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James Oral Sheldon 1870–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1870

Birth Location: Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 September 1949

Death Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Iram Sheldon

Mother: Catherine Ellis

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The story of James Oral Sheldon began in 1870 in Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA. James Oral Sheldon passed away in 1949 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Oral Sheldon began in 1870 in Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA.
  • James Oral Sheldon passed away in 1949 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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James Sheldon's Ancestors

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James Sheldon
1870–1949
Birth Place: Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Parents
Iram Steven Sheldon
1837–1871
New York, USA
Catherine (Alvina) Ellis
1840–1920
Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William (T) Ellis
1819–1879
Amblecote, Worcestershire, England
Sarah Catlin
1822–
Sutton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1870
21 May 1870
Birth of James Oral Sheldon in Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1949
20 September 1949
Age 79
Death of James Oral Sheldon in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1870
    Event Place: Grand Mound, Clinton, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1949
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

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