Howard C. Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1885 - 1964  (78 years)

• Name	Howard C. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	24 Nov 1885	Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	1900 census gives name "Homer C." born in Nov 1885 and living in Warren, CT. The WW2 Draft card is "Howard C." born 24 Nov 1885 in Warren, CT. There does not appear to be any other Homer it Litchfield County but all other records are for a Howard.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Jun 1900	Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Homer C. Sheldon", 14, with parents, at school, can read and write. The name "Homer" may have been an error and intended to be Howard. There is no other Homer found in Litchfield but several for a Howard that appears to match.
  Residence	19 Apr 1930	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Howard C. Sheldon", 43, married at 23, teamster of odd jobs, rents house for $12 a month, has a radio.
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [1]
  	WW2 Draft: "Howard C. Sheldon", RFD#1 Milton Road, Litchfield. Works for Frederick Bunel, Litchfield. 5'5", 140 lbs, gray eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion. "Little finger on right hand crushed"
  Died	1964
  Person ID	I412621664324	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Egbert E. Sheldon,   b. 1856, Connecticut, USA
  Mother	Ida G. Weeks,   b. Jun 1864, Connecticut, USA
  Married	1883  [3, 5]
  Family ID	F2199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edna J. Birge,   b. 1887, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1973  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Nettie H. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1911, Connecticut, USA   2. James E. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1914, Connecticut, USA   3. Living   4. Living   5. Earl Nelson Sheldon,   b. 17 Apr 1925, Connecticut, USA ,   d. 20 Jun 1988, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA  (Age 63 years)   6. Living   7. Living
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 19 Apr 1930 - Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Residence - 27 Apr 1942 - Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1666860079] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Connecticut; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1962. [S1609275955] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1666857689] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Warren, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: 141; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0260.