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Obituary- Sherman, Adrian 3

[From the Topeka Daily Capital, July 9, 1906]
A.C. Sherman’s Death Ended Long Illness
Prominent Shawnee Pioneer Passed Away.
Had Been Very Low Since Last Wednesday.
He Located Rossville
Once Amon Wealthiest in County.
Served as Representative and Commisioner.

A.C. Sherman soldier legislator and one of the best known businessmen in the state died at his home on East Tenth street at 2:12 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Sherman had been in ill health for eight or nine years, having been stricken with a partial paralysis. June 30 of this year he was taken with indigestion which resulted later in complications. Since July 4 his death has been expected hourly. As the arrangements now stand the services here will be in charge of the Masons and the body will be sent to Rossville for burial in the family lot of the Rossville cemetery. The funeral services will be held at Rossville on Tuesday in case the brother W.C. Sherman who is now in California reaches here in time. Otherwise they will be postponed.

The life of A.C. Sherman would make a good sized volume in itself. Coming to Kansas in 1870 he and Colonel G.W. Veale purchased a tract of land on which Rossville is located from the Indians and founded the town. He engaged in stock raising and real estate business for some time and then opened a grocery store. Later he became interested in hardware and opened a hardware store in Rossville. His brother, W.C. Sherman afterwards became associated with him in his mercantile interest and the business was carried on under the firm name of Sherman Bros. He build the first hotel in Rossville.

Notwithstanding the fact that his business from the mercantile lines paid him $30,000 per year he soon commenced a grain commission business which he continued until a few years ago. One of his last business dealings was to sell his elevator which he owned at Rossville.

At one time Mr. Sherman was reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in the county. Besides his various business enterprises he at one time owned 200 lots in the city of Topeka. For many years he did a grain business which amounted to $100,000 yearly. When the boom collapsed he lost heavily and later closed out his business in Rossville and moved to Topeka. For some time he was at the head of a grain commission business which was located in the Office block but was forced to retire on account of ill health.

In January of 1880 he was appointed postmaster of Rossville and held this position until his election as county commissioner in which office he served two terms. Later he was elected to the Legislature and took part in the legislative war which stirred up so much feeling over the state. He served two terms as Representative.

Mr. Sherman took an active part in the Civil war and went through the entire conflict without receiving so much as a scratch. He was in the hospital once during the five years and then only for a week. He was the youngest soldier in his regiment, which was the Eighteenth Indiana infantry when he was 15 years old. When his time was up he immediately re-enlisted and served until the end of the war.

While under Grant he served in the trenches against Vicksburg and Petersburg, serving 64 days and nights near Vicksburg without being relieved. He also saw service under Sherman, to whom his father was a cousin, and Sheridan, serving in the memorable battle of Winchester. Out of the 365 men the regiment sent into battle 97 were killed, besides the wounded and captured. He escaped unhurt. He was under Sherman at Atlanta and Savannah and made the march to the sea. He also took part in the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, and helped capture Ft. Esperanza, Texas.

He was mustered out at Darien, Georgia, and took passage on the steamer Homeward Bound, only to be wrecked on the Florida coast. After much delay he reached his home and soon after was married to Miss Lou Fisher of Waveland, Indiana. Later he engaged in the wholesale dry goods business but on account of failing health came to Kansas at an early date.

The deceased was a thirty-third degree Mason and was a member of Topeka chapter No. 5 and Topeka commandery No. 5, K.T. He was also a member of the local G.A.R.

His wife and two children, Mrs. Alice Parr of this city, and Adrian F. Sherman of Kansas City survive him.

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