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Andrew Evald Sheldon

Andrew Evald Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]

Male 1845 - 1914  (68 years)

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  • Name Andrew Evald Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Born 3 Oct 1845  Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15] 
    • Born Anders Evald Tjäll / Tjell. The surname Tjell is pronounced something similar to Chel, which may be why he later anglicized to Sheldon.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1846  Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Household Record: At Jerneberga with his parents and several siblings.
    Departure 15 Aug 1873  Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7, 11, 14] 
    • Departure from Sweden to North America "Anders Evald Tjäll", married but traveling alone.
    Residence 18 Jun 1880  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Eweld Sheldon", shoemaker, with wife and infant son.
    Residence 10 Jan 1898  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Appointed Post Master
    Residence 1 Jul 1899  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Post Master - $1800 compensation
    Residence 20 Jun 1900  Patton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: "Andrew Sheldon", port master, with wife and several children. Owns home free of a mortgage.
    Residence 1910  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Census: "Andrew E. Sheldon", shoe store, with wife and three children
    Died 28 Mar 1914  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 15] 
    Probate Apr 1914  Ford County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried Apr 1914  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Glen Cemetery
    Person ID I412393997525  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Johan Peter Tjell,   b. 5 Dec 1796, Stockholm, Jämtland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1865, Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Anna Greta Jonsdotter,   b. 6 Mar 1807, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F79  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eva Sofia Ekelund,   b. 24 Apr 1838 
    Married 18 Oct 1868  Örberga, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
     1. stillborn Tjäll,   b. 25 Jun 1869, Orlunda, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1869, Orlunda, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Augusta R. Anderson,   b. 7 Sep 1855, Dannike, Västra Götaland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1934, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1878  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Children 
     1. Oscar Evald Sheldon,   b. 24 Oct 1879, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Askel Rudolf Sheldon,   b. 4 Nov 1881, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1961, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     3. Eva Adelina Sheldon,   b. 21 Feb 1884, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1906, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     4. Floy Cecilia Eugenia Sheldon,   b. 10 Feb 1889, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1910, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     5. Ethel Augusta Sheldon,   b. 9 Dec 1892, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1974, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Oct 1845 - Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1846 - Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Oct 1868 - Örberga, Östergötland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeparture - 15 Aug 1873 - Östergötland, Sweden Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1878 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 18 Jun 1880 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Jan 1898 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jul 1899 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 20 Jun 1900 - Patton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Mar 1914 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Apr 1914 - Ford County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1914 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1628565704] Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1609277252] U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 28.

    3. [S1628583762] Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; GID Number: 100005.35.29100; Roll/Fiche Number: SC-555.

    4. [S1628561083] U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [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: Paxton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 206; Page: 386C; Enumeration District: 114.

    6. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Patton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 301; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1240301.

    7. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Paxton Ward 3, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T624_235; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 1374248.

    8. [S1628564920] Illinois, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1772-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Record, 1860-1942; Administrator's Record, 1859-1929; Guardian Record, 1859-1953; Author: Illinois. County Court (Ford County); Probate Place: Ford, Illinois.

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

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

    11. [S1628588819] Sweden, Emigrants Registered in Church Books, 1783-1991, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    12. [S1628583710] Sweden, Indexed Marriage Records, 1860-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Genline AB; Johanneshov, Sweden; Swedish Church Records Archive; GID Number: 100005.33.17300; Roll Number: SC-554.

    13. [S1619261612] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.

    14. [S1611449264] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: Svenska Evangelisk Lutherska Församlingen; ELCA Film Number: A117-119; SSIRC Film Number: A117.

    15. [S1611449264] U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Elk Grove Village, IL, USA; Swedish American Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, and Burials; Parish: First Lutheran Church; ELCA Film Number: A120; SSIRC Film Number: A120.

    16. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Paxton Record; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1934; Publication Place: Paxton, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/509618341/?article=55ae09f5-bc92-4a0a-9a60-f74afc2f95be&focus=0.38905787,0.38441825,0.5045233,0.7574202&xid=3355.


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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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