Ralph Joseph Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1901 - 1944  (42 years)

• Name	Ralph Joseph Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Born	17 Oct 1901	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	16 Apr 1910	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Census: with parents, attending school.
  Residence	12 Jan 1920	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Ralph Sheldon", 19, single, boarder, living with Michael Brannigan and family. Switchman for the railroad.
  Residence	6 Apr 1940	Granite, Sacramento, California, USA   [2]
  	Census: Inmate at Folsom State Prison, born in Illinois, age 39, completed four years of High School education,
  Residence	23 Jun 1943	Represa, Sacramento, California, USA   [1]
  	WW2 Draft: Employer "Folsom State Prison", #19557, 5'8" 1/2, 150 lbs, dark complexion, hazel eyes. Nest of kin "Mrs R. J. Sheldon, Box 206, Sunland, California". Birthdate given as 17 Oct 1900.
  Buried	Jul 1944	Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA   [7]
  	Forest Lawn Memorial Park
  Died	2 Jul 1944	Marin County, California, USA   [3, 7]
  	San Quentin Prison
  Person ID	I412310219322	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles A. Sheldon,   b. Jun 1868, New Jersey, USA
  Mother	Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shea,   b. Feb 1873, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA
  Married	07 Sep 1892	Cook County, Illinois, USA   [8, 9, 10]
  	St. Cecilia's parish house
  Family ID	F1172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Florence Josephine Drake,   b. 19 Aug 1894, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 17 Jan 1947, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Oct 1901 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 16 Apr 1910 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 12 Jan 1920 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Residence - 6 Apr 1940 - Granite, Sacramento, California, USA Residence - 23 Jun 1943 - Represa, Sacramento, California, USA Buried - Jul 1944 - Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA Died - 2 Jul 1944 - Marin County, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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