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Calista Fern Sheldon

Calista Fern Sheldon[1, 2, 3]

Female 1886 - 1922  (36 years)

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  • Name Calista Fern Sheldon  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 8 Jan 1886  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 16 Jun 1900  Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Fern Sheldon", 4, with parents
    Residence 15 Apr 1910  Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Fern Sheldon", 14, with parents and sister.
    Died 15 Aug 1922 
    Person ID I412552293691  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Newton Brewer Sheldon,   b. 7 Sep 1836, Savannah, Wayne, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1915, Scranton, Greene, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Dora Louise Dobson,   b. 24 Feb 1856, Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1946, Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1880  Kane County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Family ID F3757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Floyd E. Rice,   b. Abt. 1885 
    Married 20 Sep 1916 
    Children 
     1. Homer Sheldon Rice,   b. 9 Jul 1917, Carroll County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 2003  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2657  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Jan 1886 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Scranton, Greene, Iowa; Roll: 433; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0096.

    2. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Scranton, Greene, Iowa; Roll: T624_403; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1374416.

    3. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1611855686] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1619261612] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.


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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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