James Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]}

1791 - 1863  (71 years)

• Name	James Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Born	3 Jun 1791	Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 5, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1830	Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Census: "James Sheldon", 2 boys 5 to 9; 1 boy 10 to 14; 1 man 30-39; 1 girl under 5; 1 girl 10 to 14; 1 woman 30 to 39; 1 woman 70 to 79; 1 person is blind.
  Residence	1830	Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA   [11]
  	Tax Records: "James Sheldon" 2 horses worth $80, and 2 cattle worth $16, total estate value $96. On the same page is Thomas Sheldon, 1 horse worth $40 and 1 cow worth $8, total estate value $48
  Residence	30 Dec 1835	Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Purchased 80 acres in Hancock County, Ohio, is listed as "James Shelden of Belmont County, Ohio"
  Residence	10 Aug 1837	Belmont County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Purchase 40 acres in Hancock County, Ohio, listed as "James Sheldon of Belmont County, Ohio"
  Residence	1840	Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Census: "James Sheldon" 2 males under 5; 1 male 5 to 9; 1 male 10 to 14; 1 male 20 to 29; 1 male over 40 to 49; 1 girl 10 to 14; 1 woman 40 to 49. 2 people working in agriculture.
  Residence	28 Sep 1850	Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Census: "James Sheldon", 59, born in Pennsylvania, with wife Mary and six children. Real estate of $3500
  Residence	29 Jun 1860	Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [2, 4]
  	Census: "James Shildon" age 69, farmer, $6000 real estate, $500 personal property
  Will Date	15 Feb 1861	Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [8]
  Died	25 Jan 1863	Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA   [3, 8, 12]
  Probate	17 Mar 1863	Hancock County, Ohio, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I412322022510	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Sheldon,   b. Bef. 1755,   d. Abt. 1831  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F3781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary,   b. 1795, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1863, Hancock County, Ohio, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. David Sheldon,   b. 1814,   d. Jun 1846  (Age 32 years)   2. Mary Ann Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1828, Ohio, USA   3. James W. Sheldon,   b. 1831, Ohio, USA   4. William J. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1832, Ohio, USA   5. Eli J. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1835, Ohio, USA   6. Manassa Shelden,   b. Abt. 1837, Ohio, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1863, Madison Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 26 years)   7. Jane S. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1842, Ohio, USA   8. John Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1844, Ohio, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jun 1791 - Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1830 - Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA Residence - 1830 - Smith, Belmont, Ohio, USA Residence - 30 Dec 1835 - Belmont County, Ohio, USA Residence - 10 Aug 1837 - Belmont County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1840 - Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA Residence - 28 Sep 1850 - Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA Residence - 29 Jun 1860 - Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA Will Date - 15 Feb 1861 - Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA Died - 25 Jan 1863 - Jackson, Hancock, Ohio, USA Probate - 17 Mar 1863 - Hancock County, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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