Lasira ‘Sarah’ Cotten

Person/Family

Spouse 1

James L. Sherman (son of Nicholas Sherman and Ann Elizabeth Gazlay)

+1.	Leroy Elmer Sherman

2.	Dell Sherman (born (unidentified))

Sources

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Iowa, Fayette County, Eden Township, Page No. 5, family of J. L. Sherman (22, Illinois, farmer); L. A. Sherman (16, New York); L. E. Sherman (5/12, Feb, Iowa). This is James Sherman, presumed son of Ann (Gazlay) Sherman and John Sherman. They are living next door to E. D. Gazlay (i.e., Erasmus) and M. L. Townsend (i.e., Mary Louise) (presumed uncle and aunt of James).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Iowa, Fayette County, Eden Township, Enumeration District 197, Page No. 8, family of Jas Sherman (32, Illinois, farmer); wife Lasira Sherman (26, New York); son Leroy Sherman (10, Iowa); adopted daughter Dote Sherman (10, Iowa). They are living next door to his presumed uncle and aunt, E. D. (i.e, Erasmus) Gazley and Mary (Gazlay) Townsend.
3. Iowa State Census, 1885, Fayette County, Eden Township, Page 274, family of James L. Sherman (37, Illinois, farmer); L. A. Sherman (31, New York); L. E. Sherman (15, Fayette County, Iowa); G. E. Cotton (23, Illinois, farmer).
4. Minnesota Territory and State Census, 1895, Wright County, Annandale, Page No. 3, family of James L. Sherman (48, Illinois, carpenter); Sarirah Sherman (41, New York) [although her name is clearly written, it does not match the name of James’ wife, Lasira, as shown in other records; one of these could be her middle name]; Leroy E. Sherman (25, Iowa, carpenter); Lizzie M. Sherman (20, Iowa).