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Bessie Violet Sheldon

Bessie Violet Sheldon[1]

Female 1894 - 1978  (84 years)

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  • Name Bessie Violet Sheldon 
    Born 9 Jan 1894  Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1900  Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Bessey Sheldon" 6, Living with parents.
    Died 9 Dec 1978  Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Morris, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I412578154573  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Peter Solomon Sheldon,   b. 26 Nov 1848, Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1901, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Loretta Robinson,   b. 20 Nov 1861, Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1946, Carsonville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 1879  Worth, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Family ID F1860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Edward Ruhstorfer,   b. 4 Oct 1892, Bay City, Bay, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1972, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1917  Turner, Arenac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edward Elmer Ruhstorfer,   b. 18 Sep 1918, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1993, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. William Martin Ruhstorfer,   b. 25 Apr 1923, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 2014, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     3. Lois M Ruhstorfer,   b. 14 Jun 1926, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 2011, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Westley A Ruhstorfer,   b. 7 Jan 1933, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 2022, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Bay City Ward 7, Bay, Michigan; Roll: 701; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0038.


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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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