Not sure if anyone has watched the NCAA Women’s Basketball 🏀 Sweet Sixteen playoffs, but Sheldons are represented by Ohio State Senior guard Jacy Sheldon. Just thought it was cool. She’s also reeeeeeallly good! ... See MoreSee Less
Sunday Sheldon picture! Alice Sheldon Butler, my Grandmother and Frank Butler. And children. ... See MoreSee Less
For all those researching families in North Carolina. The NC Historical Records Online completed putting 1.2 million images of original documents associated with all 200,000 NC land grants on their free website at nclandgrants.com/ Happy searching! ... See MoreSee Less
It isn't unusual to find our ancestors as members of a group, such as churches (many were Quakers), school alumni, veterans organizations, or fraternal societies. Have you found an ancestor who was as member of a really unique group? ... See MoreSee Less
Our grandfather, Frank H Sheldon, was a man of many talents and had ingenious skills. For reference, his father was Edward Thompson Sheldon and one of Henry O’s grandchildren.![]()
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There are many stories I could tell about Granddad. Being taught the game of cribbage and when he was in charge of the ice rink for the Squaw Valley Olympics. However, I am reminded of this story due to the recent rains we have experienced in California. He and his wife, Dorothy, lived in the Santa Cruz mountains. One year there was a heavy rain storm that took out the bridge across a creek leading from the road to their house. After building a new bridge, he realized that a retaining wall was required to eliminate further erosion near the house. The main structure was made from concrete. But there was a large void between the wall and the land near the house. The problem was how to get dirt and sand from the road above the creek down behind the wall.![]()
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Being a problem solver, he rigged up a pulley system attached to trees on either side of the creek. He built a wooden box with a latch the would dump the contents when it hit a stop that was behind the retaining wall. Once filled, the weight of the box would propel it down, across the creek. After getting across the creek the box was dumped. On the other end of the rope was a bucket with dirt that would pull the empty box back up to the road side where it could be refilled.![]()
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Many loads of dirt and sand were moved from the road and across the creek. On a visit to our grandparents house, he showed off how he was filling in the dirt to his grandsons. In the true spirit of Mark Twain, Ross and I were enamored with the process and with shovels in hand, filled the box throughout the weekend visit.![]()
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I have attached a picture from around that time, It includes 3 generations when we all were in Santa Cruz. It was taken in 1954![]()
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I also attached a picture of the Edward Thompson Sheldon family. Great Grandfather Edward was a representative in the first legislature after South Dakota became a state. He was one of Henry O’s sons. It was taken around the turn of the century. - Robert S. ... See MoreSee Less
Sheldon Furniture, Wakefield, RI (Y) I would guess it is around the turn of the 20th Century. Wakefield is right next ro South Kingstown, where my ancestors started out in the early 1600;s (John, SFA0013) :) The company is still in business, today, and is operated by a man named John Sheldon. :O ... See MoreSee Less
Finally found my secret sister! ... See MoreSee Less
