Donald Richard Sheffield (1936 - 2008)

Born 15 Jun 1936 in Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA

Ancestors

Died 30 Nov 2008 at age 72 in Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA

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Biography

Name

Donald Richard Sheffield

Preferred First Name: Don

also known as "Uncle Don"^[1]

Sheffield is an Anglo-Saxon surname. ^[2] English: habitational name from the city in South Yorkshire, so called from the river name Sheaf (from Old English sceað ‘boundary’) + Old English feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’. There are also minor places of the same name in Sussex (from Old English sceap, scip ‘sheep’ + feld) and Berkshire (from Old English sceo ‘shelter’, ‘shed’ + feld), which may have contributed to the surname. ^[3]

Birth

Donald R. Sheffield was born on the 15th of June, 1936 ^[4] in South Dakota to Dena VanderHeiden, age 31, and William Sheffield, age 48.^[5]

Gender is Male. Zodiac sign is Gemini (Twins). Gemini is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri, who were granted shared half-immortality after the death of the mortal brother, Castor.^[6]

Residence

1940

At the age of 3, Don resided with his parents and 5 siblings.

Date: 17th of April, 1940.

Place: Center Township, Aurora County, South Dakota, USA.^[7]

1945

Donald Sheffield lived in Logan Township, Beadle County, South Dakota, in 1945.^[8]

De Smet

Don lived with his wife & family in De Smet, South Dakota, USA.

1993-2008

Don lived with his wife & family in Platte, South Dakota, USA.

Education

Donald Sheffield High School Picture

Donald was a Senior at Mt. Vernon High School in 1955-1956. ^[9]

Marriage

Don & Juanita Sheffield Wedding

Mr. Donald Richard Sheffield married the widow Mrs Juanita Dee (Hamilton) Marcelli in Davison, South Dakota, USA on March 12, 1961, when he was 24 years old.^[10]

Family

Siblings

Sheffield Christmas 1976

His brother Edward "Ed" was born on December 4, 1937, in Geddes, South Dakota, when Donald Richard was 1 year old.

His brother Frederick was born on September 12, 1939, in Stickney, South Dakota, when Donald Richard was 3 years old.

His brother Charles "Chuck" Frank was born on December 21, 1941, in Stickney, South Dakota, when Donald Richard was 5 years old.

His brother Robert "Bob" was born in 1945 when Donald Richard was 9 years old.

His sister Bonnie J was born on September 1, 1946, in South Dakota when Donald Richard was 10 years old.

Children

1st

Donald married Juanita, on the 22nd of March, 1961, at which time Juanita's daughter Kathy Marcelli took on the Sheffield name. Kathy (Sheffield) Guthmiller was 6 years old at the time of the wedding.

2nd

His son Kevin Donald was born on October 5, 1961.

3rd

His son Terry R was born on October 30, 1962.

4th

His son Michael Shawn was born on June 15, 1964.

5th

His son Keith W was born on December 10, 1967.

6th & 7th

Twin Boys were both born on June 12, 1971, and both passed away that same day.

8th

His daughter Jennifer L was born on December 27, 1972.

9th

His daughter Stephanie Colleen was born on January 31, 1974.

Other Family Events

Death of Father

When Don was 22 years old, His father William Everett passed away on July 24, 1958, in Mitchell, South Dakota, at the age of 70.

Death of Brother

His brother John Wesley died in July 1963 in Mount Vernon, South Dakota, when Donald Richard was 27 years old.

Death of Mother

His mother Dena passed away on March 1, 1968, in Mitchell, South Dakota, at the age of 63.

Death of Brother

His brother Frederick died on August 11, 1996, in Garden Prairie, Illinois, when Donald Richard was 60 years old.

Wedding Anniversary

Don and Juanita Sheffield 40th Wedding Anniversary

Juanita D. Hamilton Sheffield and Donald R. Sheffield celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary on the 12th of March, 2001.

Death

Don Sheffield (aged 72) died on the 30th of November, 2008 ^[11] at the Platte Health Center in Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota, USA.^[12]

Visitation

Visitation was held from 4 to 8 PM on Wednesday, the 3rd of December, 2008 with the family present at 7 PM at the Platte Funeral Chapel.^[13]

Funeral

Funeral services were held at 2 PM on Thursday, the 4th of December, 2008 at the Living Word Fellowship in Platte, South Dakota.^[14]

Last Residence

Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota 57369 ^[15]

Sheffield Life Expectancy

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Sheffield life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Sheffield in 1940 was 30, and 73 in 2004.^[16]

Websites

Find A Grave Memorial 81424020, Created by: Becky, Added: 2 Dec 2011.

Sources

• Source: S1 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Repository: #R1 Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1956, Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

"1940 United States Federal Census"

• Source: S2 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Donald R Sheffield in household of William Sheffield, Center Township, Aurora, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2-4, sheet 2B, line 70, family 36, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3847. Repository: #R3

• Source: S3 "Donald R. Sheffield," Obituary, Argus-Leader, 03 Dec 2008, Wednesday, Page 15 Repository: #R2

"South Dakota State Census, 1945"

• Source: S4 "South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch, Donald Sheffield, Logan, Beadle, South Dakota; citing p. , State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,372,063. Repository: #R3

• Source: S5 Ancestry.com. South Dakota, Marriages, 1905-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: South Dakota Department of Health. South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2017. Pierre, SD, USA: South Dakota Department of Health. Repository: #R1

Repositories

• Repository: R1 Ancestry.com. Provo, UT, USA

• Repository: R2 Newspapers.com

• Repository: R3 FamilySearch.org is owned and operated by FamilySearch International, a Utah corporation with its principal offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A. , a nonprofit organization that is affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Footnotes

1. ↑ first hand knowledge by Frederick Sheffield Jr.
2. ↑ Sheffield (surname) From Wikipedia
3. ↑ Sheffield Name Meaning from Ancestry.com
4. ↑ Source: #S1 "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Born: 15 Jun 1936
5. ↑ Source: #S2 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Name: Donald R Sheffield, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1937, Relation to Head of House: Son
6. ↑ Gemini (astrology), From Wikipedia
7. ↑ Source: #S2 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, Name: Donald R Sheffield, Relation to Head of House: Son, Home in 1940: Center, Aurora, South Dakota
8. ↑ Source: #S4 "South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch, Donald Sheffield, Logan, Beadle, South Dakota; Gender: M, Age: 9, Race: White, Birthplace: South Dakota, Birth Year (Estimated): 1936, Father's Birthplace: South Dakota, Mother's Birthplace: South Dakota
9. ↑ Mt. Vernon, Davison Co., SD -- 1955-1956 Students, This list is extracted from the Mt. Vernon High School yearbook, "1956 Hoofbeats".Sheffield, Donald, Senior
10. ↑ Source: #S5 "South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016"Name: Donald Sheffield, Gender: Male, Marriage Age: 24, Birth Date: abt 1937, Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1961, Marriage Place: Davison, South Dakota, USA, Spouse: Juanita Marcelli
11. ↑ Source: #S1 "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Died:30 Nov 2008.
12. ↑ Source: #S3 "Donald Sheffield," Obituary, Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Died:30 Nov 2008, Place: Platte Health Center
13. ↑ Source: #S3 "Donald Sheffield," Obituary, Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Visitation
14. ↑ Source: #S3 "Donald Sheffield," Obituary, Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Funeral Services
15. ↑ Source: #S1 "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014," Name: Donald R. Sheffield, Last Residence: (zip code: 57369) Platte, Charles Mix, South Dakota
16. ↑ Sheffield Life Expectancy from Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Frederick Sheffield for starting this profile.

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