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James Perry Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1889 - 1918  (29 years)

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  • Name James Perry Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 29 Jul 1889  Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1 Jun 1900  Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "James P. Sheldon", 10, with parents
    Residence 7 May 1910  Larkin, Nobles, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "James Sheldon", 20, farmer, with wife and wife's siblings.
    Residence Jun 1918  Ford County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • WW1 Draft Card: "James P. Sheldon", born 29 Jul 1888 in Piper City, Illinois, farmer, with wife & child, tall, stout, light gray eyes, light gray hair,
    Died 21 Oct 1918  Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried 23 Oct 1918  Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Person ID I412425448314  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Gideon Sheldon,   b. 22 Jan 1849, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1917, Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Helen A. "Nellie" Clarke,   b. 23 Jun 1848, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1918, Ford County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 1873  [3] 
    Family ID F884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Macy M. Wilkerson,   b. 1891, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Jan 1908  Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Roy Leo Sheldon,   b. 6 Jul 1910, Nobles County, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1962, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3086  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Jul 1889 - Piper City, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1 Jun 1900 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Jan 1908 - Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 May 1910 - Larkin, Nobles, Minnesota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1918 - Ford County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Oct 1918 - Pella, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Oct 1918 - Chatsworth, Livingston, 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. [S1609277077] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Ford County.

    3. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: 301; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1240301.

    4. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Larkin, Nobles, Minnesota; Roll: T624_709; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1374722.

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

    6. [S1609276320] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Pantagraph; Publication Date: 1/ Jan/ 1908; Publication Place: Bloomington, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/69176804/?article=fa395696-51d1-40db-9f5f-dd61df61f45e/4f47379d-cb34-447e-841b-c9084f6cad6b&focus=0.38376075,0.6185485,0.51.


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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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