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John Geddes Sheldon[1, 2]

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  • Name John Geddes Sheldon  [1, 2] 
    Born 1857  Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 21 Jun 1860  North Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "John Geddes Sheldon", 3, with parents
    Residence 20 Jul 1870  Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "John Sheldon", 12, attending school, with parents
    Person ID I412455793278  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father John Sheldon,   b. 1818, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1888, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Sarah A. Butler,   b. 1823, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. John Gettis Sheldon,   b. 29 Mar 1878, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsResidence - 21 Jun 1860 - North Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 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: Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1332; Page: 199B.

    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: North Newton, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1102; Page: 546; Family Histor.


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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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