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William Watts Sherman

Birth	:	4 Aug 1842 Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Death	:	22 Jan 1912 Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
Burial	:	Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.4956589, -71.3135605
Plot	:	Section I, Lot 7, Grave 1
Description	:	A New York City businessman and the treasurer of the Newport Casino during the turn of the Twentieth Century. was born in Albany, New York to Watts Sherman and Sarah Maria Gibson. Sherman was educated at Heidelburg, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He married Lois Sarah Welds and they had two children, Erastus Corning Sherman and Henry Gibson Sherman. In 1871 he married Annie Derby Rogers Wetmore. They had two children, Georgette Sherman Brown and Sybil Sherman Sellar. Shortly after their marriage in 1876 William had constructed a large home in Newport for... Read More	A New York City businessman and the treasurer of the Newport Casino during the turn of the Twentieth Century. was born in Albany, New York to Watts Sherman and Sarah Maria Gibson. Sherman was educated at Heidelburg, and at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He married Lois Sarah Welds and they had two children, Erastus Corning Sherman and Henry Gibson Sherman. In 1871 he married Annie Derby Rogers Wetmore. They had two children, Georgette Sherman Brown and Sybil Sherman Sellar. Shortly after their marriage in 1876 William had constructed a large home in Newport for her and their growing family. It was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and is generally regarded as a stepping-off point for what later became known as the Shingle Style in American architecture. It features a masonry first floor with small half-timbered panels, textured stucco, and diamond-panel windows above. It is known for its massive chimneys and unifying broad gable roof with weathered wood shingles. It borrows from the English Queen Anne country house style with combined elements that draw from medieval European, Renaissance English, and Colonial American styles. The interior has rooms clustered about a spacious central stair hall. Renderings were done by Stanford White. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house is a 19th century American architectural landmark. Later on in 1884 Annie died of pneumonia. In 1885 he married a third time to Sophia Augusta Brown, daughter of John Carter Brown, founder of Brown University. They had two children, Irene Muriel Augusta Sherman and Mildred Constance Sherman who married Ralph Stonor, 5th Baron Camoys. For his wife, William commissioned Clinton and Russell to design a large but sober townhouse overlooking Fifth Avenue, right next door to the townhouse of Caroline Astor. William died at his home at 838 Fifth Avenue, with Sophia and all of his children right by his side. He was buried at Island Cemetery in Newport, Rhode Island. Bio by: Bobby Kelley

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William Watts Sherman's memorial is located at: Island Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, USA.
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William Watts Sherman death on 22 Jan 1912 in Manhattan, New York County (Manhattan), New York, USA
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Latitude: 41.4956589
Longitude: -71.3135605

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Annie Derby Rogers Wetmore Sherman

(1848 - 1884)

Sophia Augusta Brown Sherman

(1867 - 1947)

Siblings

Children

Georgette Wetmore Sherman Brown

(1872 - 1960)

Irene Muriel Augusta Sherman Gillespie

(1887 - 1972)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Island Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956589, -71.3135605

2. Saint Marys Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4971085, -71.3135147

3. Friends Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4934807, -71.3136826

4. God's Little Acre Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4965150, -71.3163130

5. Willow Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4949890, -71.3164650

6. Common Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4959564, -71.3165741

7. Braman Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4956360, -71.3169098

8. John Clarke Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4937897, -71.3112869

9. Coddington Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4923706, -71.3143616

10. North Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4981270, -71.3170700

11. Bliss-Pierce Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4941140, -71.3090260

12. Malboro Street Tomb (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4911110, -71.3136110

13. Barney Street Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4893608, -71.3109818

14. First Sabbatarian Church of Newport Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4891701, -71.3116379

15. Dyre Family Burial Ground (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5016070, -71.3209220

16. Trinity Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874229, -71.3131180

17. Colonial Jewish Cemetery of Rhode Island
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4879265, -71.3093567

18. Moravian Church Lot
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4874190, -71.3113130

19. First Congregational Churchyard (Defunct)
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4864020, -71.3119910

20. Judge Anthony Wilbur Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4989600, -71.3018300

21. Governor Arnold Burying Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4861300, -71.3119900

22. Newport Congregational Church Cemetery
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4857674, -71.3128662

23. Goat Island Pirate Graves
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4928600, -71.3269300

24. Goat Island Burial Ground
Newport, Newport County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4930330, -71.3272510