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Theodore Sheldon, Sr

Theodore Sheldon, Sr[1, 2, 3]

Male 1867 - 1937  (69 years)

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  • Name Theodore Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 9 Dec 1867  Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 2 Jul 1870  Monroe, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Theodore Sheldon", 3, at home with parents
    Residence 25 Jun 1880  Roseclair, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Theodore Sheldon", 12, works on farm, with parents, disabled, and attending school
    Died 2 May 1937  Pope County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 5 May 1937  Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412423878211  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 - 9 Dec 1867 - Hardin County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 May 1937 - Pope County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 May 1937 - Hardin County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1615295586] Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [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: Roseclair, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 033.

    3. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Monroe, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 26A.


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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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