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Family: Benjamin Sheldon / Barbara Harriet Shaffer (F2246)

m. 1882


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  • Benjamin SheldonFather | Male
    Benjamin Sheldon

    Born  12 Jul 1860  Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Dec 1946  Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  1882  [1]   
    Father  John Sheldon | F2686 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Aldridge | F2686 Group Sheet 

    Barbara Harriet ShafferMother | Female
    Barbara Harriet Shaffer

    Born  28 Aug 1866  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1956   
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    Charlotte SheldonChild 1 | Female
    Charlotte Sheldon

    Born  Dec 1886  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
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    Ann Elsie SheldonChild 2 | Female
    Ann Elsie Sheldon

    Born  29 Mar 1889  Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jun 1967  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    John Nevada SheldonChild 3 | Male
    John Nevada Sheldon

    Born  20 Feb 1891  Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Sep 1968  Kingsley, Forest, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Marie Long | F3093 
    Married  Abt. 1911   
    Spouse  Freda Koehler | F3245 
    Married  20 Jun 1946  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Etna, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1367; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0382; FHL microfilm: 1241367.


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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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