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Family HistoryFamily History - Anne Elizabeth Witwer


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Anne Elizabeth Witwer and two of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Anne Elizabeth Witwer,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Anne married Harry Adolph Sherry (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Anne Elizabeth Witwer and Harry Adolph Sherry:

+2i. Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry, born 23 May 1903 in Indiana; died 19 December 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. Married (1) Harry L. Doyle Married (2) Ralph David Herman.

Second and Third Generations
2. Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry2 (Anne1), born 23 May 1903 in Indiana;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 19 December 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.1, 3, 4, 7 Dolly married, first, 27 September 1924 in St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan, Harry L. Doyle2 (born ca. 1905 in Minnesota, the son of Edward Doyle and _____ Minhart2). Dolly married, second, ca. 1928, Ralph David Herman5, 11 (born 6 January 1904 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, the son of Frank David Herman and Leona Almira Gazley;5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Ralph died 30 August 1986 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan7, 8). Dolly is buried in Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan.1 Ralph is buried in Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan.7

Child of Elizabeth Irene ‘Dolly’ Sherry and Harry L. Doyle:

 3i. Virginia M. Doyle, born ca. June 1925 in Michigan.5, 6

  1. Find a Grave (website). Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan, Elizabeth Irene Sherry Quardokus, born: 1903; died: 1984 (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents and husband).
  2. Michigan, Berrien County, Return of Marriages for the year ending December 31st, A.D. 1924, Harry L. Doyle, age 19, born in Minnesota; father: Edward; mother: Minhart; and Elizabeth Sherry, age 21, born in Indiana; father: Harry; mother; Witwer; married on 27 September 1924 in St. Joseph, Michigan.
  3. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Family Search (website), Elizabeth Herman, died: December 1984; born: 23 May 1903; last place of residence: Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.
  4. Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Elizabeth I. Herman, State No. 84-043121, died: 19 December 1984 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana; born: 23 May 1903 in Indiana; married, husband: Ralph D. Herman; father: Harry Sherry; mother: Anna Elizabeth Witwer; cemetery: Adamsville Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Michigan.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 11-21, Sheet No. 8A, family of Ralph D. Herman (26, Michigan, machinist, differentials, first married age 24); wife Elizabeth I Herman (26, Indiana, first married age 21); step-daughter Virginia M. Dayle (4 10/12, Indiana).
  6. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Michigan, Cass County, Ontwa Township, E.D. 14-15, Sheet No. 5A, Ralph David Herman, 36, Michigan, machinist; wife Elizabeth Herman, 36, Indiana; step daughter Virginia May Doyle, 13, Indiana.
  7. Find a Grave (website). Adamsville Cemetery, Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan, Ralph David Herman, born: 4 January 1904 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan; died: August 1986 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife, and ten siblings). From headstone: Herman / Ralph D. / 1904-1986 / Elizabeth I. / 1903-1984.
  8. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; Ralph Herman, SSN: 309104189, died 30 August 1986, born 6 January 1904; US Navy 30 August 1922 - 25 August 1926.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 70, Sheet No. 3B, family of Frank Herman (39, Michigan, farmer); wife of 19 years Leona Herman (37, Michigan, 10 children, 9 living); father Christopher Herman (84, Germany, married 49 years); daughter Minnie I. Herman (16, Michigan); son Fred Herman (14, Michigan); daughter Hattie Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (8, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Margaret Herman (4, Michigan); son Albert Herman (2, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (1 6/12, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (4/12, Michigan).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Michigan, Berrien County, Buchanan Township, Enumeration District 82, Sheet No. 1A, family of Frank Herman (49, Michigan, farmer); wife Leona Herman (47, Michigan); daughter Ruby Herman (18, Michigan); son Ralph Herman (16, Michigan, farm laborer); daughter Margaret Herman (13, Michigan); son Albert Herman (12, Michigan); daughter Esther Herman (11, Michigan); daughter Mildred Herman (9, Michigan); son Wilson Herman (7, Michigan); daughter Illah Herman (6, Michigan); daughter Evelyn Herman (3 4/12, Michigan).
  11. Sweet/Fish/Gazlay/Post Family Tree, Ancestry (website), Owner: Eagan Anderson, Florida. Although few sources are shown in this extensive tree, the birth, marriage, death, names, and other details typically agree with other sources. This tree is generally cited as a reference in our Gazlay Family History website only where the information is not found in any other source, such as children who died in infancy, middle names, etc.