Thomas Jefferson Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1787 - 1871  (84 years)

• Name	Thomas Jefferson Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Born	1787	New Jersey, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Sheldon Magazine	Thomas #3680 "died 1806 of Yellow Fever" (note: Why did Henry O. think this Thomas died of yellow fever in 1806 when he otherwise appears to have later married and had children? Possibly intended for a sibling. Elizabeth?)
  Residence	1812
  	According to a biographical sketch of son Thomas Jefferson Sheldon Jr, the family moved from New Jersey to Ohio prior to the war of 1812 and Thomas Sr had "entered the service from that state".
  Residence	1828	Licking County, Ohio, USA
  	According to a biographical sketch of his son Thomas Jefferson Sheldon, they were living in Licking County (near Zanesville) when Thomas was born in 1828.
  Residence	1831
  	According to a biographical sketch about son Thomas Jefferson Jr, the family moved to Holmes County in 1831 and opened another timber farm - they lived here for about 18 years.
  Residence	1840	Richland, Holmes, Ohio, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Thomas Sheldon", 2 boys 5 to 9; 1 man in 40s; 1 girl under 5; 2 girls 5 to 9; 1 girl 10 to 14; 1 girl 15 to 19; 1 woman in 40s. No slaves
  Residence	18 Jul 1850	Richland, Holmes, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Census: "Thomas Sheldon", 59, farmer, $300 in real estate, born in New Jersey. With wife and two children - George W. and Susan.
  Died	1871	Hardin County, Iowa, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	"Senility (General)"
  Buried	1871	Pleasant, Hardin, Iowa, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I412310073176	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Oddy B. Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1762,   d. 1827  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Margaret Money,   b. Abt. 1763
  Family ID	F1365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hulda Thorpe,   b. 1790, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1853, Holmes County, Ohio, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. William Putnam Sheldon,   b. Jan 1815, Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, USA ,   d. 21 May 1902, Monroe, Coshocton, Ohio, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Harriet Elizabeth Sheldon,   b. 4 Jun 1819, Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1887, Franklin County, Iowa, USA  (Age 67 years)   3. Thomas Jefferson Sheldon,   b. 31 Aug 1828, Licking County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 20 Aug 1922, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 93 years)   4. George W. Sheldon,   b. 16 Jun 1834, Holmes County, Ohio, USA   5. Susan Sheldon,   b. 1838, Ohio, USA
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F1320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1787 - New Jersey, USA Residence - 1828 - Licking County, Ohio, USA Died - 1871 - Hardin County, Iowa, USA Buried - 1871 - Pleasant, Hardin, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [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: Richland, Holmes, Ohio; Roll: 696; Page: 254b. [S1609353782] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1840; Census Place: Richland, Holmes, Ohio; Roll: 404; Page: 259; Family History Library Film: 0020168. [S1608700922] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1626684028] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904. [S1608211328] The Sheldon Magazine, Henry Olcott Sheldon, The Sheldon Magazine, 1855. Page 37r: Thomas #3680, born 1787, son of Oddy B. #1377. died 1806 of Yellow Fever