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Mary Stuart Kerr[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Female 1815 - 1901  (86 years)

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  • Name Mary Stuart Kerr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 1815  Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    • Daughter of John Kerr and Jeannie Kennedy.
    Gender Female 
    Residence 17 Jun 1860  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Mary Sheldon", 40, with D. Munger and family along with John Kerr, age 80, and Louise Munger age 12 (Lillie in later census records)
    Residence 21 Jul 1870  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Mary S Sheldon", widow, 55, with Lilly Munger, 22.
    Residence 7 Jun 1880  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Mary S Sheldon", widow, 65, father born in Pennsylvania, mother in NJ. With her niece Lillie Munger, 31, teaching school. At 20 Montcalm West.
    Residence 1891  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • City Directory: "Sheldon, Mary S. (wid Ahira H.), h 20 Montcalm w"
    Died 14 Mar 1901  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7] 
    • Died of "Old Age" with the immediate cause being exhaustion, contributed by slight paralysis for the previous year.
    Person ID I412421597308  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Family Ahira H. Sheldon,   b. 1810,   d. 1836  (Age 26 years) 
    Children 
     1. Helen Virginia Sheldon,   b. 1834
     2. Sarah Augusta Sheldon,   b. 1836,   d. 1844  (Age 8 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1815 - Maryland, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 17 Jun 1860 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jul 1870 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Jun 1880 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Mar 1901 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1621001273] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1897-1929, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The Library of Michigan; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008346409; Roll Number: 43; Certificate Number: 83607.

    2. [S1610340999] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [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: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 612; Page: 187B; Enumeration District: 278.

    4. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Detroit Ward 5, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M593_712; Page: 306A.

    5. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Detroit Ward 5, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: M653_565; Page: 445; Family History Library Film: 803565.

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

    7. [S1608403573] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records.

    8. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 84r: Mary Kerr, wife of Ahira #3576


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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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