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Francis Larnon “Frank” Sheldon

Birth	:	2 Jul 1843 Hartford, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Death	:	26 Nov 1925 Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7588060, -91.1505830
Description	:	The Tipton Advertiser, August 31, 1911. Attending Reunion of 24th Iowa- The Tipton veteran members of the 24th Iowa Infty. are at Mt. Vernon this week mingling in reunion with their surviving comrades of that famous Iowa regiment. Of the two companies raised at Tipton only eight of the survivors now live here. All went to Mt. Vernon yesterday. They are as follows: Co. B: Johnson Spear, Silas Munn, S. P. Foy and Dan Ford; Co. C: F. L. Sheldon, A. C. Reeder, Basil Wiggins, Andrew Pierce and W. G. Busier. 3 December 1925 - The Tipton Advertiser Read More	The Tipton Advertiser, August 31, 1911. Attending Reunion of 24th Iowa- The Tipton veteran members of the 24th Iowa Infty. are at Mt. Vernon this week mingling in reunion with their surviving comrades of that famous Iowa regiment. Of the two companies raised at Tipton only eight of the survivors now live here. All went to Mt. Vernon yesterday. They are as follows: Co. B: Johnson Spear, Silas Munn, S. P. Foy and Dan Ford; Co. C: F. L. Sheldon, A. C. Reeder, Basil Wiggins, Andrew Pierce and W. G. Busier. 3 December 1925 - The Tipton Advertiser Francis L. Sheldon, son of Charles P. and Laura E. Sheldon, was born in Van Buren, Mich., July 2, 1843, and died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanley, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26th, 1925, aged 82 years, 4 months and 24 days. He came to Cedar county with his parents in 1855, when he was 12 years of age. Thus for 70 years he has been a resident of this county and for nearly 16 years a resident of Tipton. Mr. Sheldon was an industrious farmer, having purchased the home farm which he operated successfully until the time of his retirement in 1909. He also had an enviable record as a soldier during the Civil War. He enlisted in Company C of the 24th Regiment of Iowa volunteers Aug. 8th, 1862, and served for three years or until the end of the war. He carried scars until the time of his death, from wound which he received at Vicksburg and at Winchester. He was one of a committee of three to plan for a county reunion, which took place Oct. 1879. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and prized the fellowship of his comrades. His going leaves only 8 of that number in this vicinity of that worthy organization. The spirit of patriotism which characterized him during the war has followed him ever since. He was interested in the country and the community welfare and will long be remembered for his spirit of patriotism in times of peace as well as in times of war. Mr. Sheldon took an active part in the community welfare. He served for three terms as county supervisor. For many years he held offices in Center and Fairfield townships, and was a school director for thirty years. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church at York Prairie in 1867. He was made a steward in the church in 1869 and served as an official in the church until this year, when, because of failing health, he asked to be relieved from his duties as a trustee, which office he had held since coming to Tipton to live. Thus he has been a member of the church for 58 years, all but two of which he has served in an official relation. His membership and service in the church have been a testimonial to the world of his Christian faith and devotion. He was united in marriage on April 9th, 1868, with Miss Laura Brown, of Tipton, who died April 15th, 1911. On Sept. 15th, 1912 he was united in marriage with Miss Bess Worthington, who died Aug. 4th, 1922. There remain to mourn his departure and to cherish his memory his foster daughter, Mrs. Charles Sanley, who, with her husband, have tenderly cared for him during the declining days of his life; one brother, Albert M. Sheldon, of El Reno, Oklahoma; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Parsons and Mrs. Emmor Collins, of Tipton; and other relatives and friends. TOPICAL HISTORY of CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA 1910 Clarence Ray Aurner, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. Volume II pages 252-253 FRANCIS L. SHELDON Francis L. Sheldon, one of the county supervisors, a veteran of the Civil war and formerly one of the enterprising farmers of Cedar county but now living retired, was born in Van Buren county, Michigan, July 2, 1843. His parents, Charles P. and Laura E. (Mantle) Sheldon, were natives of Watertown, Jefferson county, New York. The former was of Scotch parentage, while the maternal grandfather of Francis L. Sheldon was of English and the grandmother of German birth. His parents were married in the Empire state and in 1840 removed to Michigan, where Charles P. Sheldon entered land and developed a farm, but in 1855 he came to Cedar county, Iowa, where he made his home until his death in 1880. His wife had passed away in Tipton in 1876. In his farm work Mr. Sheldon was quite successful, his untiring diligence and energy bringing him a substantial measure of prosperity. His early political allegiance was given to the whig party, but he afterward became a stanch advocate of republican principles. He held all of the township offices and was also county supervisor for three terms. He was likewise officially connected with the schools, and he did all in his power to further the best interests of the community along political and other lines. His family numbered seven children, of whom Francis L. is the eldest. Edmond, the second son, died in July, 1866, from disease contracted in the army. He was a member of Company C, Twenty-fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, enlisting as a recruit in the last year of the war. Albert is living in Kansas. Caroline is deceased. Jennie is the wife of M. A. Parsons of Tipton. Dolly is the deceased wife of M. H. Miller, who is represented elsewhere in this volume. Mary is the wife of Emory Collins of Tipton. Francis L. Sheldon spent the first twelve years of his life with his parents upon the home farm in Van Buren county, Michigan, and then accompanied them on their removal to Cedar county, Iowa, in 1855. They took up their abode five miles east of Tipton, in Center township, and Mr. Sheldon of this review assisted in the cultivation and improvement of the home farm until 1868. The following year he was married and began farming on his own account in Fairfield township on a tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land, which constituted the southwest quarter of section 36. There he remained until 1881, when he sold out and bought the old homestead of two hundred and forty acres, making it his place of residence until 1909, when he put aside the more active work of the farm and removed to Tipton, where he is now pleasantly located. He has been a life-long farmer and retains eighty-five acres of the old homestead property. He put aside all business and personal considerations, however, during the Civil war and enlisted at Tipton on the 8th of August, 1862, as a member of Company C, Twenty-fourth Iowa Infantry, with which he served for three years, or until after the close of the war, being mustered out at Davenport on the 6th of August, 1865. He was holding the rank of sergeant when discharged. He took part in all of the engagements with his company except the fight at Cedar Creek. He was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg and also at Winchester, Virginia, sustaining gunshot wounds at both places, being shot through both legs at Vicksburg and in one leg at Winchester. These were flesh wounds and, although quite painful at the time, did not prove particularly serious, as he was able to rejoin his regiment after four months. He took part in the battles of Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Champion’s Hill, Sabina Crossroads and others of lesser importance. He never faltered in the performance of any duty, whether stationed on a lonely picket line or called to the firing line. On the 9th of April, 1868, Mr. Sheldon was united in marriage to Miss Laura E. Brown, who was born in Cedar county, Iowa, February 14, 1846, and is a daughter of H. D. and Emeline (Patterson) Brown. Her father was a native of Kentucky and came to Iowa in 1836. Here he was married and spent his remaining days, his death occurring in Tipton. Mr. Sheldon is taking a very prominent and active part in public affairs and is recognized as one of the leaders of the republican party in Cedar county, having given stalwart support to its principles since attaining his majority. He is now serving for the sixth consecutive year as county supervisor, having been elected to the office for two terms. The county is divided into five districts, Mr. Sheldon being the representative from the second district. He also held many township offices in Center and Fairfield townships, occupying the position of trustee or clerk almost continuously in Fairfield township. He was likewise school director for about thirty years in the two townships. For forty-two years he has been a devoted and faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church and for four decades of that time has served as church steward. He holds membership in William Beaver Post, No. 110, G. A. R., of Tipton, with which he has been identified since its organization. His loyalty to any cause which he espouses is a recognized factor in his career. In business he has ever been found diligent and reliable, and in citizenship public-spirited and progressive, and his many substantial qualities have gained him the high regard of all who know him.

