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  • Name John Sheldon  [1] 
    Born Jul 1878  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 8 Jun 1900  Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: with parents, freight handler, not employed 4 months the previous year.
    Person ID I412302494934  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Martin Sheldon,   b. 1 Oct 1841, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1916, Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Ellen Jennings,   b. Jun 1847, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1867  [1] 
    • Married 33 years in the 1900 census
    Family ID F3418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jul 1878 - Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jun 1900 - Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Erie Ward 1, Erie, Pennsylvania; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241407.


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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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