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Edward Douglas Sheets 1861–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1861

Birth Location: Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 29 Jun 1937

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

Father: Jacob (Sheets)

Mother: Sarah Weidenhammer

Spouse(s): Vinnie Sheets, Cora Moore

Children(s): Charles Sheets, Walter Sheets, Russell Sheets, Robert Sheets

Edward Douglas Sheets was born in 1861 in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob Sheetz Sheets And Sarah Ann Weidenhammer. In 1900, Edward Douglas Sheets resided in Center, Marion, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Edward Douglas Sheets resided in Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA. Edward Douglas Sheets married Cora Alice Moore, Vinnie Sheets, and had children including Charles Edward Sheets, Robert Stanley Sheets, Russell Solomon Sheets, Walter Stanley Sheets. Edward Douglas Sheets passed away in 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Edward Douglas Sheets was born in 1861 in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, the child of Jacob Sheetz Sheets And Sarah Ann Weidenhammer.
  • In 1900, Edward Douglas Sheets resided in Center, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Edward Douglas Sheets resided in Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA.
  • Edward Douglas Sheets married Cora Alice Moore, Vinnie Sheets, and had children including Charles Edward Sheets, Robert Stanley Sheets, Russell Solomon Sheets, Walter Stanley Sheets.
  • Edward Douglas Sheets passed away in 1937 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Sheets's Ancestors

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Edward Sheets
1861–1937
Birth Place: Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Jacob Sheetz (Sheets)
1826–1877
Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Ann) Weidenhammer
1828–1881
Maidencreek Twp., Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (Dunkel) Weidenhammer
1797–1863
Maidencreek Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Susanna (Kieffer) Dreibelbis
1805–1887
Richmond Twp, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann Jr.
1765–1849
Anna Dunkel
1766–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Dunkle
1725–1800
(Sara) Peck
1734–1807

Edward Sheets's Descendants

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Edward (Douglas) Sheets (30 Nov 1861–29 Jun 1937) m. Vinnie Sheets (1870–26 Aug 1927) m. Cora (Alice) Moore (8 Jul 1880–13 Sep 1955)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Sheets 1894–1914
  2. 2. Walter (Stanley) Sheets 1893–1970
  3. 3. Russell (Solomon) Sheets 1899–1993 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Castor 1902–1991
    1. 1. Richard (Stephen) Sheets 1928–2019
    2. 2. Kenneth (Ervin) Sheets 1925–2019 m. Audra (Dawn) Steele 1926–2020
      1. 1. Deborah (Ann) Sheets 1949–1974
  4. 4. Robert (Stanley) Sheets 1909–1988

Edward Sheets's Timeline

7 Records

1861
30 Nov 1861
Birth of Edward Douglas Sheets in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
1900
1900
Age 39
Edward Douglas Sheets resided here in Center, Marion, Indiana, USA
Center, Marion, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Edward Douglas Sheets resided here in Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Edward Douglas Sheets resided here in Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 74
Edward Douglas Sheets resided here in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
1937
29 Jun 1937
Age 76
Death of Edward Douglas Sheets in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 79
Edward Douglas Sheets resided here in , Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Center, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Marion, Indiana; Roll: 389; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1240389

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T624_368; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1374381

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Indianapolis Ward 9, Marion, Indiana; Roll: T625_454; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01122; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 96-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01122; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 96-9

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge City, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1937
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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