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Elisha Sheldon[1]

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  • Name Elisha Sheldon  [1] 
    Born Abt. 1860  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 11 Jun 1880  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Elisha Sheldon", 20, laborer, with parents.
    Person ID I412389805008  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Rufus Wells Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1831, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother 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  [2] 
    • "Wells Sheldon" and "Percilla Walker"
    Family ID F241  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1860 - Illinois, 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. [S1611855686] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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