John Sheets
(1829-1869)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mahala Fast

John Sheets 2

  • Born: 29 June 1829 2
  • Marriage (1): Mahala Fast on 17 December 1848 1
  • Died: 19 November 1869 at age 40 2
  • Buried: After 19 November 1869, Rockford, OH
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:



• He was buried after 19 November 1869 in the Roebuck Cemetery in Rockford, OH.

John's gravestone is a slant-faced short column type monument of gray marble. The base is also gray marble with the name SHEETS carved in relief. The inscription on the top face of the column reads "John Sheets, Born June 29, 1829, Died Nov. 19, 1869, Aged 40y 4m 20d, Company F - 55th Ohio Infantry".

Find A Grave Memorial #143810557
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John married Mahala Fast, daughter of Jacob Fast and Sarah Springer, on 17 December 1848.1 (Mahala Fast was born on 11 September 1832 in Ohio,3 4 died on 13 December 1903 4 and was buried after 13 December 1903 in Rockford, OH 4.)
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Sources

1 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

2 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143810557.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Center Township, Mercer County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 181, p. 360D, dwelling 151, family 155, Mahala Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1048.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=143810806.

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