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Willard Gray Sheldon

Willard Gray Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]

Male 1904 - 1956  (51 years)

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  • Name Willard Gray Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Born 23 Sep 1904  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 20 Apr 1910  Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Willard G. Sheldon", with parents
    Residence 4 Apr 1930  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Willard G. Sheldon", salesperson in wholesale clothing, with parents
    Residence 16 Feb 1942  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • WW2 Draft Registration: "Willard Gray Sheldon" born 23 Sep 1904 in Paxton, Illinois, living at 7759 So Shore, Chicago. 5'8", 135 lbs, white, hazel eyes, brown hair, light complexion
    Residence 27 Apr 1950  Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Census: "Willard G. Sheldon", clothing salesman for a department store, with wife and children.
    Died 26 Jan 1956  Cook County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried Feb 1956  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Glen Cemetery
    Person ID I412394132726  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Oscar Evald Sheldon,   b. 24 Oct 1879, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1942, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Alice A. Gray,   b. Abt. 1881, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1958, Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1902  Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F1017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabelle Pray,   b. 1908, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 03 Aug 1929  Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Kathleen Anne Sheldon,   b. 13 Jul 1933, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 2005  (Age 71 years)
     3. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F1256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Sep 1904 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 20 Apr 1910 - Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 03 Aug 1929 - Brookfield, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Apr 1930 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Feb 1942 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 27 Apr 1950 - Park Forest, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Jan 1956 - Cook County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1956 - Paxton, Ford, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S1623348774] Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).

    2. [S1609276029] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1641.

    3. [S1609275955] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0367; FHL microfilm: 2340164.

    4. [S1609276805] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1910; Census Place: Billings Ward 2, Yellowstone, Montana; Roll: T624_837; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0246; FHL microfilm: 1374850.

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

    6. [S1608990189] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1609276320] U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), The Paxton Record; Publication Date: 1/ Aug/ 1929; Publication Place: Paxton, Illinois, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/509625005/?article=c813a045-c2b6-4ef5-9be2-56d382f17dc4&focus=0.15064064,0.2445397,0.267114,0.6140266&xid=3398.

    8. [S1625459166] 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Park Forest, Cook, I.

    9. [S1619261612] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Various Illinois County Courthouses; Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.


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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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