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Frederick (Fred) Sheffield Sr.

Born 12 Sep 1939 in Stickney, Aurora, South Dakota, United States

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Husband of [private wife (unknown - unknown)]

Father of Fred Sheffield Jr. and [private daughter (1970s - unknown)]

Died 11 Aug 1996 at age 56 in Garden Prairie, Boone, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Frederick Sheffield was born September 12th, 1939 in Aurora County, South Dakota.^[2] ^[3]
Fred is the son of William E. Sheffield ^[4] and Dena VanderHeiden ^[5]

In 1967, Frederick Sheffield married Linda J Adkins at the Boone County Courthouse in the city of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA. ^[6]

Frederick Sheffield Jr. was born a son of Frederick Sheffield Sr. and Linda J. Adkins in 1968 at St Joseph's Hospital in the city of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA ^[7]
Vanessa J. Sheffield was born a daughter of Frederick Sheffield Sr. and Linda J Adkins in 1973 at Highland Hospital in the city of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA ^[8]

Fred was a UAW assembler for the Chrysler Corporation from 1967 to 1995 at the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly Plant in the city of Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, USA. He retired with 27 years of service in 1995 due to health.^[9]
Fred had a part-time job as a grave digger at the Garden Prairie Cemetery. This is when all the graves were dug by hand for $75. After some seasons of tough winter grave digs in frozen ground, he asked for $100 per grave, but was denied by the cemetery board. So, he quit.^[10]

Fred was a volunteer for the Garden Prairie Improvement Association. The Improvement Association maintained the Garden Prairie Park, supported the Garden Prairie Chicken Broast,& implemented street lights in the town. It was an early predecessor of small town government for an unincorporated town. Their meetings were held at the Garden Prairie United Church Of Christ. He was president of the Garden Prairie Improvement Association for several years.^[11]
Fred was a volunteer fireman for Boone County Fire Protection District #2 for twenty years.^[12]
Fred was a "farm league" baseball coach for the Garden Prairie Mustangs for a couple years. Team members included his son, Frederick Sheffield Jr..^[13]
Fred and his son Freddie Jr were members of the Y-Indian Guides Program at the YMCA. "Father And Son, Pals Forever"

Fred and his son Freddie Jr were trained in Taekwondo at the Young Hong Karate Institute in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, USA by Grand Master Young Hong. Later, they were also trained by Master Jim Pearson at his dojo in Garden Prairie, Boone, Illinois, USA.

Fred lived with his parents & siblings at Center Township, Aurora County, South Dakota, USA in 1940.^[14]
Fred lived with his parents & siblings at Logan, Beadle, South Dakota, USA in 1945.^[15]
Fred lived with his wife & children at 6633 Garden Prairie Rd, Garden Prairie, Boone, Illinois, United States from 1992 till his death in 1996.^[16]^[17]

Frederick Sheffield Sr. passed away on Aug 11, 1996 in Garden Prairie, Boone County, Illinois.^[18]

Frederick Sheffield Sr. was laid to rest at the Garden Prairie Cemetery, corner of US Hwy 20 & County Line Road, Garden Prairie, Boone County, Illinois, USA^[19]
Pallbearers were fellow firemen from the Boone County Fire Protection District #2, dressed in uniform.^[20]

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"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V19H-4D2 : accessed 07 Nov 2012), Fred Sheffield in household of William Sheffield, Center Township, Aurora, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-4, sheet 2B, family 36, NARA digital publication T627, roll 3847.

"South Dakota, State Census, 1945," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/6P3Q-2T2 : accessed 11 Feb 2014), Freddie Sheifflied, .

United States Social Security Death Index, index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J1TN-Z2R : accessed 07 Nov 2012), Frederick Sheffield, 11 August 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X2K1-8X9 : accessed 11 Feb 2014), Frederick Sheffield and Linda Jean Adkins, 1967.

"United States Public Records Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K1RY-G7J : accessed 11 Feb 2014), Fred Sheffield, 01 Nov 1992.

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing for Michael Sheffield, FTDNA kit #420484 / mitoYDNA kit #T13630, and his 4th cousin once removed, Fred Sheffield, FTDNA kit #B674911 / mitoYDNA kit # T13938 match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 37 markers confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Sheffield. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 71.28%.

Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing for Fred Sheffield, FTDNA kit #B674911 / mitoYDNA kit # T13938, and his 6th cousin once removed, Luke Sheffield, FTDNA kit #86802 / mitoYDNA kit #T13628 match at a Genetic Distance of 2 on 37 markers confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Thomas Sheffield. FTDNA indicates that the probability the two share a common ancestor within the last 8 generations is 71.28%.