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Joel Stafford Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1835 - 1870  (35 years)

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  • Name Joel Stafford Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Born Abt. 1835  Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 31 Jul 1850  Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Census: "Joel Sheldon", 15, with farmer Paul Cole or Call, 75.
    Residence 1855  Avon, Livingston, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • State Census: "Joel Sheldon", 20, bar keeper born in Essex County.
    Residence 4 Jun 1860  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Census: "Joel S Sheldon", hotel clerk, the Rathbun Hotel, 24, $500 in personal property, with wife Elvira, 23.
    Joel Stafford Sheldon, appointed mail agent in Grand Rapids. 30 Mar 1861  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • "New Mail Agents - J. S. Sheldon and Truman Kellogg have been appointed U. S. Mail Agents on the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway. - Grand Rapids, March 29"
    Military 28 Aug 1862  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Super 2nd Lt, Co A 6th Cavalry, Commission (Commissary)
    Residence 1863  Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Tax List
    Military 16 Mar 1863 
    • Rank change to 1st Lt.
    Military 10 Dec 1864 
    • Discharged for disability.
    Died 28 Jan 1870  Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Per newspaper article in The Junction City Union on Nov 22, 1879 about his wife. States he died in Wamego, buried in Topeka.
    Buried Feb 1870  Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial Feb 1897  Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Reinterred next to his wife after her death.
    Sheldon Magazine
    • Joel #10178
    Person ID I412292847714  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Gideon Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1804, Essex County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft. 1855, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Sarah H. Stafford,   b. 8 Mar 1809,   d. 1846, Westport, Essex, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Married Abt. 1825 
    Family ID F3087  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elvira Bliss,   d. Jan 1897, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2877  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt. 1835 - Essex County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 31 Jul 1850 - Westport, Essex, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1855 - Avon, Livingston, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Jun 1860 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsJoel Stafford Sheldon, appointed mail agent in Grand Rapids. - 30 Mar 1861 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 28 Aug 1862 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jan 1870 - Wamego, Pottawatomie, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1870 - Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Feb 1897 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1634839190] U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865, National Park Service, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1634853688] U.S., IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Internal Revenue Assessment Lists for Michigan, 1862-1866; Series: M773; Roll: 10; Description: District 4; Annual, Monthly and Special Lists; Sept 1862-Dec 1864; Record Group: 58, Records.

    3. [S1621000994] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, comp, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database.

    4. [S1614210353] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N.

    5. [S1610345055] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1608699703] 1860 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1860; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: M653_550; Page: 285; Family History Library Film: 803550.

    7. [S1608910685] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1850; Census Place: Westport, Essex, New York; Roll: 503; Page: 46b.

    8. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    9. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Evening Star; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1897; Publication Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/145322129/?article=88e0b414-72e5-41f0-9659-4a50374044d0&focus=0.021608202,0.45925698,0.16158177,0.54547215&xid=3355.

    10. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855.
      Page 102r - Joel #10178, son of Gideon #6003 and Sarah H. Stafford. No birth or notes.

    11. [S1636651356] Newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press - 30 Mar 1861 - Page 4, (Detroit Free Press), Joel Stafford Sheldon, appointed mail agent in Grand Rapids. 30 Mar 1861.


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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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