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Jay M. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Male 1880 - 1965  (84 years)

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  • Name Jay M. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born Aug 1880  Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 11 Jun 1900  Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Jay Sheldon", 19, farm laborer, with parents
    Residence 8 Jan 1920  Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Jay W. Sheldon", 39, farmer, with wife and children
    Buried Feb 1965  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 3 Feb 1965  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I412459787183  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Clark W. Sheldon,   b. 7 Sep 1848, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1925, Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Emma A. Rodgers,   b. 30 Jun 1852, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1928, Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1872  [2] 
    Family ID F752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret A. Bird,   b. Aug 1887, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1943, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 27 Nov 1907  Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Ernest Jay Sheldon,   b. 20 Jan 1909, Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1968, Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     2. Claude Waverly Sheldon,   b. 6 Feb 1916, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1984, Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Lowell Bird Sheldon,   b. 30 Aug 1918, Percival, Fremont, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1979  (Age 60 years)
     4. Living
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Aug 1880 - Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 11 Jun 1900 - Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Nov 1907 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 8 Jan 1920 - Benton, Fremont, Iowa, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Feb 1965 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Feb 1965 - Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1609277346] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1920; Census Place: Benton, Fremont, Iowa; Roll: T625_490; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 65.

    2. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Benton, Fremont, Iowa; Roll: 433; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL microfilm: 1240433.

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

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

    5. [S1624100790] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska, Marriage Records.

    6. [S1620034474] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904.


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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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