Joseph Fordyce Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1837 - 1886  (49 years)

• Name	Joseph Fordyce Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	1837	Washington Township, Marion, Ohio, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Confirmed DNA	yDNA confirmed from great-grandson (via son George Ephraim) through to 5th great-grandfather John Sheldon of South Kingston, Rhode Island and the Isaac line of Windsor, CT.
  Military	19 Dec 1862	Pine Grove, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
  	Mustered: 9th Calvary, Company E.
  Military	21 Jul 1865	Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, USA
  	Mustered Out.
  Residence	1870	Pine Grove, Van Buren, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	Residence Post Office: Lake Mill
  Residence	1880	Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Buried	Oct 1886	Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  	Bly Cemetery
  Died	14 Oct 1886	Mecosta, Mecosta, Michigan, USA   [1, 2, 5]
  	Headstone index says 1880, headstone itself does not give a date. His military records say he passed in 1886.
  Person ID	I412326713317	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Fordyce Sheldon,   b. 04 Mar 1794, Willsboro, Essex, New York, USA ,   d. 1856, Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rachel Hosford,   b. 22 Aug 1800, New York, USA ,   d. Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA
  Married	22 Jan 1822	Richland County, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	"Forden Shelden" and "Rachel Hosford", married by John Williamson, Justice of the Peace.
  Family ID	F1874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Southward,   b. 25 Mar 1844, Michigan, USA ,   d. 08 Apr 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. George Ephraim Fordyce Sheldon,   b. 9 May 1866, Pine Grove, Van Buren, Michigan, USA ,   d. 18 Nov 1944, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)   2. Minnie Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1868, Michigan, USA   3. Asa Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1873, Michigan, USA   4. Melvin Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1877, Michigan, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1837 - Washington Township, Marion, Ohio, USA Military - 19 Dec 1862 - Pine Grove, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Military - 21 Jul 1865 - Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, USA Residence - 1870 - Pine Grove, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Residence - 1880 - Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Buried - Oct 1886 - Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Died - 14 Oct 1886 - Mecosta, Mecosta, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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