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William Herbert Sheldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1856 - 1928  (71 years)

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  • Name William Herbert Sheldon  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1 Dec 1856  Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 12 Aug 1870  Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Census: "William H. Sheldon", 15, with parents, attending school
    Residence 2 Jun 1900  Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Census: "William H. Sheldon", 44, born Dec 1855, married 18 years, jeweler, owns home free of mortgage.
    Died 27 Aug 1928  [5] 
    Buried Sep 1928  Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I412507911799  Sheldon Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 

    Father Israel Remington Sheldon,   b. 7 Apr 1827, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1885  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Alma Diana Carder,   b. Apr 1832, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1912  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 4 Nov 1852  Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F3734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary A. Greene,   b. 28 Nov 1857, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1917  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 1882  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Isreal R Sheldon,   b. 17 Jul 1889, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1956, Temple, Bell, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. Katherine Evelyn Sheldon,   b. 26 May 1891, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1924, District of Columbia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. William Herbert Sheldon, Jr,   b. 19 Nov 1898, Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1977, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2025 
    Family ID F2172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1613295844] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982.

    2. [S1608822628] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1870; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1471; Page: 336B.

    3. [S1609276846] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc), Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 1504; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0196.

    4. [S1650884862] Washington, D.C., U.S., Select Deaths and Burials Index, 1769-1960, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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

    6. [S1608224922] Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899, 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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