Elijah Sheffield

Elijah Sheffield

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Elijah Sheffield
Born about in Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire, Englandmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married in Jefferson CO., WImap
Husband of — married in Albion, Dane Co., WI.map
Father of , , and
Died in Santa Barbara, CAmap
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Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.


Name

Name: Elijah /Sheffield/[1]

Baptism

Baptism:
Place: Wilshamstead, Bedfordshire, England[2]

Burial

Burial:
Date: 09 FEB 1901
Place: Santa Barbara Cemetery, CA;located at 901 Channel Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93018.

Immigration

Immigration:
Date: 1839
Place: did naturilze[3]

Occupation

Occupation:
Place: Farmer

Military

Civil War Registration 1863 Class II

Residence

Residence:
Date: 1850
Place: Albion, Dane, WI
Residence:
Date: 1880
Place: Santa Barbara St, Santa Barbara, CA

Event

Event:
Type: Job 1
Date: 1880
Place: Waterman[4]

Note

Note: #N15

Marriage

Husband: Elijah Sheffield
Wife: Ann Chapman
Child: Amos G. Sheffield
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Cornelia M. A. Sheffield
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Child: Martha E. Sheffield
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 25 MAY 1848
Place: Jefferson CO., WI
Marriage:
Date: 1848
Place: Wm. Hooper, minister
Marriage:
Date: 25 MAY 1848
Place: Jefferson CO., WI.Pre 1907 records, Vol1. pg 15. On file[5]
Note: #N235
Husband: Elijah Sheffield
Wife: Rebecca Bussey
Child: Emily Ann Sheffield
Relationship to Father: Natural
Relationship to Mother: Natural
Marriage:
Date: 30 APR 1862
Place: Albion, Dane Co., WI.[6]
Event:
Type: Marriage record
Place: Vol 2, pg 280, Dane Co. Records, Dane Co., WI.on file[7]
Note: #N236

Sources

  • WikiTree profile Sheffield-247 created through the import of Thomas Sheffield Descendants non-privatized.ged on Dec 21, 2011 by George Field. See the Changes page for the details of edits by George and others.
  • Source: S2 Title: Sheffield final.FTW NOTESource Medium: Other CONT

Notes

Note N15Census 1850 - 1860 shows them living in Albion, Dane, WI - Farmer
Not listed in 1870 Census
First transcontinental US railroad joined on May 10, 1869. It may be that that Elijah and family left WI in 1869-70 to go to California which might account for why they weren't in the census data for 1870.
Census 1880 shows them living in Santa Barbara, CA - Farmer
Employed as a waterman when he reached Santa Barbara
As For Elijah and Rebecca in 1900:
Census Microfilm Records: California, 1900
Lived in: 2 Ward Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California
Series: T623 Microfilm: 109 Book: 2 Page: 32
Census states, they had one child, none living.
Name Land Office Total Acres Issue Date
ELIJAH SHEFFIELD MILWAUKEE 80 July 01, 1846
ELIJAH SHEFFIELD MILWAUKEE 39.55 March 01, 1848
ELIJAH SHEFFIELD MILWAUKEE 40 January 01, 1850
ELIJAH SHEFFIELD MILWAUKEE 40 August 02, 1852
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