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

1849 - 1917  (67 years)

• Name	Gideon Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	22 Jan 1849	New York, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Aug 1850	Perinton, Monroe, New York, USA   [7]
  Residence	Jul 1860	York, Livingston, New York, USA   [6]
  	Census: "Gedeon Sheldon", 11, with parents James and Ann, on the farm of John and Viola McDonald.
  Residence	15 Aug 1870	Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA   [4]
  	Census: "Gideon Sheldon", 21, works on farm, $200 in personal property, with parents
  Residence	7 Jun 1880	Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Gideon Sheldon", 31, with wife and daughter, farmer.
  Residence	1 Jun 1885	Griggs County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  	Census: "Gedion Sheldon", 36, with wife and three children
  Residence	1 Jun 1900	Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA   [5]
  	Census: "Gideon Sheldon", 51, with wife and children, farmer.
  Residence	1916	Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA   [2]
  	Land map, his property boarders his fathers.
  Died	1917	Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I412425424034	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	James Sheldon,   b. 8 Nov 1825, New York, USA ,   bur. Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA
  Mother	Christiana Van Deusen,   b. 10 Oct 1826, New York, USA ,   d. 1 Nov 1904  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1845	Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA   [12]
  	Listed as James Sheldon, "son of Gideon". The Gideon of Essex County is the only Gideon of this age range living in New York at the time.
  Family ID	F1030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen A. "Nellie" Clarke,   b. 23 Jun 1848, New York, USA ,   d. 16 Oct 1918, Ford County, Illinois, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1873  [5]
  Children	1. Ada Louise Sheldon,   b. 25 Mar 1874, Illinois, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1929, Converse, Miami, Indiana, USA  (Age 55 years)   2. Laurine Sheldon,   b. 1882, Illinois, USA   3. Nellie M. Sheldon,   b. 9 Jan 1885, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 8 Nov 1958, Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, USA  (Age 73 years)   4. James Perry Sheldon,   b. 29 Jul 1889, Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 1918, Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F884	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jan 1849 - New York, USA Residence - 5 Aug 1850 - Perinton, Monroe, New York, USA Residence - Jul 1860 - York, Livingston, New York, USA Residence - 15 Aug 1870 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 7 Jun 1880 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1885 - Griggs County, North Dakota, USA Residence - 1 Jun 1900 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Residence - 1916 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Died - 1917 - Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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