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John B. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1848 - 1918  (69 years)

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  • Name John B. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born Oct 1848  Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 25 Aug 1860  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "John Sheldon", 13, attending school, with parents.
    Residence 13 Jun 1870  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "John Sheldon", 21, mariner, born in Kentucky, with parents and siblings.
    Residence 10 Jun 1880  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "John B. Sheldon", 31, laborer, with mother and niece (listed as his daughter)
    Residence 1885  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Census: "John B. Sheldon", with sister Susan, wife Emma, and niece Hester.
    Residence 5 Jun 1900  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "John B. Sheldon", 51, married 17 years, rents his home month-to-month. Rents his home, day labourer. 37 Sharp Street.
    Died 22 May 1918  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I412350298100  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John B. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1808, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Hester Ann Woolford,   b. Abt. 1822, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1307  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma M. Duffield,   b. May 1868, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 04 Oct 1885  Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Eva T. Sheldon,   b. Aug 1883, Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1912, Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     2. Florence Sheldon,   b. 5 Aug 1885, Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Hester Sheldon,   b. Oct 1889, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Margaret E. "Maggie" Sheldon,   b. Apr 1892, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Henry Sheldon,   b. 18 Apr 1895, Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1979  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Oct 1848 - Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Aug 1860 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 13 Jun 1870 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Jun 1880 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1885 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 04 Oct 1885 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Jun 1900 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1918 - Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609366553] New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [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: Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: 776; Page: 408D; Enumeration District: 086.

    3. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Millville Ward 2, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: M593_859; Page: 492B.

    4. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Millville Ward 3, Cumberland, New Jersey; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0142; FHL microfilm: 1240961.

    5. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey; Roll: M653_687; Page: 736; Family History Library Film: 803687.

    6. [S1609277271] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S1609139332] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Records, 1670-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    9. [S1627160900] New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1885, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operation, Inc.), New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, New Jersey, United States; State Census of New Jersey, 1885; Film Number: 10.


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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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