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Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA

Tree: Nederlandse voorouders

Notes:
Sheldon is a city in Iowa, along the Floyd River. The population was 4,914 at the 2000 census. This makes it the largest city in O'Brien County. A small portion of the community rests in Sioux County.



Demographics



As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 4,914 people, 2,006 households, and 1,285 families residing in the city. The population density was 432.2/km² (1,119.6/mi²). There were 2,126 housing units at an average density of 187.0/km² (484.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.48% White, 0.43% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.77% Asian, 0.81% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population.



There were 2,006 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.96.



In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.



The median income for a household in the city was $34,058, and the median income for a family was $43,346. Males had a median income of $31,026 versus $20,604 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,254. About 3.6% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.



History and culture



Sheldon was founded in 1872 and named after the railroad man Israel Sheldon. It was early a strategic location on the rail for businesses from as far away as Minneapolis and Omaha. Today, the city is at the crossroads of Iowa Highway 60 and U.S. Highway 18. In 1961, the city made headlines when it was revealed that Burnice Geiger had embezzled more than two million dollars from her father's bank. Today, the city is most known for its annual display of marigolds and the moniker of its local schools' athletic teams - the ORABS. Sheldon High School also hosts the Sheldon High School Summer Theatre program. Sheldon is the home of Northwest Iowa Community College and Village Northwest Unlimited. Sheldon, Iowa was briefly mentioned in the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road. (Shelton, Iowa is mentioned on page 18 as the place that Eddie hates ever since he stepped out on the platform to smoke, but there is no reference to Sheldon.)

Birth

Matches 1 to 19 of 19

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID	Tree
1	Boone, Dorthena Beth	Wed 09 Mar 1921	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203719	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Pekelder, Arika	1889	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262412	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Pekelder, Clara	1898	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262416	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Pekelder, Gerrit	1892	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262414	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Pekelder, Otto	1891	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262413	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Pekelder, Robert	1895	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262415	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Postma, Mary	1907	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203711	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Tammes, Alida	Mon 08 Feb 1909	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350487	Nederlandse voorouders
9	Tammes, Gepka	Sat 19 Aug 1911	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350488	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Tammes, Herman	Thu 10 Oct 1918	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350492	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Tammes, Herman	Tue 13 Nov 1923	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350495	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Tammes, Jacoba	Mon 14 Apr 1913	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350490	Nederlandse voorouders
13	van der Veur, Arentina	Tue 24 Dec 1912	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203802	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Wildeman, Marlys Mae	Dec 1938	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350506	Nederlandse voorouders
15	Zuiderweg, Arentina	Tue 26 Nov 1901	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203705	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Zuiderweg, Garmt	Dec 1898	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203704	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Zuiderweg, Jeannette	Fri 02 Feb 1900	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203708	Nederlandse voorouders
18	Zuiderweg, John Jr	Mon 05 Jan 1903	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203706	Nederlandse voorouders
19	Zuiderweg, Koert	Sat 17 Dec 1904	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203707	Nederlandse voorouders

Death

Matches 1 to 28 of 28

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID	Tree
1	Boerhave, Roelf Freerks	Yes, date unknown	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I597091	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Boone, Andries H	Wed 29 Dec 1982	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203709	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Drenth, Jennie	Sun 05 Oct 2003	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I731495	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Drenth, Mary	Tue 19 Mar 2002	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I731497	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Epkes, Efa	Tue 02 Jun 1959	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350486	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Hendriks, Bert	Wed 13 Jan 1988	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I320210	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Howen, Antje	1937	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350484	Nederlandse voorouders
8	de Jonge, Arentina	Aft 1907	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203266	Nederlandse voorouders
9	van Meeteren, Ralph	Wed 09 May 1990	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I731498	Nederlandse voorouders
10	Moorlag, Gertrude	Fri 26 Aug 1977	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I321474	Nederlandse voorouders
11	Mulder, William D.	Thu 19 Jan 1961	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I321482	Nederlandse voorouders
12	Pekelder, Dina	1971	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262410	Nederlandse voorouders
13	Pekelder, Robert	1981	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262415	Nederlandse voorouders
14	Postma, Zeena	Tue 08 Sep 1992	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I320211	Nederlandse voorouders
15	Remmerde, Maria Bardina	Sun 12 Jan 1958	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I800572	Nederlandse voorouders
16	Schuring, Aaltje	Fri 15 Mar 1935	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I262402	Nederlandse voorouders
17	Speelman, Jan	Thu 22 Feb 1962	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I621239	Nederlandse voorouders
18	Tammes, Alida	Mon 10 Sep 1945	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350487	Nederlandse voorouders
19	Tammes, Harmannus	Thu 10 Mar 1932	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350481	Nederlandse voorouders
20	Tammes, Hendrik	1941	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350482	Nederlandse voorouders
21	Tammes, Herman	Fri 11 Apr 1924	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350492	Nederlandse voorouders
22	Tammes, Herman	Sun 08 Feb 1931	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350495	Nederlandse voorouders
23	Tammes, Jacoba	Sat 08 Dec 1990	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350490	Nederlandse voorouders
24	Wildeman, Marlys Mae	Apr 1940	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350506	Nederlandse voorouders
25	Wildeman, Peter	Wed 06 Jan 1993	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350505	Nederlandse voorouders
26	van Woudenberg, Maria Jeannette	Mon 06 Jan 1964	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I621242	Nederlandse voorouders
27	Zuiderweg, Garmt	Wed 13 May 1925	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203265	Nederlandse voorouders
28	Zuiderweg, Jeannette	Fri 25 Jul 1975	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203708	Nederlandse voorouders

Burial

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID	Tree
1	Boerhave, Maria Henderika		Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I597084	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Kiel, Steffen	Wed 23 May 1945	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I321159	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Kroese, Joe Herman		Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I350504	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Zuiderweg, Jeannette	Tue 29 Jul 1975	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	I203708	Nederlandse voorouders

Marriage

Matches 1 to 8 of 8

	Family	Marriage		Family ID	Tree
1	Boone / Zuiderweg	Thu 22 Jan 1920	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F81117	Nederlandse voorouders
2	Dekkinga / Tammes	Tue 10 Nov 1942	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137601	Nederlandse voorouders
3	Drenth / Tammes	Wed 04 Mar 1936	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137599	Nederlandse voorouders
4	Kiel / Mouw	Fri 12 Feb 1909	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F125320	Nederlandse voorouders
5	Tammes / Epkes	Thu 25 Feb 1909	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137593	Nederlandse voorouders
6	Tammes / Hallan	Fri 12 Jun 1942	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137597	Nederlandse voorouders
7	Tammes / Laan	1925	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137596	Nederlandse voorouders
8	Wildeman / Tammes	Mon 31 Aug 1931	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F137600	Nederlandse voorouders

Huwelijksfeit

Matches 1 to 1 of 1

	Family	Huwelijksfeit		Family ID	Tree
1	Pekelder / Schuring	1888	Sheldon, O'Brien County, Iowa, USA	F103720	Nederlandse voorouders