Daniel Willard Shelden^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

1891 - 1963  (72 years)

• Name	Daniel Willard Shelden  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Born	22 Jun 1891	Champion, Chase, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	19 Jun 1900	Precinct 4, Phillips, Colorado, USA   [9]
  	Census: with parents
  Residence	1916	Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  Residence	5 Jun 1917	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [8]
  	WW1 Draft: "Willard Shelden", 1045 Houston Ave, Port Arthur. Born 22 Jun 1891 in Imperial, Neb. Works for the Gulf Refining Co, married with 3 children, tall, slender, brown eyes, black hair, claims exception due to dependent family.
  Residence	6 Jan 1920	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4, 6]
  	Census: "Willard Sheldon", with wife and children, boiler maker helper in a boiler shop.
  Residence	1925	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  	City Directory: "Sheldon, Willard (Vivian) emp Texas Co r1225 18th"
  Residence	1930	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [7]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1931	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  	City Directory: "Sheldon, Willard (Vivian C) emp Texas Co h1225 18th"
  Residence	1933	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  	City Directory: "Sheldon, Willard (Vivian) blrmkr Texas Co h1225 18th"
  Residence	1935	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [3]
  Residence	1940	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [1]
  	WW2 Draft: "Willard Sheldon", 1640 14th St, Port Arthur, born 22 Jun 1891 in Chase Co, Neb. Works for The Texas Co Refinery in Port Arthur.
  Residence	1951	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4, 5]
  Residence	1952	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  Residence	1953	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [4]
  Died	24 Jul 1963	Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA   [2, 5, 11]
  	Buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park.
  Person ID	I412317212629	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel O. Shelden,   b. Apr 1864, Bath, Steuben, New York, USA ,   d. Bef. 1925  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Ervilla L. Young,   b. May 1859, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Aug 1945, Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1890  [9, 12]
  	Listed as married 10 years in the 1900 census.
  Family ID	F2033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vivian C Donovan,   b. 1892, Mississippi, USA
  Children	1. Alice Shelden,   b. 1914, Colorado, USA   2. Living   3. Calista Shelden,   b. 20 Jan 1917, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA ,   d. 26 Feb 2010, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA  (Age 93 years)   4. Living   5. Living   6. Willard Edward Shelden,   b. 2 Feb 1922, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 2010, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)   7. Living   8. Donovan Robert Shelden,   b. 23 Oct 1924, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 Sep 1941, Sabine Pass, Jefferson, Texas, USA  (Age 16 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nan Esther Bracewell,   b. 13 Jun 1911, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1985, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Barbara Ann Shelden,   b. 13 May 1953, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA ,   d. 16 May 1953, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jun 1891 - Champion, Chase, Nebraska, USA Residence - 19 Jun 1900 - Precinct 4, Phillips, Colorado, USA Residence - 1916 - Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 5 Jun 1917 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 6 Jan 1920 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1925 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1930 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1931 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1933 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1935 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1940 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 27 Apr 1942 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1951 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1952 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Residence - 1953 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA Died - 24 Jul 1963 - Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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