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Melvil A. Sheldon

Melvil A. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1908 - 1975  (66 years)

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  • Name Melvil A. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 14 Oct 1908  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 7 Jan 1920  Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Melvil Sheldon", 11, with parents, attending school
    Residence 1926  Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Los Angeles High School
    Residence 3 Apr 1950  Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Melvil A. Sheldon", 41, credit manager at a department store, with wife and two sons,.
    Died 24 Mar 1975  Kern County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I412389905999  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Hamilton Schnitzer,   b. 1871, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1931, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Jeanne Levy,   b. Abt. 1883, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Jun 1904  San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • "Mrs I. Levy announces the marriage of her daughter, Jeanne, to William Hamilton Schnitzer, June 16th" - The San Francisco Chronicle (19 Jun)
    Family ID F1585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Frances O'Rourke,   b. Abt. 1910, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1980, Boulder Creek, Santa Cruz, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. William Michael "Bill" Sheldon,   b. 12 May 1936, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1972, Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     2. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Oct 1908 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jan 1920 - Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1926 - Los Angeles County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Apr 1950 - Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Mar 1975 - Kern County, California, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Melvil A. Sheldon    		Melvil A. Sheldon
    1926 High School Yearbook photo, Los Angeles High School

    Headstones
    Melvil Sheldon    		Melvil Sheldon
    Headstone Transcription: "Mel Sheldon 1908-1975"; Cemetery Register: 3-24-1975
    Plot: Rock of Ages, Block 214, 1D

  • Sources 
    1. [S1611415922] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Los Angeles High School; Year: 1926.

    2. [S1611415252] California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Place: Kern; Date: 24 Mar 1975; Social Security: 553283845.

    3. [S1609277346] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Reno, Washoe, Nevada; Roll: T625_1005; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 47.

    4. [S1625459166] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Bakersfield, Ke.

    5. [S1609276320] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), San Francisco Chronicle; Publication Date: 19/ Jun/ 1904; Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/27613861/?article=d68710b7-454d-4a58-8100-d8c4e17043f7&focus=0.44560036,0.55075425,0.5732657,0.5691052&xid=33.


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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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