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  • Silas SheldonFather | Male
    Silas Sheldon

    Born  4 Jan 1810  South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Oct 1850  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Oct 1850  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Father  Silas Sheldon | F1799 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Morley | F1799 Group Sheet 

    Abigail Brewer SmithMother | Female
    Abigail Brewer Smith

    Born  1812  Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1876   
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    Newton Brewer SheldonChild 1 | Male
    Newton Brewer Sheldon

    Born  7 Sep 1836  Savannah, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1915  Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Nov 1915  Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma M. Libby | F2759 
    Married  14 Jan 1866  Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dora Louise Dobson | F3757 
    Married  26 Jan 1880  Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary A. SheldonChild 2 | Female
    Mary A. Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1839  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Calista SheldonChild 3 | Female
    Calista Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1843  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Oscar Pliny SheldonChild 4 | Male
    Oscar Pliny Sheldon

    Born  17 Mar 1846  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Aug 1926  Franklin, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Sep 1926  Bradshaw, York, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary P. J. Hathorn | F756 
    Married  24 Feb 1868  De Kalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Henry SheldonChild 5 | Male
    Henry Sheldon

    Born  Abt. 1849  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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Rev. Henry O. Sheldon

The Rev. Henry O. Sheldon is often considered the grandfather of Sheldon genealogy. While traveling as a preacher he met other Sheldons and wondered how they were all related. Eventually, he began collecting genealogies & piecing the various Sheldon branches together, first published in 1855 as the Sheldon Magazine.

From his private journal: Monday, 4th of May, 1818, age 19, the start of his travels:

“Snowed some last night – roads wet and splashy – At half-past eleven A.M. started on a western tour – took an affectionate leave of my parents and brother and sister after receiving their advice & prayer for my preservation, — rode 25 miles – The day was wet & cold & stormy – Winds N.W.”

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