Ellen Ewing Sherman
Deceased Person
1824 – 1888
Who was Ellen Ewing Sherman?
Ellen Ewing Sherman, was the wife of General William Tecumseh Sherman, a leading Union general in the American Civil War. She was also a prominent figure of the times in her own right.
She was born Eleanor Boyle Ewing in Lancaster, Ohio, the daughter of prominent Whig politician Thomas Ewing and Maria Boyle Ewing. Ellen's parents also raised her future husband, "Cump" Sherman, after the 1829 death of his own father.
Ellen Sherman died in New York City on November 28, 1888, survived by her husband and six of their children. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri; her tombstone there identifies her as Eleanor Boyle Ewing Sherman.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1824
Lancaster - Also known as
- Eleanor Boyle Ewing
- Ellen Boyle Ewing
- Spouses
- William Tecumseh Sherman
(1850/05/01 - 1888/11/28)
- William Tecumseh Sherman
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Nov 28, 1888
- Resting place
- Calvary Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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