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 More See 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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 More See 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 More See Less
Finally found my secret sister! ... See More See Less
Hi Sheldon’s, I’m new here, but thought I’d share this story as you all seem to appreciate heritage and family lure. I had heard as a kid that my family was somehow related to Daniel Boone. My Dad didn’t know the full story and it was just sort of family lure. I recently joined ancestry.com and figured out that my great x5 grandmother Rebecca was married to a man named William Locke, they had one son, Richard. William dies when Richard is one and Rebecca remarried Joseph Boone, Daniel Boone’s nephew! Richard (the baby) eventually goes on to be the grandfather of Isabel, who marries Thomas Sheldon in the 1800’s. ... See More See Less
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 400,000 burial records, dating from 1840 to 1937, are now digitally searchable through our new Burial and Vital Records database! SEARCH NOW: bit.ly/burial-records-gw Anyone, anywhere, can now search Green-Wood records by name, lot, place of birth, cause of death, undertaker, and more. It's a fascinating look at history, accessible right at your fingertips. The database is the result of a massive undertaking to transcribe and digitize a series of sixty handwritten ledgers from the Cemetery archives known as the Burial Registry. It's the first project of its kind to make detailed, historic cemetery records completely searchable and free to the public. This project was made possible through generous grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. ... See More See Less
This is so interesting if you have ancestors that lived/settled in Pennsylvania. ... See More See Less
VIDEO SFA members: The 5 Progenitor trees are now refreshed on our website! I upload new trees 2x a month. Remember, living people are not shown for privacy reasons. Rounded numbers: Isaac 5 has 44,000 people, John 13 has 32,000 people, John 8 has 31,000 people, Godfrey 4 has 8000 people, and Richard 22 has 900 people. Check them out! sheldonfamily.org/ ... See More See Less