Sheldon Genealogy (in O'Brien County, IA)
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Sheldon Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Sheldon Cemetery Records
East Lawn Cemetery Find a Grave
East Lawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Saint Patricks Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Sheldon Census Records
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Federal Census 1880 Sheldon Township US Gen Web Archives
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Sheldon Church Records
Sheldon Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Sheldon Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization record index, 1870-1906 FamilySearch Library
Naturalization records, 1872-1951 FamilySearch Library
Sheldon Land Records
Land deed records, April 12, 1859 to April 14, 1927 FamilySearch Library
Original entry book, O'Brien County, Iowa, May 20, 1872 to December 14, 1901 FamilySearch Library
Sheldon Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, August 1896 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, July 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, June 1933 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, June 1948 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, March 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, October 1901 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, October 1909 Library of Congress
Sheldon Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage record and register, 1868-1928 FamilySearch Library
Sheldon Newspapers and Obituaries
Sheldon Mail 1954-1954 Newspapers.com
Sheldon Mail, 1939-1954 Newspaper Archive
The Sheldon Mail 1954 (Sheldon, Iowa) Ancestry
The Sheldon Mail 1976 Sanborn Public Library
The Sheldon Sun 1976 Sanborn Public Library
Offline Newspapers for SheldonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Monday Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1967-1972 Sheldon Democrat. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1887-1888 Sheldon Eagle. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1889-1899 Sheldon Mail-Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1987-Current Sheldon Mail. (Sheldon, O'brien County, Iowa) 1873-1875 Sheldon Mail. (Sheldon, O'brien County, Iowa) 1875-1986 Sheldon Monday Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1959-1967 Sheldon Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1909-1959 Sheldon Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1972-1978 Sheldon Weekly Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1900-1909 Sun. (Sheldon, Iowa) 1978-1986 |
Sheldon Probate Records
Sheldon School Records
Archer Communitiy School yearbook, 1955 Classmates
Archer Communitiy School yearbook, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Archer Communitiy School yearbook, 1955 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Archer Community School yearbook, 1955 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Northwest Iowa Community College yearbook, 1971, 1972 Classmates
Northwest Iowa Community College yearbook, 1971, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Northwest Iowa Community College yearbooks, 1971, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sheldon Community High School yearbook, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Sheldon High School - Orab Yearbook (Sheldon, IA), 1947, 1948, 1949, 1962, 1963, 1964 E Yearbook
Sheldon High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1981 Classmates
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