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Lyman W. Sheldon

Lyman W. Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1830 - 1907  (76 years)

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  • Name Lyman W. Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 30 Jul 1830  Steuben County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 16 Sep 1850  Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "Lyman Sheldon", 18, farmer, with parents
    Residence 25 Jul 1870  Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Census: "Lyman Sheldon", 39, farmer, with wife, daughter, a domestic servant, and a farm laborer
    Died Mar 1907  McHenry County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried Mar 1907  Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I412461048168  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father William Sheldon,   b. 12 Dec 1788, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1865, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Betsy F. Eaton,   b. 1802, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1893, Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F3633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Deitz,   b. 1836, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1896, McHenry County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 07 Jan 1857  McHenry County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Ester Sheldon,   b. 7 Mar 1863, Union, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1932, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Garrett W. Sheldon,   b. May 1867,   d. 17 Sep 1868  (Age 1 years)
     3. Lyman D. Sheldon,   b. 22 Mar 1871, Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1925, Maurertown, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F3033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jul 1830 - Steuben County, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 16 Sep 1850 - Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 07 Jan 1857 - McHenry County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 25 Jul 1870 - Seneca, McHenry, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Mar 1907 - McHenry County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Mar 1907 - Marengo, McHenry, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: M593_257; Page: 483A.

    2. [S1608910685] 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Seneca, McHenry, Illinois; Roll: 117; Page: 355b.

    3. [S1642057126] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014.

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

    5. [S1611855686] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, 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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