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Melvin Sheldon[1]

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  • Name Melvin Sheldon  [1] 
    Born Abt. 1877  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1880  Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    Person ID I412326823942  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Joseph Fordyce Sheldon,   b. 1837, Washington Township, Marion, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Oct 1886, Mecosta, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Southward,   b. 25 Mar 1844, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Apr 1898, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Family ID F1855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1877 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Marcellus, Cass, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Marcellus, Cass, Michigan; Roll: 575; Page: 488C; Enumeration District: 068.


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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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