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James Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1818 - 1873  (54 years)

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  • Name James Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 28 Sep 1818  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • James #7607
    Residence 16 Jul 1870  Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "James Sheldon", 52, lumber dealer, $1200 in real estate, $2000 in personal property, with wife and children.
    Buried Feb 1873  Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 20 Feb 1873  Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412376065271  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Chauncey Sheldon,   b. 1786 
    Mother Lucy Whiting,   b. Abt. 1790 
    Family ID F1187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Ann Babcock,   b. 2 Jan 1824, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1887, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1848, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Sophia Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1851, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Horace Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1856, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Willes Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1858, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1995  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Sep 1818 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Jul 1870 - Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1873 - Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1873 - Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1719; Page: 346A.

    2. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 77: James #7607, son of Chauncey #3165, born 1818

    4. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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