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John Thomas Sheffield 1890–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 OCT 1890

Birth Location: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States

Death Date: AUG 1976

Death Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Father: Winsfield Sheffield

Mother: Lavina Rider

Spouse(s): Lillie Sherwood, Ella Johnson

Children(s): Marie Sheffield, Dorothy Sheffield, John Sheffield

John Thomas Sheffield was born in 1890 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States, the child of Winsfield Sheffield And Lavina Rider. In 1900, John Thomas Sheffield resided in ED 10 Atchison city Ward 5, Atchison, Kansas, Unit. John Thomas Sheffield married Ella Johnson, Lillie Sherwood, and had children including Dorothy E Sheffield, John Benjamin Sheffield, Marie Lola Sheffield. John Thomas Sheffield passed away in 1976 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

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Biography

  • John Thomas Sheffield was born in 1890 in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States, the child of Winsfield Sheffield And Lavina Rider.
  • In 1900, John Thomas Sheffield resided in ED 10 Atchison city Ward 5, Atchison, Kansas, Unit.
  • John Thomas Sheffield married Ella Johnson, Lillie Sherwood, and had children including Dorothy E Sheffield, John Benjamin Sheffield, Marie Lola Sheffield.
  • John Thomas Sheffield passed away in 1976 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sheffield's Ancestors

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John Sheffield
1890–1976
Birth Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
Parents
Winsfield Sheffield
1863–1905
Delta, Fulton, Ohio, United States
Lavina Rider
1866–1931
Tennessee
Grandparents
Thomas (Richard) Rider
1829–
prob . Henry, TN
Ciranda Rider
1832–1910
Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Rider
1803–1866
Anna Eveline
1810–1880
Henry Hamblin
1790–
Livinia Hamblin
1799–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sheffield's Descendants

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John (Thomas) Sheffield (13 OCT 1890–AUG 1976) m. Lillie Sherwood (DEC 1894–) m. Ella Johnson (AUG 1899–)
  1. 1. Marie (Lola) Sheffield 1913– m. Raymond Bassinger 1900–1960
  2. 2. Dorothy (E) Sheffield 1917–1990
  3. 3. John (Benjamin) Sheffield 1918–1998 m. Dora (Erline) Smith 1925–2007

John Sheffield's Timeline

5 Records

1890
13 OCT 1890
Birth of John Thomas Sheffield in Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
1900
1900
Age 10
John Thomas Sheffield resided here in ED 10 Atchison city Ward 5, Atchison, Kansas, United States
ED 10 Atchison city Ward 5, Atchison, Kansas, United States
1920
1920
Age 30
John Thomas Sheffield resided here in Liberty, Cass, Nebraska, United States
Liberty, Cass, Nebraska, United States
1930
1930
Age 40
John Thomas Sheffield resided here in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1976
AUG 1976
Age 86
Death of John Thomas Sheffield in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1890
    Event Place: Hiawatha, Brown, Kansas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, John Sheffield, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, John Thomas Sheffield, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, John T Sheffield, "United States Census, 1930"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, John T Sheffield, "United States Census, 1920"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, John Thomas Sheffield, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, John T. Sheffield, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, John T. Sheffield, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Johnny T Sheffield in household of Win Sheffield, "United States Census, 1900"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: ED 10 Atchison city Ward 5, Atchison, Kansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Butler County, Cass County, Cedar County, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AUG 1976
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, John Sheffield, "United States Social Security Death Index"

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Liberty, Cass, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Otoe, Nebraska, United States

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