Sheldon, Thomas Barney LAST: Sheldon FIRST: Thomas MID: Barney GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE:  BORN: 27 Dec 1819 DIED: 12 Apr 1897 BURIED:  (Smith Cemetery) OCCUPATION:  Farmer BIRTH PLACE:  Cumberland, Providence Co, Rhode Island DEATH PLACE: Polk Co, Oregon NOTES:  BIRTH - Thomas Barney Sheldon born 27 Dec 1819, Cumberland, Rhode Island, son of James Manning & Elizabeth Sheldon MARRIAGE - Thomas B. Sheldon & Sarah A. Owen md 17 Sept 1847, Bureau Co, Illinois 1860 NE CENSUS - T.B. Sheldon (40y, b Rhode Island, occupation farmer) enumerated with Sarah (35y, b Ohio), Lucinda P. (11y, b Illinois), Nancy (10y, b Illinois) & Roderick (9y, b Illinois) 1870 OR CENSUS - Thomas Sheldon (50y, b Rhode Island, occupation farmer) enumerated with Sarah (44y, b Ohio) & George (7y, b Oregon) 1880 OR CENSUS - B.T. Sheldon (60y, b Rhode Island, occupation farmer) enumerated with wife S.A. [Sarah] (53y, b Ohio) and son G.N. [George] (17y, b Oregon) NOTE - wife Sarah died 27 May 1899 while visiting a daughter in Whitman Co, Washington, and was buried at Colfax, Washington (obit Polk County Observer, 2 June 1899) OBITUARY:  Polk County Pioneer Dead T.B. Sheldon died at his home on the Luckiamute, Monday evening, April 12, 1897. Mr Sheldon was another Oregon pioneer, and had lived in Polk county about 35 years. Mrs J.D. Smith of Dallas is his daughter. He was 77 years of age. Polk County Observer, Friday, April 16, 1897 INSCRIPTION:  B.T. Sheldon SOURCES:  Rhode Island Birth Records (American Ancestors website) Illinois State Wide Marriage Index 1860 NE CENSUS (Cass Co, FA#574) 1870 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Buena Vista, FA#774) 1880 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, Luckiamute, ED 107, FA#92) Polk County Observer, 16 Apr 1897 CONTACTS:  ROW: 26-4