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Family: Gideon Sheldon / Helen A. "Nellie" Clarke (F884)

m. 1873


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  • Gideon SheldonFather | Male
    Gideon Sheldon

    Born  22 Jan 1849  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1917  Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  1873  [1]   
    Father  James Sheldon | F1030 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Christiana Van Deusen | F1030 Group Sheet 

    Helen A. "Nellie" ClarkeMother | Female
    Helen A. "Nellie" Clarke

    Born  23 Jun 1848  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Oct 1918  Ford County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Ada Louise SheldonChild 1 | Female
    Ada Louise Sheldon

    Born  25 Mar 1874  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Nov 1929  Converse, Miami, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  Dec 1929  Converse, Miami, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George M. Crandall | F1463 
    Married  31 Dec 1895  Iroquois County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    Laurine SheldonChild 2 | Female
    Laurine Sheldon

    Born  1882  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Nellie M. SheldonChild 3 | Female
    Nellie M. Sheldon

    Born  9 Jan 1885  North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Nov 1958  Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  James Haas | F3060 
    Married  28 Mar 1904  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location

    James Perry SheldonChild 4 | Male
    James Perry Sheldon

    Born  29 Jul 1889  Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Oct 1918  Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  23 Oct 1918  Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Macy M. Wilkerson | F3086 
    Married  Jan 1908  Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, 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: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 301; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1240301.


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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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