Lydia Melvina (Goff) Shelden (1841-1925) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

Lydia Melvina Shelden formerly Goff aka Fleming

Born 1 Dec 1841 in Lake County, IN

Ancestors

Daughter of Ephraim Goff and Mary (Reed) Goff

Sister of Mary S. (Goff) Smith, James R. R. Goff, Lucinda Jane Goff, Sarah M. (Goff) Perrin, Rachel M. (Goff) Zuvers, Ephraim E. Goff, Athena Eliza (Goff) Johnson, Hannah A. Goff, Phebe Jane (Goff) Slade, Nancy Martha C. (Goff) Staff and George Perry Goff

Wife of Truman Chapin Shelden — married 18 Mar 1860 in Lake County, IN

Wife of Andrew Ulysses Grant Fleming — married 23 Jul 1891 in Decatur County, IA

Descendants

Mother of Mary Samantha (Shelden) Skinner, Nathan Alonzo Shelden, Sarah Adaline (Shelden) Jackson, Frances Jane (Shelden) Fleming, Harriet Mae (Shelden) Dunbar, Rosa A. Shelden, Virginia Shelden, Marinda Alma (Shelden) Jackson, Edith Birdie (Shelden) Gibson and Rachel Grace (Shelden) Bogard

Died 18 Mar 1925 at age 83 in Greeley, Weld County, CO

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Biography

1870 Census age 28 with husband Truman 34 Sheldon
1886 Jan 20 Lydia's husband Truman Sheldon died in a tragic accident.
1891 Jul 23 Lydia married Andrew Grant Fleming
1895 IA Census IA age 53 with husband Andrew G age 27 Fleming with two of Lydia's daughters, Edith 14 and Rachel 11
Between 1895 and 1900 Lydia and Andrew divorce
1900 Census IA age 55 with two daughters
1925 Mar 18 death in Greeley, CO US She is buried in the Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, CO.

Sources

Year: 1870; residence Monroe Twp., Ringgold County, IA; 1880 residence Monroe Twp., Ringgold County, IA; 1900 residence Grand River Twp., Decatur County, IA; 1910 residence Greeley Ward 2, Precinct 7, Weld County, CO; 1920 residence Greeley Ward 1, Precinct 3, Weld County, CO* Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand River, Decatur, Iowa; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240428
"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, her first marriage record, Find A Grave, U.S. census returns.
Year:1925; Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #49063268 (accessed 1 April 2024)
Memorial page for Lydia Melvina Goff Shelden (1 Dec 1841-18 Mar 1925), citing Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA (plot: Blk K, lot R1, spc 23); Maintained by Janet Merck (contributor 47239635).

The Dunbar Family History of Robert Dunbar (1773-1831) and Descendants of His Ten Children, Vol 1. pg 34

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lydia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lydia: