Thomas Jefferson Sheldon^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

1828 - 1922  (93 years)

• Name	Thomas Jefferson Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	31 Aug 1828	Licking County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  	"near Zanesville"
  Gender	Male
  Residence	25 Jun 1880	Tipton, Hardin, Iowa, USA   [1]
  	Census: "Thomas Shelden", 52, farmer, with wife and children.
  Residence	12 Jun 1900	Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA   [2]
  	Census: "Thomas J. Sheldon", 71, married 54 years, landlord, with wife and daughter.
  Buried	Aug 1922	Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Died	20 Aug 1922	Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I412437027342	Sheldon Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson Sheldon,   b. 1787, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 1871, Hardin County, Iowa, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Hulda Thorpe,   b. 1790, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1853, Holmes County, Ohio, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F1320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henrietta B. Magers,   b. 12 Aug 1830, Knox County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1914, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1846  [2]
  Children	1. Isabel Sheldon,   b. 31 Jul 1856, Pleasant, Hardin, Iowa, USA ,   d. 22 Jun 1933, Morris, Stevens, Minnesota, USA  (Age 76 years)   2. Huldah Rachel Sheldon,   b. 1 Jul 1858, Hardin County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 23 Mar 1945, Hardin County, Iowa, USA  (Age 86 years)   3. Malinda Anna Sheldon,   b. 5 Aug 1860, Hardin County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 25 Jun 1940, Hardin County, Iowa, USA  (Age 79 years)   4. Evan Hayden Sheldon,   b. 3 May 1862, Pleasant, Hardin, Iowa, USA ,   d. 2 Aug 1943, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 81 years)   5. Thomas Clinton Sheldon,   b. 19 Mar 1864, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA ,   d. 2 Nov 1942, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 78 years)   6. Viola Sheldon,   b. 8 Apr 1867, Hardin County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 28 Nov 1937, Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 70 years)   7. William Seymour Sheldon,   b. 27 Aug 1868, Hardin County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1954, Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA  (Age 86 years)   8. Frank Silas Sheldon,   b. 2 Mar 1871, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA ,   d. 28 Aug 1946, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 75 years)   9. John Putnam Sheldon,   b. 3 Jul 1872, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1945, Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F2277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Aug 1828 - Licking County, Ohio, USA Residence - 25 Jun 1880 - Tipton, Hardin, Iowa, USA Residence - 12 Jun 1900 - Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA Buried - Aug 1922 - Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA Died - 20 Aug 1922 - Eldora, Hardin, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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