William Hiram Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1874 - 1947  (72 years)

• Name	William Hiram Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	27 Sep 1874	Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	3 Jun 1880	La Fayette, Medina, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Wm H. Sheldon", with parents
  Residence	30 Jun 1900	Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Census: "William H. Sheldon", marine engineer, with parents
  Residence	2 May 1910	Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Census: "William H. Sheldon", farm laborer, single, with father and brother.
  Residence	17 Jan 1920	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Census: "William H. Sheldon", ship building inspector. With wife, two step-daughters, and son. 201 Maplewood Ave.
  Residence	29 May 1930	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	Census: "William H. Sheldon", stationary engineer, with wife, two children, and father-in-law.
  Died	13 Apr 1947	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   [7]
  Person ID	I412362393865	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Amos Delos Sheldon,   b. 27 Feb 1845, Herkimer County, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1915, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Cordelia Malvina Childs,   b. 18 Aug 1842, Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1893, Medina, Medina, Ohio, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	06 May 1866	Medina County, Ohio, USA   [9, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F2661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bertha Celia Thompson,   b. 12 Jan 1883, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1941, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Children	1. Gladys Harriet Gau,   b. Abt. 1903, New York, USA ,   d. 1976  (Age 73 years)  [Stepchild]   2. Edith Mabel Gau,   b. 8 Mar 1905, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. 24 June 1993, Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)  [Stepchild]   3. William Hiram Sheldon, Jr.,   b. 28 Dec 1919, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 2010, Wayne, Wayne, Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)   4. Lois Mae Sheldon,   b. 5 Oct 1924, Michigan, USA ,   d. Feb 1995  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Sep 1874 - Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA Residence - 3 Jun 1880 - La Fayette, Medina, Ohio, USA Residence - 30 Jun 1900 - Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA Residence - 2 May 1910 - Lafayette, Medina, Ohio, USA Residence - 17 Jan 1920 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Residence - 29 May 1930 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Died - 13 Apr 1947 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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