Sheldon Charles Shorter

1929 - 1988  (58 years)

• Name	Sheldon Charles Shorter  [1]
  Birth	14 Oct 1929	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1930	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [3]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1935	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1946	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [7]
  Residence	Dec 1948	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [5]
  Military Service	25 Feb 1952  [8]
  Burial	1988	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Death	1 Jun 1988	Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 6, 8]
  Sheldon Charles Shorter Obituary	3 Jun 1988	Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA   [9]
  		Sheldon Charles Shorter Obituary
  Name	S. C. Shorter  [6]
  Name	S. Shorter  [8]
  Name	Sheldon C Shorter  [4]
  Name	Sheldon C Shorter  [3]
  Name	Sheldon C. Shorter  [2]
  Name	Sheldon Shorter  [7]
  Name	Sheldon Shorter  [5]
  Reference Number	5149
  Person ID	I5149	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Floyd Sheldon Shorter,   b. 23 Apr 1907, Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, USA d. Jan 1982, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Vallaballa Marjorie Bartholomew,   b. 24 Aug 1909, Melrose, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 1984 (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	7 Sep 1927	Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F1901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Steve Shorter  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Sandra Shorter  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 3. Shelda Sue Shorter,   b. 9 Jan 1957, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA d. 1 Jun 2007, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA (Age 50 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1929 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Residence - 1935 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Residence - 1946 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Residence - Dec 1948 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Burial - 1988 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA Death - 1 Jun 1988 - Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA Sheldon Charles Shorter Obituary - 3 Jun 1988 - Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Sheldon Charles Shorter Obituary

  
  

• Sources

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