LUTHER W. SHELDON (1845 – 1916)

For further information see Dr. Nathaniel Parker Wright, Albert Sheldon, Thomas J. Sheldon
and William P. Sheldon.


1863 St. Clair Co., MO Tax Assessment:
Sheldon, Luther W, age 18, Polk township, tax $30.

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Missouri State Archives, Civil War Database:

Name: SHELDON, LUTHER W.
Rank: Private
Conflict: Civil War
Side: Union
Type of Unit: Organization: Enrolled Missouri
Militia
Name of Unit: 60th Regiment E.M.M.
Alternate Unit Name: Company: E
Period of Service: Commander: Note: Record Group:
Office of Adjutant General Series Title: Record of
Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865 Box: 76 Reel:
s799
Image: View Record, Card 1457
60 regt E.M.M. CO E
SHELDON, LUTHER W., PVT
COMDR; CAPT. MORTON
Enrolled April 30, 1964, Osceola, Mo
Released March 12,
--Name: SHELDON, LUTHER W.
Rank: Private
Conflict: Civil War
Side: Union
Type of Unit: Organization: VMM
Name of Unit: Capt. B.F. Cook's St. Clair County
Company VMM
Alternate Unit Name: Company: Period of Service:
GO 3 Commander: Note: Record Group: Office of Adjutant General Series Title: Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865 Box: 76 Reel: s891
Card G.O. ##
Capt B.F. Cook’s St. Clair County Company V.M.M.
Enlisted April 15, 1865, Osceola
94 days actual service

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1883 History of St. Clair County MO, National Historical Co., pg: 1164
LUTHER W. SHELDON was born January 23, 1845, in St. Clair County, Missouri, and was the son of Albert B. and Eliza (Gardner) Sheldon, who had been married December 25, 1839. The former was born near Hartford, Connecticut, December 27, 1816, and the latter was born December 10, 1822, and of the original family of nine chidden - six sons and three
daughters - four children survive: William P., Thomas J., Marietta and Luther W. The last named son married Miss Anna E. White, of Marion County, Missouri and they have had five children. William Albert, born September 9, 1871; Shelby W., born January 9, 1873; Bessie and Byron (twins), born September 2, 1877, (both died in early infancy); and Hattie May, born May 14, 1879. In 1868 Mr. Sheldon purchased seventy-five acres of land on section 8, of this township, and subsequently bought eighty acres adjoining. He has since been actively engaged in farming and stock raising and is one of the model farmers of Polk Township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. fraternity at Osceola and is also connected with the M. E. Church, South, while his wife belongs to the Missionary Baptist Church, at Osceola. Politically he is a Democrat.

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1850 St. Clair Co., MO Census – District No. 79 Being:
Line 18, 2 October
323/323 Albert Sheldon, age 35, male, farmer, $1500, born RI
Eliza, age 27, female, born MO
James A, age 10, male, born MO, attended school
William P., age 7, male, born MO, attended school
Luther, age 4, male, born MO
John, age 2, male, born MO

1860 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Jackson Township:
Page 47, Line 6, Osceola & Hogles Creek P.O., 14 July
Albert Shelton, age 45, male, farmer, $2500 real estate, $4500 personal estate, born CT
Eliza, age 37, female, born MO
James, age 19, male, born MO, attended school
William P., age 17, male, born MO, attended school
Luther L., age 15, male, born MO, attended school
John C., age 12, male, born MO, attended school
Thomas J., age 5, male, born MO
Marietta, age 4, female, born MO

1880 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Township:
Dist. 6, ED 234, Page 2, Line 14, 7 June
14/15 Wright, N.P., white male, age 31, married, Physician, born KY, both parents born KY
Maryetta, white female, age 25, wife, keeping house, born MO, father born CT, mother born TN
Leold, white male, age 3, son, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO
Julia, white female, age 1, daughter, born MO, father born KY, mother born MO
Sheldon, Luther W., white male, age 34, married, farmer, born MO, father born CT, mother born TN
Alla W., white female, age 33, wife, married, keeping house, born MO, parents born KY
William A., white male, age 7, son, born MO, parents born MO
Shelby W., white female, age 7, daughter, born MO, parents born MO
Carrie, white female, age 1, daughter, born MO, parents born MO

1900 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Township:
Dist. 6, ED 145, Page 6A, Line 37, 14 June
112/112 Sheldon, Luther N., head, white male, born January 1845, age 55, married 30 years, born MO, father born CT, mother born TN, farmer, unemployed 0 months, can read & write, owned farm free, farm # 104
Anna W., wife, white female, born June 1847, age 53, married 30 years, 6 children, 1 living, born MO, parents born KY, can read & write
Dimple, daughter, white female, born May 1874, age 21, single, born MO, parents born MO, can read & write
Rice, Alice C., cousin, white female, born August 1855, age 44, single, born TN, parents born TN, can read & write

1910 St. Clair Co., MO Census – Polk Township:
Dist. 6, ED 137, Line 89, 27 April
103/104 Sheldon, Luther W., head, white male, age 65, married 40 years, 1st marriage, born MO, father born CT, mother born TN, speaks English, own income, can read & write, owned home free
Anna, wife, white female, age 63, married 40 years, 1st marriage, 6 children, 1 living, born MO, parents born KY, speaks English, no occupation, can read & write

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St. Clair Co., MO Cemetery Records:

Sheldon / Old Sheldon / Logan Cemetery
Sheldon, Albert, 27 December 1816 – 31 March 1891
Sheldon, Eliza, (wife of A. Sheldon), 10 September 1822 – 19 March 1893
Sheldon, Luther W., (spouse Annie W. Sheldon), 23 January 1845 – 23 May 1916
Sheldon, Annie W., (husband L.W. Sheldon), 23 July 1846 – 25 August 1925
Sheldon, Shelby W. (child of L.W. & A.S. Sheldon), 9 June 1873 – 14 February 1899
Logan, Dimple S., 1879 – 1949
Logan, Hugh B., 1878 - 1969