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Rufus Wells Sheldon

Rufus Wells Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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  • Name Rufus Wells Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born Abt. 1831  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Rufus #7411
    Residence 22 Nov 1850  Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Rufus Sheldon", 19, with parents and siblings,.
    Residence 11 Jun 1880  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "R. W. Sheldon", 49, grocer, with wife and two sons.
    Person ID I412389803656  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Amasa Sheldon,   b. 1804, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Nancy Stewart,   b. Abt. 1809, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Priscilla Walker,   b. Abt. 1838, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 08 Jan 1857  Dekalb County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • "Wells Sheldon" and "Percilla Walker"
    Children 
     1. Elisha Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1860, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Francis Marion Sheldon,   b. 3 May 1870, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1958, Salinas, Monterey, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1831 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Jun 1880 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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: Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska; Roll: 753; Page: 312A; Enumeration District: 188.

    2. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Kingston, Dekalb, Illinois; Roll: 104; Page: 319b.

    3. [S1611855686] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 75: Rufus #7411, son of Amasa #3015

    5. [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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