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Askel Rudolf Sheldon

Askel Rudolf Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male 1881 - 1961  (79 years)

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  • Name Askel Rudolf Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Born 4 Nov 1881  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 4 Dec 1881  [8, 9] 
    Residence 20 Jun 1900  Patton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Askel R. Sheldon", with parents, postal clerk
    Residence 1910  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Askel R. Sheldon", with parents, manager of a lumber yard
    Residence 14 Jan 1920  Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "A. R. Sheldon", works in construction, with wife.
    Residence 9 Apr 1930  Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Ashel R. Sheldon", proprietor of a grocery store, with wife.
    Residence 1935  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 22 Apr 1940  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Askel R. Sheldon", business manager of a lumber yard, with wife.
    Residence 14 Apr 1950  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    • Census: "Askel Sheldon", manager of lumber company, with wife.
    Died 9 Apr 1961  Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Was in a car accident 7 Apr 1961 north of Urbana, died at Carle Hospital.
    Buried 12 Apr 1961  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Glen Cemetery
    Person ID I412393999191  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Andrew Evald Sheldon,   b. 3 Oct 1845, Nässja, Östergötland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1914, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother 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  [4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14] 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clella Ross,   b. 5 Sep 1888, Gibson City, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 09 Nov 1916  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11, 12] 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Nov 1881 - 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 MapsMarried - 09 Nov 1916 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Jan 1920 - Savanna, Carroll, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 Apr 1930 - Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 22 Apr 1940 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 14 Apr 1950 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Apr 1961 - Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Apr 1961 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276101] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Paxton, Ford, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00802; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 27-13.

    2. [S1609277346] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Savanna Ward 2, Carroll, Illinois; Roll: T625_301; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 12.

    3. [S1609275955] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Moline, Rock Island, Illinois; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 2340287.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.

    6. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [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.

    8. [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.

    9. [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.

    10. [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.

    11. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Daily Times; Publication Date: 11 Apr 1961; Publication Place: Davenport, Iowa, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/303826567/?article=4886fa28-f2a5-4adc-9f99-4340de8dbe88&focus=0.16558148,0.19836463,0.27889028,0.3947483&xid=3355.

    12. [S1609276320] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Paxton Record; Publication Date: 16/ Nov/ 1916; Publication Place: Paxton, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/509610927/?article=2e3c9d4f-464f-4092-999f-d6a26803bbb6/d623af95-c875-4752-bf30-bf13a42160f9&focus=0.23773035,0.5470058,0.35.

    13. [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: Paxton, Ford, Illino.

    14. [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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