thomas W. Sherman. John S. Sherman died fourteen years ago. After her husband's death Mrs. Sherman continued to live on the farm with her son, Thomas W. Sherman, who is the only child that survives her. Two other children died in infancy. Mrs. Sherman was the last of a family of three brothers and two sisters. She was a member of the Reformed church of Colt's Neck and had always taken an active interest in church work. She was a good neighbor and leaves a large number of friends.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Sep 11, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

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