John L Sheridan

1837 - 1898

• Name	John L Sheridan
  Birth	12 Apr 1837	Somerset,Perry,OH,
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jun 17 1898	Somerset,Perry,OH,
  Person ID	5356064	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Philip Sheridan,   b. 17 Nov 1801, Beagh,Cavan,Killinkere,Ireland d. May 6 1875, Somerset,Perry,OH, (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Manah (Meenagh),   b. Apr 10 1801, ,Cavan,Killinkere,Ireland d. Jun 12 1888, Sumerset,Perry,OH, (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Catherine Gallin
  Children	1. Ambrose Sheridan   2. Bridget Tracy Sheridan   3. Mary Cathrine Sheridan,   b. 11 Mar 1868   4. Nelli F Sheridan,   b. 14 Dec 1872
  Family ID	60573365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

• Notes

  G.A.R. veteran and lawyer-brother of Civil War hero General Philip H. Sheridan, John L. Sheridan, age 61, was the fifth of six children born to their Irish immigrant parents, John and Mary Minah (Meenagh) Sheridan. His father, John Sr., had once worried over his namesake's future, stating that John "always did like to take things easy in this world", and that he and Mrs. Sheridan "were more pleased to hear that John had done his duty as a private in the army than to hear of all the promotions and praise that Phil had received." For her part, his mother believed that John was the brightest in the family--siblings Patrick, Philip, Mary, and Michael notwithstanding. An alumnus of St. Joseph's College, he was admitted to the bar in 1866, the same year of his marriage to Sarah Katharine "Kate" Gallin of Somerset. Said to bear a strong physical resemblance to his elder brother Philip in his middle years, John grew to be a large, portly man, and was described as affable and popular. Active in politics, he had held various government posts during his career. Predeceased by his parents and his siblings Rosa, Patrick, Mary (Mrs. John Wilson), and Philip, he was survived by his wife Kate, their two daughters, Mary and Nellie, and his younger brother Michael. All are now reunited in Holy Trinity Cemetery with the exception of Rosa---the baby sister who was buried at sea en route from Ireland---and his brothers Philip and Michael Sheridan, who were interred in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.