Born in Fern, Cherry, Nebraska, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Todd Henion
and Verda Ethel (Van Nostrand) Henion
Sister of
Lena Opal (Henion) Van Valkenburgh, Lester Charles Henion, Vera Leonne (Henion) Duncan, Hazel Fern (Henion) McKheen, Gladys Evelyn (Henion) Tilley and Lavonne Myrtle (Henion) Hamilton
Wife of
Orville Eugene Sheffield
— married
15 Feb 1936 (to 13 Apr 1968) in Jefferson, Marion, Oregon, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Infant Sheffield, [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)], [private son (1940s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at age 55
in Jefferson, Marion, Oregon, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Verda, Esther, Lena and David Henion
Esther Ione Henion, daughter of David Henion and Verda Van Nostrand, was born on the 17th January 1913 in Fern, Cherry, Nebraska.[2][3][4]
On the 15th February 1936 in Jefferson, Marion, Oregon, Esther married Orville Eugene Sheffield.[5]
Children of Esther Henion and Orville Sheffield (deceased):
Esther passed away on the 13th April 1968 in Jefferson, Marion, Oregon.[3]
- Esther, was grandpa and grandma's third child, and the last to be born in the sod house in Nebraska.
She was a favorite aunt of mine and the mother of my cousins who are like my brothers.
-- Loyd Henion
US Census Collection
Sources
- ↑ Sod Home Fern, Nebraska Photograph - courtesy Lonny & Diana Thuelmer Sheffield
- ↑ Oregon Vital Records Birth Certificate - courtesy Nancy Sheffield Feigum
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/143044758/esther-ione-sheffield : accessed 07 July 2021), memorial page for Esther Ione Henion Sheffield (17 Jan 1913–13 Apr 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143044758, citing Willamette Memorial Park, Albany, Linn County, Oregon, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8)
- ↑ Birth Certificate
- ↑ Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Esther by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Dan Holcombe
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup U3a1c, FTDNA kit #206581
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~25.00%
Loyd Henion :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KM6406369 [compare], Ancestry member lhenion
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~12.50%
Daniel Sheffield :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member bejeta
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Dan Holcombe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch CG3996998 [compare], FTDNA kit #206581
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~1.56%
Jay Glidewell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A069679 [compare], Ancestry member Jayglidewell
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