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John F. Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1849 -

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  • Name John F. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born Abt. 1849  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • John F. Sheldon #8493x2
    Residence 28 Aug 1850  Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "John Shelton", 1, with parents
    Residence 15 Aug 1860  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "John T. Sheldon", 12, attending school, with parents
    Person ID I412423876003  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Louisa McMurphy,   b. Abt. 1826, Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1849 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 28 Aug 1850 - Hardin County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Aug 1860 - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: M653_185; Page: 1108; Family History.

    2. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Township Number Not Stated, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 19b.

    3. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 118: John F. Sheldon #8493x2


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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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