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John Gerald Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Male 1915 - 1982  (67 years)

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  • Name John Gerald Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 18 May 1915  Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 3 Jan 1920  Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Gerald J. Sheldon", 4 years and 7 months, with parents
    Residence 3 Apr 1950  Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "J. Gerald Sheldon", 34, officer manager for metal company, with wife and three sons.
    _DNA Son John tested, matches group A3 of English Sheldon's out of Derby. 
    Died 11 Aug 1982  Lakehurst, Ocean, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I412436464808  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Ernest Sheldon,   b. 10 Jul 1877, Marple, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1941, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Ethel Wild,   b. 1882, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1956  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 24 Mar 1901  Hayfield, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Ernest Sheldon, 23, bachelor, painter, at Lower Gold, Marple Bridge, son of Joseph Sheldon, butcher - to Ethel Wild, 19, spinster, of Holly Wood, Mellor, daughter of John Wild, stone mason. Witnessed by Elijah Wild and Beatrice Sheldon.
    Family ID F191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Louise Smith,   b. 1915, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F321  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Jan 1920 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Apr 1950 - Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Aug 1982 - Lakehurst, Ocean, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S1609277346] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Richmond Assembly District 1, Richmond, New York; Roll: T625_1238; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1544.

    3. [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: New York, Richmond, .

    4. [S1610540568] Derbyshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Derbyshire Record Office; Matlock, Derbyshire, England; Diocese: Diocese of Derby; Reference Number: d2426/A/PI/4/3.


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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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