ˈæftɚ hɪz sˈɜːvɪs ɪnðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪvəl wˈɔːɹ, ʃˈɛɹən fˈɑːloʊd ɐ fˈɛloʊ sˈoʊldʒɚ dʒˈoʊsəf hˈiːli, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kˈaɪnaɪ nˈeɪʃən hˌuː wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd baɪ ðə hˈiːli fˈæmɪli tə mɑːntˈænə wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːkt æz ɐ pɹəspˈɛktɚ ænd tɹˈeɪdɚ.
After his service in the American Civil War, Sheran followed a fellow soldier (Joseph Healy, a member of the Kainai Nation who was adopted by the Healy family) to Montana where he worked as a prospector and trader.