His father did packet canal boating from Dayton to Cincinnati and then moved to a farm in Canton.
He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, but was discharged for disability due to illness.
[1] In 1865, Sherrick returned to Stark County and taught school.
Around 1882, Sherrick bought the hardware store back from his father-in-law and operated it under his own name until 1887.
[1] Sherrick was vice president of the City National Bank in Canton for several years.
They took trips to Bermuda, western Europe, Mexico, Egypt and northern Africa, and parts of the Middle East.