Walter Ellis Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1870 - 1928  (58 years)

• Name	Walter Ellis Sheldon  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	18 Jan 1868	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
  Born	18 Jan 1870	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	3 Jun 1870	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Walter Sheldon", with parents, born in January.
  Residence	11 Jun 1880	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Walter Sheldon", with parents, at school
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Walter Sheldon", moulder, with wife and children on Fountain Street East.
  Residence	28 Apr 1910	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Walter E. Shelden", moulder, with wife and children on Kalmazoo Ave.
  Buried	Feb 1928	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [7]
  	Oakridge Cemetery
  Death	05 Feb 1928	Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
  	Encephalitis (9 months), contributed by chronic passive congestion of the lungs (2 weeks), and hypostatic pneumonia (3 days)
  Died	5 Feb 1928	Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [7, 8]
  	Encephalitis (9 months), contributed by chronic passive congestion of the lungs (2 weeks), and hypostatic pneumonia (3 days)
  Person ID	I412374258641	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Franklin B. Sheldon,   b. 14 May 1839, Clarendon, Calhoun, Michigan, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1906, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lovisa Beatrice Rossiter,   b. 7 Mar 1848, Ohio, USA ,   d. 29 Apr 1938, Penfield, Calhoun, Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	30 Nov 1864	Tekonsha, Calhoun, Michigan, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F1335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah E. Wood,   b. Abt. 1877, Michigan, USA
  Married	16 Feb 1895	Calhoun County, Michigan, USA   [4, 6, 9]
  Divorced	10 May 1920	Jackson County, Michigan, USA   [6]
  	Married 16 Feb 1895, six children to the marriage. Filed 3 Mar 1920, final action 10 May 1920. Cause: "extreme cruelty", the cause was contested. Divorce was granted absolute.
  Children	1. Earl Walter Sheldon,   b. Jul 1897, Michigan, USA   2. Mary L. Sheldon,   b. Oct 1899, Michigan, USA   3. Nellie E. Sheldon,   b. 1902, Michigan, USA   4. Herbert A. Sheldon,   b. 1905, Michigan, USA   5. Thelma I. Sheldon,   b. 1908, Michigan, USA   6. William F. Shelden,   b. 1910, Michigan, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1350	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jan 1868 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Born - 18 Jan 1870 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Residence - 3 Jun 1870 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Residence - 11 Jun 1880 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Married - 16 Feb 1895 - Calhoun County, Michigan, USA Residence - 4 Jun 1900 - Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Residence - 28 Apr 1910 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Divorced - 10 May 1920 - Jackson County, Michigan, USA Buried - Feb 1928 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Death - 05 Feb 1928 - Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, USA Died - 5 Feb 1928 - Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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