“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


JAMES SHERMAN,  joint proprietor of broom-factory, Jefferson; was 
born in Genesee Co., N.Y., Aug. 28, 1829; came to Little Prairie, 
Walworth Co., Wis., in 1848, and settled on a farm there, where he lived 
till coming to Jefferson in 1877; in 1878, in company with Mr. Gifford, 
he established the present factory.  Married Mary A. Drake Jan. 1, 1850; 
they have two children – Ada M. and Sarah M., now Mrs. Clemmons.  
Mr. S. is a Good Templar.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)