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Walter Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1818 - 1913  (94 years)

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  • Name Walter Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 27 Oct 1818  Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Walter #6402
    Residence 21 Aug 1860  Worth, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Walter Sheldon", 41, farmer, $2000 in real estate, $500 in personal property. With wife and children.
    Residence 24 Jul 1870  Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Walter Sheldon", 57, farmer, $10,000 in real estate, $5,000 in personal property, with wife and five children.
    Died 1913  Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried 1913  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412455760112  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon, Jr,   b. 22 Jul 1793, Lisbon, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1835, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Selia Bloss,   b. Abt. 1795, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1873, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F2861  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Hawley,   b. Abt. 1829, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1846, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Clark W. Sheldon,   b. 7 Sep 1848, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1925, Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. William Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1851, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Tilly Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1854, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Edward Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1856, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Oct 1818 - Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Aug 1860 - Worth, Jefferson, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 24 Jul 1870 - Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1913 - Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1913 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Benton, Fremont, Iowa; Roll: M593_392; Page: 426B.

    2. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Worth, Jefferson, New York; Roll: M653_761; Page: 693; Family History Library Fil.

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

    4. [S1626684028] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904.

    5. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 65: Walter #6402

    6. [S1665410957] SFA Card Files, SFA (Sheldon Family Association), SFA Card Files.


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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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