Note: 1880 Illinois Census, p. 8: Monroe Sherman (14) is listed as living in Jackson Twp., Effingham Co. with his mother Lavina and step-father M. R. Call. It states his father was born in Ohio and his mother Indiana.
Note: 1900 Illinois Census, p. 2A: Sherman (34) is listed as a railroad laborer in Lovington Twp., Moultrie Co., living with his wife Melissa (33), daughters Elsa (11) and Lela (10), and sons Amos (6), Wesley R. (3) and Jacob W. (1).
Note: 1910 Illinois Census, p. 1B: W. S. (44) is listed as a railroad laborer in Lovington Twp., Moultrie Co., living with his wife M. E. (38), daughters Lela (22), Carrie (9), Flora (3) and Corine (7 months), and sons Amos (17), Carl (13), Fred (11), Ot to (4) and Pauline (7 months).
Note: 1920 Illinois Census, p. 3B: Sherman (53) is listed as a railroad foreman in Lovington Twp., Moultrie Co., living with his wife Melissa (48), sons Fred (21) and Otto (14), and daughters Carrie (19), Flora (12), Pauline (10), Corine (10) and Lena Bell (7).