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Livonia Rood[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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  • Name Livonia Rood  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1823  New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 26 Aug 1850  Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Livonia Eldridge", 28, with husband and three children - Mary, Charles, and Henry.
    Residence 25 Oct 1860  Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Lavina Sheldon", 37, $1000 in real estate, $1000 in personal property, no husband listed, with four children all surnamed Eldridge.
    Person ID I412512054589  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Family Oliver S. Sheldon,   b. 1819 
    Married 13 Dec 1854  Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    • "Oliver S. Sheldon and Mrs. Lavinia Eldridge". Lavinia was previously married to Charles M. Eldridge, a county judge.
    Children 
     1. Mary E. Eldridge,   b. 1843, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Stepchild]
     2. Charles L. Eldridge,   b. 1847, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Stepchild]
     3. Henry O. Eldridge,   b. Abt. 1849, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1860  (Age 10 years)  [Stepchild]
     4. Oliver D. Eldridge,   b. 1855, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Lloyd Eldridge,   b. 1858, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1823 - New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 26 Aug 1850 - Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Dec 1854 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Oct 1860 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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: Houston Ward 3, Harris, Texas; Roll: M653_1296; Page: 421; Family History Library.

    2. [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: Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 359; Page: 98a.

    3. [S1626501537] Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas; Texas Marriage Index, 1966-2019.

    4. [S1611422529] Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Harris County Clerk's Office; Houston, Texas; Harris County, Texas, Marriage Records.

    5. [S1651753064] Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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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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