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Fernando Cortez Sheldon

Fernando Cortez Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Male 1802 - 1873  (71 years)

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  • Name Fernando Cortez Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born 1802  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 7, 9, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Fernando Cortez #3931
    Residence 7 Aug 1850  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    • Census: "F. C. Sheldon", 46, farmer, with wife and six children.
    Residence 8 Aug 1850  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: Agricultural Report - Agriculture report: 2 horses, 2 milk cows, 35 sheep, 2 swine; 90 bushels of wheat, 100 of indian corn, 100 of oats, 40 of irish potatoes, 100 lbs wool, 200 lbs butter, 8 tons of hay, 200 lbs of maple sugar, 4 glns of molasses
    Residence 21 Jun 1860  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Census: "Fernando C. Sheldon", 56, farmer, $1020 in real estate, $200 in personal property, with wife and six children, including step-daughter Lucia Gates.
    Buried Jul 1873  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Died 2 Jul 1873  Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Person ID I412552042665  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Silas Sheldon,   b. 5 Dec 1773, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1868, Hambden, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Morley,   b. Abt. 1775,   d. 1820  (Age 45 years) 
    Married Abt. 1801 
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah A. Hatton,   d. 1843 
    Married 8 Jul 1830  Martin County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 8, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Julius J. Sheldon,   b. 1830, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Charles C. Sheldon,   b. 1834, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Susan E. Sheldon,   b. 1839
     4. Harmon F. Sheldon,   b. 1842, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1832  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Augusta Maynard,   b. 1812, Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 4 Nov 1846  Geauga County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • She was listed as "Mrs. Augusta Maynard Gates" in the Sheldon Magazine, her daughter Lucia's marriage records gives the maiden name as Augusta Maynard, the father was Stephen Gates.
    Children 
     1. Lucia A. Gates,   b. 14 Oct 1838, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1904, Windsor, Eaton, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [Stepchild]
     2. Sarah S. Sheldon,   b. 1847, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Stephen F. Sheldon,   b. 1849, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Elener Z. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1854, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Ernest M. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1856, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1833  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1802 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1614233727] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Ohio, 1850-1880.; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007.

    2. [S1614183627] Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Ohio; Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Ohio Obituary Index, 1830s to 2011.

    3. [S1659171995] Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    4. [S1622290644] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah; Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; Page: 1316952 & 1436077.

    5. [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: Hambden, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: M653_967; Page: 662; Family History Library Film: 80.

    6. [S1659168369] Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    7. [S1608910685] 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hambden, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 682; Page: 198a.

    8. [S1659172028] Web: Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1806-1861, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    10. [S1614183717] Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    11. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 40: Ferando Cortez #3931

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

    13. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 88: Sarah A. Hatton, wife of Fernando C. #3931


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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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