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Marcus LaFayette Sheldon

Marcus LaFayette Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1860 - 1941  (80 years)

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  • Name Marcus LaFayette Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 9 Jun 1860  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 15 Aug 1860  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Census: "Lafayatte Sheldon", 2 months, with parents
    Residence 2 Jul 1870  Monroe, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Lafayett Sheldon", 11, farm laborer, attending school, with parents
    Residence 25 Jun 1880  Roseclair, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "LaFayette Sheldon", 19, works on farm, with parents, attending school
    Residence 11 Jun 1900  Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "Marquis L. Sheldon", born Jun 1859, married 18 years, farmer. With wife, five children, and several boarders that are listed as paupers.
    _DNA Group A2 (Godfrey) - tester through son John 
    Buried Jan 1941  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 19 Jan 1941  Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I412423878209  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Lemuel Sheldon,   b. Abt. 1816, Lawrence County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Louisa McMurphy,   b. Abt. 1826, Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret L. Sheldon,   b. 20 Jul 1860, Hardin County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1934, Pope County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1882  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Ellsworth Sheldon,   b. Nov 1882, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Alice Sheldon,   b. Mar 1884, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Loren L. Sheldon,   b. Nov 1887, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Clyde Sheldon,   b. Jul 1889, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. John Raleigh Sheldon,   b. 15 Jul 1892, Eichorn, Hardin, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1972, Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jun 1860 - Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 15 Aug 1860 - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Jun 1900 - Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Jan 1941 - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Jan 1941 - Elizabethtown, Hardin, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608823134] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseclair, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 433C; Enumeration District: 033.

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Monroe, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: M593_228; Page: 26A.

    3. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Rosiclare, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: 305; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1240305.

    4. [S1608699703] 1860 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: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Township 11 Range 8, Hardin, Illinois; Roll: M653_185; Page: 1108; Family History.

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


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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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