of Pope County, Illinois · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Thomas H. Sheridan 1860 – 1918
Thomas H. Sheridan⚭ Fanny Throgmorton
childrenJosiah Sheridan
Source: A History of Johnson County, Illinois (1925)
Their story
What the record says
Born Pope County 1860.
Taught school and was county superintendent of Pope County schools.
Admitted to the bar 1883.
Elected to the State Senate 1890.
Married Fanny Throgmorton in 1892 and moved to Vienna.
Practiced law, edited the 'News,' served as Judge and States Attorney of Johnson County.
Republican, member of the M.E. Church.
Left the county about 1914, moving to Cairo then Hutsonville, Ill., where he died 1918.
Son Josiah is a druggist in Chicago.
Done-for-you research
Is this your family?
If this is your line, we trace it the whole way — every branch, back to the documented wall — into a written book & interactive family site. No DNA test; a free call before you spend a dollar.