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Walter Lafayette Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4]

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  • Name Walter Lafayette Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Born 6 Feb 1869  Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1870  Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Residence Post Office: Readsboro
    Residence 1880  Clarksburg, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
    Person ID I412534807476  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Henry Lafayette Sheldon,   b. 26 June 1842, Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 March 1911, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Maryette E Hines,   b. 21 January 1844, Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 February 1930, Minneapolis, Ottawa, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1865  Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Married 19 Mar 1865  Monroe, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Married 19 Mar 1865  Monroe, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F3570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Feb 1869 - Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Clarksburg, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: 520; Page: 403A; Enumeration District: 023.

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Readsboro, Bennington, Vermont; Roll: M593_1615; Page: 510B.

    3. [S1610400787] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Book Title: Reed-Read Lineage : Captain John Reed of Providence, Rhode Island, and Norwalk, Connecticut, and hi.

    4. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Minneapolis Messenger; Publication Date: 30 Mar 1911; Publication Place: Minneapolis, Kansas, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/374893394/?article=73d1f5bb-cbab-47cd-aebe-f1323855987a&focus=0.20194235,0.03803946,0.3504846,0.33239242&xid=3355.

    5. [S1616849947] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915.

    6. [S1620604646] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Wallace, Kansas; Roll: 502; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0193.


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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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