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Francis Larnon “Frank” Sheldon death on 26 Nov 1925 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7588060
Longitude: -91.1505830

Family Members:

Parent

Charles P Sheldon

(1818 - 1880)

Laura M Mantle Sheldon

(1819 - 1876)

Spouse

Laura Elizabeth Brown Sheldon

(1846 - 1911)

Bessie L. Worthington Sheldon

(1879 - 1922)

Siblings

Edmund M Sheldon

(1847 - 1866)

Caroline “Carrie” Sheldon

(1850 - 1867)

Jennie L. Sheldon Parsons

(1853 - 1932)

Dollie Richardson Sheldon Miller

(1856 - 1905)

Mary Lydia Sheldon Collins

(1862 - 1930)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Masonic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7588060, -91.1505830

2. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7552986, -91.1508026

3. Kizer-Burns Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7559130, -91.1854800

4. Mount Zion Church Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7343000, -91.1790000

5. County Home Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7938600, -91.1370690

6. Goodale Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219380, -91.1567400

7. Sand Hill Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7905998, -91.1817017

8. Bradley Family Plot
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7389115, -91.1029340

9. Bolton Burial Site
Center Township, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7333600, -91.0834130

10. Woodbridge Cemetery
Buchanan, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7644005, -91.2294006

11. Virginia Grove Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7211685, -91.0834427

12. Red Oak Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8365000, -91.1575000

13. Wright Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7569008, -91.0353012

14. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Cedar Valley, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7295000, -91.2667000

15. Rochester Cemetery
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6656200, -91.1395800

16. Burnett Burial Site
Rochester, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6680782, -91.1834911

17. North Liberty Cemetery
Springdale, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6852989, -91.2292023

18. York Prairie Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7714005, -91.0250015

19. Centreville Cemetery
Lime City, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6805796, -91.0779322

20. South Bethel Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6727829, -91.0814667

21. Ocheltree Family Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6875242, -91.0557094

22. Pee Dee Cemetery
Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6699982, -91.2142029

23. Hanna Cemetery
Tipton, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7136002, -91.0261002

24. Howard Cemetery
Plato, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7486303, -91.2918299