 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Sherman akaberekerwa muConnecticut muna 1825 asi mhuri yake yakatamira kuIllinois muna 1834 uko baba vake, Francis Cornwall Sherman vakabatanidzwa zvikuru mune zvematongerwo enyika yeChicago vachishumira semutungamiri wedare uye meya weguta uye semumiriri wenyika. Francis T. Sherman akaenda kuMadokero kunobatanidzwa muCalifornia Gold Rushasati adzokera kuIllinois. 