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Robert Emmett Sheldon 1845–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1845

Birth Location: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1917

Death Location: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sheldon

Mother: Martha Uncles

Spouse(s): Mary Butler, Sarah Hanford

Children(s): Flora Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, Butler Sheldon, Harriett Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Robert Jr., Thomas Sheldon

The story of Robert Emmett Sheldon began in 1845 in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA. Robert Emmett Sheldon married Mary Elizabeth Butler, Sarah Jane Hanford, and had children including Butler Sheldon, Flora Sheldon, Harriett Hattie Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, Robert Emmet Sheldon Jr, Thomas Henry Sheldon. Robert Emmett Sheldon passed away in 1917 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Emmett Sheldon began in 1845 in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA.
  • Robert Emmett Sheldon married Mary Elizabeth Butler, Sarah Jane Hanford, and had children including Butler Sheldon, Flora Sheldon, Harriett Hattie Sheldon, Mary Sheldon, Ralph Sheldon, Robert Emmet Sheldon Jr, Thomas Henry Sheldon.
  • Robert Emmett Sheldon passed away in 1917 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sheldon
1818–1854
Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Martha Uncles
1876–
Birth Location: Maryland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Butler
1850–1897
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
MB
Sarah Hanford
1862–1941
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
SH

Children(s)

Flora Sheldon
1872–1920
Birth Location: Franklin, Warren, Ohio, USA
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Ralph Sheldon
1870–1897
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Butler Sheldon
1874–1967
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Harriett Sheldon
1875–1942
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Mary Sheldon
1878–
Birth Location: Franklin, Ohio, USA
MS
Mary Sheldon
1877–1919
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
MS
Robert Jr.
1883–1917
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Thomas Sheldon
1888–1951
Birth Location: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
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Robert Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Robert Sheldon
1845–1917
Birth Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Parents
Thomas H Sheldon
1818–1854
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Martha Uncles
1876–
Maryland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sheldon's Descendants

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Robert (Emmett) Sheldon (1 Jun 1845–21 Jan 1917) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Butler (15 Jul 1850–16 Jan 1897) m. Sarah (Jane) Hanford (24 June 1862–27 March 1941)
  1. 1. Flora Sheldon 1872–1920 m. Samuel (Prescott) Bush 1863–1948
    1. 1. Prescott (Sheldon) Bush 1895–1972 m. Dorothy (Wear) Walker 1901–1992
      1. 1. George (Herbert Walker) Bush 1924–2018 m. Barbara Pierce 1925–2018
      2. 2. Prescott (S Bush) Jr. 1922–2010 m. Elizabeth (Louise) Kauffman 1922–2014
      3. 3. Walker Bush 1925–2007
      4. 4. Nancy Bush 1926–2001 m. Alexander (Ellis) Jr 1922–1989
    2. 2. Mary (Elenor) Bush 1898–1992
    3. 3. Margaret (Livingston) Bush 1899–1993
    4. 4. James (Smith) Bush 1901–1978
    5. 5. Robert (Sheldon) Bush 1894–1900
    6. 6. Jeannette (B.) Bush 1909–
  2. 2. Ralph Sheldon 1870–1897
  3. 3. Butler Sheldon 1874–1967
  4. 4. Harriett ("Hattie") Sheldon 1875–1942
  5. 5. Mary Sheldon 1878–
  6. 6. Mary Sheldon 1877–1919
  7. 7. Robert (Emmet Sheldon) Jr. 1883–1917
  8. 8. Thomas (Henry) Sheldon 1888–1951

Robert Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1845
1 Jun 1845
Birth of Robert Emmett Sheldon in Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
1917
21 Jan 1917
Age 72
Death of Robert Emmett Sheldon in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1845
    Event Place: Tiffin, Seneca, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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