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Merrill Florham Shelden

Merrill Florham Shelden[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1922 - 1983  (60 years)

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  • Name Merrill Florham Shelden  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 24 Apr 1922  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Buried Mar 1983  Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 9 Mar 1983  Columbia County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I412383304554  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Bion Amasa Shelden,   b. 18 Nov 1893, Chesterland, Geauga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1926, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Mother Louise May Wickham,   b. 21 May 1893, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1982  (Age 89 years) 
    Family ID F1958  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Leonard John Shelden,   b. 27 Apr 1949, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 2006, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Apr 1922 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Mar 1983 - Columbia County, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1615294991] Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages).

    2. [S1615295196] Cook County, Illinois, U.S., Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1609277318] Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

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

    5. [S1649115899] Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at Chicago; Chicago, Illinois; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, 1906-1991; NAI Number: M1285; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: Rg 21.

    6. [S1608822166] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Lansing State Journal; Publication Date: 11 Apr 2006; Publication Place: Lansing, Michigan, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/210463849/?article=183937c8-f928-43f3-8395-5ffe1dc35ea0&focus=0.6502222,0.11370654,0.804221,0.3491694&xid=3355.


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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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