Background
Sherwood, Adlel was born on October 3, 1791 in Fort Edwards, New York, United States. Son of Adiel and Sarah Sherwood.
Sherwood, Adlel was born on October 3, 1791 in Fort Edwards, New York, United States. Son of Adiel and Sarah Sherwood.
Graduate Union College, 1817, honorary Doctor of Laws. Attended Andover Theological Seminary, 1817-1818.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1820. Itinerant preacher and organizer of churches in Georgia, circa 1820-1837. Treasurer Baptist State Convention of Georgia for many years.
A founder Mercer Institute (later Mercer U.), professor sacred literature, 1838-1841.
Professor George Washington University, 1837-1838. President Shurtleff College, Illinois, 1841-1846.
Married Anne Adams (Smith) Early, May 17, 1821. Married second, Emma Heriot, May 1824.