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Family: Marcus LaFayette Sheldon / Margaret L. Sheldon (F3290)

m. 1882


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  • Marcus LaFayette SheldonFather | Male
    Marcus LaFayette Sheldon

    Born  9 Jun 1860  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Jan 1941  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Jan 1941  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1882  [1]   
    Father  Lemuel Sheldon | F3108 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Louisa McMurphy | F3108 Group Sheet 

    Margaret L. SheldonMother | Female
    Margaret L. Sheldon

    Born  20 Jul 1860  Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 May 1934  Pope County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  May 1934  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Ellsworth SheldonChild 1 | Male
    Ellsworth Sheldon

    Born  Nov 1882  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Alice SheldonChild 2 | Female
    Alice Sheldon

    Born  Mar 1884  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Loren L. SheldonChild 3 | Male
    Loren L. Sheldon

    Born  Nov 1887  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Clyde SheldonChild 4 | Male
    Clyde Sheldon

    Born  Jul 1889  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    John Raleigh SheldonChild 5 | Male
    John Raleigh Sheldon

    Born  15 Jul 1892  Eichorn, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 May 1972  Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  May 1972  Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Gertrude Dale | F3301 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240305.


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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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