Oscar Evald Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

1879 - 1942  (62 years)

• Name	Oscar Evald Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	24 Oct 1879	Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	9 Nov 1879  [9]
  Residence	18 Jun 1880	Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Oscar E. Sheldon", age 7 months, with parents
  Residence	20 Jun 1900	Patton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Oscar E. Sheldon", with parents, clerk in clothing.
  Residence	20 Apr 1910	Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA   [6]
  	Census: "O. E. Sheldon", salesman in shoes, with wife and kids.
  Residence	4 Apr 1930	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Oscar E. Sheldon", salesman at a department store,
  Died	10 Mar 1942	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA   [1, 2, 7]
  Buried	12 Mar 1942	Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [2, 7]
  	Glen Cemetery
  Person ID	I412393998472	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Andrew Evald Sheldon,   b. 3 Oct 1845, Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden ,   d. 28 Mar 1914, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Augusta R. Anderson,   b. 7 Sep 1855, Dannike, Västra Götaland, Sweden ,   d. 25 Feb 1934, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1878	Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F22	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice A. Gray,   b. Abt. 1881, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1958, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	18 Jun 1902	Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Willard Gray Sheldon,   b. 23 Sep 1904, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1956, Cook County, Illinois, USA  (Age 51 years)   2. Kathleen Eva Sheldon,   b. 3 Apr 1907, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1929, Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, USA  (Age 22 years)   3. George A. Sheldon,   b. 1909, Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Jan 1956, Hinsdale, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 47 years)   4. William A. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1912, Montana, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Oct 1879 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 18 Jun 1880 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 20 Jun 1900 - Patton, Ford, Illinois, USA Married - 18 Jun 1902 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 20 Apr 1910 - Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Residence - 4 Apr 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Died - 10 Mar 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Buried - 12 Mar 1942 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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