Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJames Gregory SHELDON
Birth20 Nov 1916, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania1322,5,1548
Memofrom 1920 census
Death17 May 1977, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania1322,5,1548
Memodied from polycystic kidney disease
Occupationsalesman
Alias/AKAGreg
FatherJames Henry SHELDON (1887-1972)
MotherBeatrice FORDYCE (1891-1950)
Spouses
Birth26 Nov 1918, Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania1548,5
Death27 Apr 2007, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania5
BurialArlington Memorial Park, Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Marriage26 Jun 1948, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania1322,1548
Census notes for James Gregory SHELDON
1920 Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Allentown, 13th Ward, E.D. 191, sheet 1B, film T625-1589 (taken 2 Jan 1920)
25 15th St., dwelling 15, family 15
Sheldon, James H., head, male, white, age 31, married, born New Jersey, parents born England, manufacturer at silk mill
----------, Beatrice F., wife, female, white, age 27, married, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
----------, Elizabeth, daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born Pennsylvania, parents born New Jersey
----------, James G., son, male, white, age 4, single, born Pennsylvania, parents born New Jersey
Fordyce, Donald N., brother, male, white, age 20, single, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey, manager at silk mill
Military notes for James Gregory SHELDON
U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 about James G Sheldon
Name:
James G Sheldon
Birth Year:
1917
Race:
White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country:
Pennsylvania
State of Residence:
Pennsylvania
County or City:
Lehigh

 
Enlistment Date:
16 Sep 1940
Enlistment State:
Pennsylvania
Enlistment City:
Allentown
Branch:
Coast Artillery Corps
Branch Code:
Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service
Grade:
Private
Grade Code:
Private
Component:
National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source:
National Guard

 
Education:
4 years of high school
Civil Occupation:
Salespersons
Marital Status:
Single, without dependents
Height:
70
Weight:
160
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