Donald Ross Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1924 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Donald Ross Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	18 Feb 1924	Avon, Contra Costa, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [2]
  	According to the 1940 census
  Residence	7 May 1940	Fort Stevens Military Reservation, Clatsop, Oregon, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Donald R. Sheldon", 18, soldier in the US Army, completed 3 years of high school,
  Residence	12 Dec 1945	Warrenton, Clatsop, Oregon, USA   [1]
  	WW2 Draft Card: "Donald Ross Sheldon", blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, 5'10", 154 lbs, next of kin, mother-in-law Vernice Hepner.
  Residence	3 Apr 1950	Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Census: "Donald R. Sheldon", 26, cable splicer for telephones, with wife
  Buried	Dec 2014	Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [5]
  Died	23 Dec 2014	Bellevue, King, Washington, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I412307956860	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Norma Jeanette Hepner,   b. 27 Apr 1926, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA ,   d. 6 Dec 2013, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Feb 1924 - Avon, Contra Costa, California, USA Residence - 1935 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Residence - 12 Dec 1945 - Warrenton, Clatsop, Oregon, USA Residence - 3 Apr 1950 - Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Buried - Dec 2014 - Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Died - 23 Dec 2014 - Bellevue, King, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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