Samuel S. SHERFICK
1867 - 1941 (73 years)
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Name Samuel S. SHERFICK Born 3 Nov 1867 Washington County, Ohio, USA 
Gender Male Died 30 Jan 1941 Martin County, Indiana, USA Buried Spring Hill Cemetery, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana, USA Notes - About late 1868 or early 1869 he moved to Shoals, IN from Ohio (obituary).
In 1880 census he is only 12 years old and working on his father's farm in Lost River, Martin, Indiana.
At the time of the 1900 census living near both Daniel and William Edison in Lost River.
Charles Sherfick and his brother Samuel and his sister Cora Belle married Tredway siblings, Dicey C., Becky Ann, and George Tredway respectively.
At the time of 1910 census Samuel S. Sherfick is living in Lost River Twn, Martin Co., Indiana 7 of his children including Effie and Everett from former marriage.
Samuel Sherfick was Martin County Commissioner from 1923-24, 24-25, and 25-26.
Listed as farmer in 1930 Martin Co. census.
Died of a stroke.
Found his middle initial in the Martin County Historical Museum in a government official list of Martin County (clerk) as "A." His obituary lists it as "S" like his father's.
OBITUARY:
Samuel S. Sherfick, son of Daniel and Aletha Moore Sherfick, was born in the state of Ohio, Nov. 3, 1867. When he was one year old, the family moved to Martin County, IN and settled on a farm south of Shoals. There he remained the remaining years of his life until death came Jan. 30, 1941. He had lived 73 years, 2 mos., and 27 days. In early life, he became a teacher and became interested in farming and was one of the county's most progressive. He was commissioner for three years. His wife, Mrs. Becky Ann Tredway Sherfick survives. His children: Thomas Sherfick, Everett Sherfick, and Mrs. Fae Kerns of Shoals; Mrs. Marie Jones of Loogootee; Mrs. Charles Autter, Mrs. Shirley Pendley, Mrs. Orville Hundley, and John Sherfick of Indianapolis; and Smuel Sherfick, of New Albany.
From the Shoals News, taken from a scrapbook belonging to Bettie Hutton Sherfick Chestnut.
Obituary two:
Stroke Is Fatal To Samuel S. Sherfick
Funeral services are set for 1 p.m. today (Friday) at the Christian Church for Samuel S. Sherfick, 73, who died at 5 a.m. Thursday morning following a paralytic stroke. Burial will be in Spring Hill cemetery.
He had been in failing health the past three years.
A well-known farmer, he was born in Lost River Township November 3, 1867 to Daniel and Aletha Sherfick He was married Sept. 7, 1899, and the widow survives.
Surviving children are Everett Sherfick, Thomas D. Sherfick, and Mrs. Faye Kerns, of Shoals; Mrs. Essie Auter, Mrs. Jessie Pendley, Mrs. Grace Hundley, and John Sherfick, all of Indianapolis; Mrs. Marie Jones of Loogootee, and Samuel Sherfick of New Albany. He also leaves 28 grandchildren.
He was a member of the Shoals Christian Church.
Person ID I184 My Family Tree | Sherfick Side Last Modified 2 Jun 2010
Father Daniel SHERFICK, b. 22 Mar 1822, Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, USA , d. 20 Jan 1907, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 84 years) Mother Alletha MOORE, b. 20 Jan 1833, Virginia, USA , d. 7 Mar 1907, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 74 years) Married 24 May 1853 Family ID F87 Group Sheet
Family 1 Sarah Susan "Susie" WININGER, b. 16 Sep 1870, Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 12 Mar 1957, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 86 years) Married 13 Mar 1892 Martin County, Indiana, USA Children + 1. Everett Willard SHERFICK, b. 21 Sep 1893, Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 4 Aug 1981, Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana, USA (Age 87 years)+ 2. Effie M. SHERFICK, b. 20 Jun 1895, Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 25 Jan 1964 (Age 68 years)+ 3. Jessie E. SHERFICK, b. 24 Oct 1897, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 17 Mar 1974, Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida, USA (Age 76 years)Last Modified 9 Nov 2005 Family ID F73 Group Sheet
Family 2 Rebecca Anna "Becky Ann" TREDWAY, b. 9 Mar 1875, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 5 Oct 1957, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 82 years) Married 7 Sep 1899 Martin County, Indiana, USA Children + 1. Thomas Daniel "Tom" SHERFICK, b. 6 Jan 1901, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 10 Dec 1968, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA (Age 67 years)+ 2. Fae Eldean SHERFICK, b. 18 Dec 1902, Lost River Township, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 6 Jul 1984, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years)+ 3. Ida Marie "Marie" SHERFICK, b. 2 Oct 1904, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 11 May 1974, Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana, USA (Age 69 years)+ 4. Samuel Smith SHERFICK, b. 14 Oct 1906, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 20 Oct 1973, Jeffersonville, Floyd County, Indiana, USA (Age 67 years)+ 5. John Howard SHERFICK, b. 20 Sep 1908, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 2 Jan 1994, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 85 years)+ 6. Grace Sarah SHERFICK, b. 10 May 1912, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana, USA , d. 28 Jun 2003, Monticello, White County, Indiana, USA (Age 91 years)Last Modified 29 Nov 2008 Family ID F69 Group Sheet
- About late 1868 or early 1869 he moved to Shoals, IN from Ohio (obituary).
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Nov 1867 - Washington County, Ohio, USA 
Married - 13 Mar 1892 - Martin County, Indiana, USA Married - 7 Sep 1899 - Martin County, Indiana, USA Died - 30 Jan 1941 - Martin County, Indiana, USA 
Buried - - Spring Hill Cemetery, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana, USA 
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Photos 
Samuel Sherfick 
Samuel Sherfick, closeup view as Lost River Township School Trustee
This photo was taken about 1891, and Samuel was born in 1867, so therefore, Samuel was only 24 when he was school trustee of Lost River Township. To see the full photo click on Samuel's link or the History link on the left side of my front genealogy page.
Headstones 
Samuel and Becky Ann Sherfick
Histories 
Lost River Township School Trustees and Teachers in 1890-1891
Seated are the trustees: Ramza Haga, Ben Nigg, and Sam Sherfick.
Standing are Benton McDonald, John Powell, William H. Murray, Charles Hall, Alex Kail, James Ragsdale, Wilder Butler, and Theodore Moore.
James Ragsdale was the second husband of Sarah Susie Wininger, the first wife of Samuel Sherfick before Becky Tredway.
Sherfick Inc. 
Dahlia: Profitable Flower Business Begins With 4 Canna Bulbs
Thomas Sherfick Invests $1.00 to Good Purpose
By J. J. Reid
Bio: Thomas Sherfick Bio in Indiana Book
Indiana From Frontier to Industrial Commonwealth
By John Donald Barnhart, Donald Francis Carmony
Published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1954
Item notes: v. 3, page 60
Original from the University of Virginia
Digitized Jan 17, 2008
Dahlia: Sherfick Farms
This is a view from the road of Sherfick Farms, located in Lost River Township of Martin County, and originally owned by Samuel Sherfick and then his son Thomas Sherfick.