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Levi Ransom Sheldon[1, 2]

Male 1852 -

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  • Name Levi Ransom Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born Abt. 1852  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 25 Jul 1860  Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Ransom Shelden", 7, with paternal grandmother, uncle and aunts, and brother. Attending school
    Residence 25 Jul 1870  Monroe, Ringgold, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Ransom R. Sheldon", 16, farm laborer, with father, step-mother, and siblings, attending school
    Person ID I412385377698  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Truman Chapin Sheldon,   b. 25 Dec 1830, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1886, Lake County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Rhoda,   b. 1830, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt. 1849 
    Family ID F3713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1852 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jul 1860 - Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jul 1870 - Monroe, Ringgold, Iowa, 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: Monroe, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: M593_417; Page: 489B.

    2. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan; Roll: M653_551; Page: 456; Family History Library Film: 803551.


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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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