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Alvah Shelden[1, 2, 3]

Male 1849 - 1911  (62 years)

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  • Name Alvah Shelden  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 1849  Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 20 Jul 1850  District 19, Edgar, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Alva Sheldon", with mother and maternal grandparents.
    Residence 3 Aug 1860  Chelsea, Butler, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Alivah Sheldon", 11, with mother and siblings, not attending school
    Died 17 Dec 1911  El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412347843108  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Benjamin Shelden,   b. 1820, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1859, Helena, Karnes, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Louisa Vaught,   b. 1821, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 13 Apr 1846  Edgar County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F1387  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Lamb,   b. Abt. 1850 
    Married 28 Jan 1877 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1849 - Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 20 Jul 1850 - District 19, Edgar, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Aug 1860 - Chelsea, Butler, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Dec 1911 - El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Chelsea, Butler, Kansas Territory; Roll: M653_347; Page: 694; Family History Library Film: 803347.

    2. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 19, Edgar, Illinois; Roll: 105; Page: 154b.

    3. [S1635443170] Web: Kansas Historical Society, Knights and Ladies of Security, Index to Death Claims, 1902-1930, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Kansas Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; Knights and Ladies of Security/Security Benefit Association: Index to Death Claims.

    4. [S1619447769] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    5. [S1619447796] Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    6. [S1611855686] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1619261612] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.


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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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