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Harry Ray Sheldon

Harry Ray Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]

Male 1900 - 1969  (68 years)

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  • Name Harry Ray Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Born 20 May 1900  Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 13 Jun 1900  Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • Census: "not named Sheldon", age 0/12 months, born May 1900, with parents.
    Residence 23 Apr 1910  Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Census: "Harry Sheldon", 9, with aunt Eurah Vickers. He is also listed with his widowed mother, so likely was staying at both homes to relieve some burden for his mother.
    Residence 9 May 1910  Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Census: "Harry Sheldon", 10, with widowed mother and siblings, attending school
    Residence 12 Sep 1918  Dorranceton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • WW1 Draft: "Harry Ray Sheldon", clock maker for the International Time Recording Co., in Endicott, NY. Living with his mother, Mrs Anna Smith. Medium height and build, blue eyes, brown hair.
    Residence 2 Feb 1920  Union, Broome, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Harry R. Sheldon", 19, carpenter at a shoe factory, a roomer in the of widow Marion Sullivan and her children, along with other roomers.
    Residence 7 May 1930  Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: "Harry R. Sheldon", 30, mechanic, rents home for $52.50 per month, has radio. With wife and daughter.
    Residence 1935  Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Per 1940 census
    Residence 5 Apr 1940  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Harry Sheldon", 40, machinist for Remington Typewriter Co, made $2000 in 1939, completed 8th grade. Rents for $37/month. With wife & children.
    Residence 16 Feb 1942  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • WW2 Draft: "Harry Ray Sheldon", 964 Grant St, contact Mrs H R Vickers of Nanticoke, PA, works for Sears, Roebuck and Co maintenance Dept. 5'7" 1/2, 140 lbs, gray eyes, black hair, light complexion.
    Residence 21 Apr 1950  Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • Census: "Harry R. Sheldon", 49, service man for office equipment, with wife and three children.
    Died Apr 1969  Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 12] 
    Buried Apr 1969  Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I412435423876  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Charles W. Sheldon,   b. 9 Aug 1870, Lehman, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Dec 1907, Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth King,   b. 27 Jul 1873, Lehman, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1950, Canonsburg, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 25 May 1892  Lehman, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 16, 18, 19] 
    Family ID F2718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy A. Dailey,   b. 15 Oct 1903, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1991, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1924  Endicott, Broome, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    • By clergyman George R. Savige - "Harry A. Sheldon", son of Charles Sheldon and Anna King, shoe worker of Endicott, to "Dorothy A. Dailey", daughter of Ernest Dailey and Estella Winter
    Children 
     1. Doreen Estelle Sheldon,   b. 15 Dec 1926, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1998, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Alan Kenneth Sheldon,   b. 7 May 1931, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 2016, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Harry Ray Sheldon, Jr,   b. 5 Jun 1933, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 2012, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 May 1900 - Harveys Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 23 Apr 1910 - Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 9 May 1910 - Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Feb 1920 - Union, Broome, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Aug 1924 - Endicott, Broome, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 May 1930 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 5 Apr 1940 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Feb 1942 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Apr 1950 - Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Apr 1969 - Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1969 - Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276029] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2276.

    2. [S1609276101] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03726; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 51-1247.

    3. [S1611415546] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File.

    4. [S1611422808] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018.

    5. [S1609277346] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Union, Broome, New York; Roll: T625_1087; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 237.

    6. [S1609275955] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0329; FHL microfilm: 2340659.

    7. [S1609277077] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Luzerne County.

    8. [S1609275986] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Publication Date: 22/ Jul/ 2012; Publication Place: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA; URL: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/obituary.aspx?n=harry-sheldon&pid=158605043.

    9. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Lake, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1432; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1241432.

    10. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Nanticoke Ward 6, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1368; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0075; FHL microfilm: 1375381.

    11. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pringle, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1369; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1375382.

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

    13. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    14. [S1622317689] New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    15. [S1611572274] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index.

    16. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Daily Notes; Publication Date: 27 Jul 1950; Publication Place: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/53673894/?article=192570b2-694d-4fc9-858b-bedfc529c021&focus=0.37593502,0.0419235,0.49258938,0.259227&xid=3355.

    17. [S1625459166] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Mohawk, Herkimer, Ne.

    18. [S1619577074] Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    19. [S1609276320] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Dollar Weekly News; Publication Date: 28/ May/ 1892; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/390909232/?article=dc757d11-0176-4c6a-b6a5-3a85b087d219/162c679e-f68d-4616-b45a-97c34873cd79&focus=0.81588936,0.7.


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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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