Hannah Sheldon 
Hannah was born on March 4th, 1840 in Ravenstone, Leicestershire, England. Hannah's father was Thomas Sheldon and her mother was UNKNOWN Mary. She had two brothers and two sisters, named George, William, Eliza and Ann. She was the second oldest of the five children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named William and Sarah. She died at the age of 42 on November 3rd, 1882 in Illinois. She was buried in 1882 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois.General Notes
Alias:<ALIA> /Shelden/
Cause of Death:<CAUS> Periscope of the bowel (?Appendicitis)
Custom Field:<_FA#> 188211/02 listed as death date by City Hall El Paso,Illinois
According to Dorothy Miesse letter:
" Grandmother Hannah Sheldon Sutton and her sister Eliza Sheldon Clifford
came from England-landed in Philadelphia and stayed at Pottstown PA for a
couple of years before coming out here to cousin old Sam Potts at
Pottstown,Il."
Per 1880 Woodford County,Ill Census:
Hannah is listed as "Annie age 40"
Evergreen Cemetery records give date of death as 11/02/1882 while family
records state Nov 3, 1882.
Hannah and Samuel were married in a religious ceremony on May 3rd, 1865 in Peoria County, Illinois.1 They had five sons and two daughters, named George Sheldon, Samuel Critton, Franklin Thomas, William Fenton, Edwin Percival, Anna Eliza and Mary Margaret.
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Children
George Sheldon Sutton
George Sheldon was born on May 30th, 1866 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. He died after 1930 in Omaha,Nebraska.
Samuel Critton Sutton
Samuel Critton was born on April 6th, 1868 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. He died at the age of 82 on February 23rd, 1951 in Colorado.
Franklin Thomas Sutton
Franklin Thomas was born on April 21st, 1870 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. He died at the age of 60 on November 9th, 1930 in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota.
Anna Eliza Sutton
Anna Eliza was born on July 14th, 1872 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. She died at the age of 53 on January 2nd, 1926 in Yates City, Knox County, Illinois.
Mary Margaret Sutton
Mary Margaret was born on September 15th, 1874 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. She died at the age of 75 on August 25th, 1950 in Peoria, Illinois. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois.
William Fenton Sutton
William Fenton was born on December 5th, 1877 in El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. He died at the age of 73 on June 20th, 1951 in St. Luke's Hospital, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. He was buried in 1951 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois.
Edwin Percival Sutton
Edwin Percival was born on April 3rd, 1880 in Sutton Farm, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois. He died at the age of 82 on December 15th, 1962 in Kirkton Nursing Home, Minonk, Illinois. He was buried on December 17th, 1962 in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, Woodford County, Illinois.
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