Wallace George "Zip" Sheldon, Jr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]}

1921 - 2004  (82 years)

• Name	Wallace George "Zip" Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	4 Nov 1921	Blue Lake, Humboldt, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14]
  Gender	Male
  Confirmed DNA	yDNA confirmed from grandson (via 2nd son) through to his 8th great-grandfather John Sheldon of Kingstown, Rhode Island and the Isaac of Windsor line.
  Residence	1935	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [3]
  	According to the 1940 census.
  Residence	13 Apr 1940	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [3]
  	Census: "Wallace Sheldon", no occupation listed, with mother, step-father, and siblings.
  Residence	14 Feb 1942	Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA   [1]
  	WW2 Draft Card: "Wallace George Sheldon", 5'10", 159.5 lbs, brown hair & eyes, at 1970 Curtis St, works for the adjutant general of the state of California at 1920 Addison St, Berkeley.
  Military	10 Oct 1942	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
  	WW2 Enlistment, processed through Sacramento, single without dependents, "semiskilled inter-industry metal working occupations", service number 39399489 height 68 inches (5.67 feet), 153 lbs.
  Military	Jun 1945	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
  	Admitted to General Hospital, Diagnosis: Pes cavus; Location: Muscles and Fasciae of the hand; Diagnosis: Atrophy or paralysis of muscle, Not Elsewhere Classified
  Military	Sep 1945	San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
  	Discharged from the General Hospital
  Residence	10 Apr 1950	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [14]
  	Census: "Wallace G. Sheldon Jr", order clerk for a retail glass & paint company, worked 48 hrs the previous week. With wife and son at 1101 75th Ave.
  Residence	1957	Oakland, Alameda, California, USA   [4]
  	City Directory: "Sheldon, Wallace G Jr, 6107 Bromly Av, LOckhvn 9-2161"
  Buried	Sep 2004	Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA   [8, 10]
  Died	13 Sep 2004	Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA   [2, 5, 8, 10, 11]
  	At his home in the Clayton Highlands of Concord.
  Person ID	I412307956149	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Wallace George Sheldon, Sr,   b. 7 Nov 1899, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1984, San Diego County, California, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Elsie May Ross,   b. 12 May 1901, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1968, Auburn, Placer, California, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	1920
  Family ID	F1298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elayne Myrtle Sutter,   b. 23 Feb 1926, Gilroy, Santa Clara, California, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 2021, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Victoria Pearl "Vicky" Sheldon,   b. 2 Aug 1957, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 2018, Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA  (Age 61 years)   5. Living   6. Living
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F1978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 4 Nov 1921 - Blue Lake, Humboldt, California, USA Residence - 1935 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Residence - 13 Apr 1940 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Residence - 14 Feb 1942 - Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA Military - 10 Oct 1942 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Military - Jun 1945 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Military - Sep 1945 - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Residence - 10 Apr 1950 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Residence - 1957 - Oakland, Alameda, California, USA Buried - Sep 2004 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA Died - 13 Sep 2004 - Concord, Contra Costa, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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