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Wallace George "Zip" Sheldon, Jr

Wallace George "Zip" Sheldon, Jr[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]

Male 1921 - 2004  (82 years)

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  • Name Wallace George "Zip" Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Suffix Jr 
    Born 4 Nov 1921  Blue Lake, Humboldt, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Confirmed DNA
    • yDNA confirmed from grandson (via 2nd son) through to his 8th great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac of Windsor line.
    Residence 1935  Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • According to the 1940 census.
    Residence 13 Apr 1940  Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Wallace Sheldon", no occupation listed, with mother, step-father, and siblings.
    Residence 14 Feb 1942  Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • WW2 Draft Card: "Wallace George Sheldon", 5'10", 159.5 lbs, brown hair & eyes, at 1970 Curtis St, works for the adjutant general of the state of California at 1920 Addison St, Berkeley.
    Military 10 Oct 1942  Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • WW2 Enlistment, processed through Sacramento, single without dependents, "semiskilled inter-industry metal working occupations", service number 39399489 height 68 inches (5.67 feet), 153 lbs.
    Military Jun 1945  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Admitted to General Hospital, Diagnosis: Pes cavus; Location: Muscles and Fasciae of the hand; Diagnosis: Atrophy or paralysis of muscle, Not Elsewhere Classified
    Military Sep 1945  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Discharged from the General Hospital
    Residence 10 Apr 1950  Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • Census: "Wallace G. Sheldon Jr", order clerk for a retail glass & paint company, worked 48 hrs the previous week. With wife and son at 1101 75th Ave.
    Residence 1957  Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • City Directory: "Sheldon, Wallace G Jr, 6107 Bromly Av, LOckhvn 9-2161"
    Buried Sep 2004  Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Died 13 Sep 2004  Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 8, 10, 11] 
    • At his home in the Clayton Highlands of Concord.
    Person ID I412307956149  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Wallace George Sheldon, Sr,   b. 7 Nov 1899, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1984, San Diego County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Elsie May Ross,   b. 12 May 1901, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1968, Auburn, Placer, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 1920 
    Family ID F2397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elayne Myrtle Sutter,   b. 23 Feb 1926, Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 2021, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
     4. Victoria Pearl "Vicky" Sheldon,   b. 2 Aug 1957, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 2018, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Living
     6. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1921 - Blue Lake, Humboldt, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 Apr 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Feb 1942 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 10 Oct 1942 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Jun 1945 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Sep 1945 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Apr 1950 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1957 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Sep 2004 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Sep 2004 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276029] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1644.

    2. [S1611572429] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1609276101] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: m-t0627-00441; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 61-139.

    4. [S1610340999] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1611415546] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File.

    6. [S1611415365] California Birth Index, 1905-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Birthdate: 4 Nov 1921; Birth County: Humboldt.

    7. [S1609275986] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication Date: 2021; Publication Place: East Bay, USA; URL: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/eastbaytimes/obituary.aspx?n=elayne-myrtle-sheldon&pid=197777689.

    8. [S1611422516] U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites.

    9. [S1624978508] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe.

    10. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    11. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    12. [S1634847905] U.S., World War II Hospital Admission Card Files, 1942-1954, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives and Records Administration; Hospital Admission Card Files, ca. 1970 - ca. 1970; NAI: 570973; Record Group Number: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), 1775-1994; Record Group Title: 112.

    13. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Auburn Journal; Publication Date: 18 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Auburn, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/378395387/?article=588be423-2b25-47b4-b147-10fcc16c8b0a&focus=0.513865,0.36174965,0.63462186,0.52406746&xid=3355.

    14. [S1625459166] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Oakland, Alameda, Ca.


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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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