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Family History & Genealogy

The Sheridan Family

121 documented Sheridan ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

121Documented ancestors
1860Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Sheridan

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

Documented families

Sheridan families we’ve reconstructed

Real Sheridan family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.

Thomas H. Sheridan1860 – 1918
Pope County, Illinois → Hutsonville, Illinois
Thomas H. Sheridan Fanny Throgmorton
childrenJosiah Sheridan
A History of Johnson County, Illinois (1925)
See the full Sheridan family →
Margaret Sheridand. 1911
New York City, New York → Audubon County, Iowa
Margaret Sheridan John McCarthy
The documented line

Sheridan ancestors in the record

Deceased Sheridan ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Thomas H. Sheridan, about 1860 in Pope County, Illinois. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Thomas H. Sheridan
1860 – 1918
Pope County, Illinois
m. Fanny Throgmorton
George T Sheridan
1870 – 1970
Iowa
Jessie Sheridan
1879 – 1972
Iowa
Eugene Sheridan
1881 – 1966
Iowa
Louie Sheridan
1882 – 1954
Iowa
John Sheridan
1883 – 1966
Iowa
Catherine Sheridan
1883 – 1970
Iowa
Louise Sheridan
1883 – 1971
Iowa
Francis Sheridan
1886 – 1965
Iowa
Farrell Sheridan
1886 – 1965
Iowa
R Sheridan
1888 – 1986
Iowa
Frank Sheridan
1888 – 1975
Iowa
Anne Sheridan
1888 – 1974
Iowa
Madge Sheridan
1889 – 1976
Iowa
Goldie Sheridan
1889 – 1972
Iowa
Belle Sheridan
1889 – 1975
Iowa
John Sheridan
1890 – 1969
Iowa
Paul Sheridan
1891 – 1972
Iowa
John Sheridan
1891 – 1968
Iowa
Don Sheridan
1892 – 1965
Iowa
Harold Sheridan
1892 – 1965
Iowa
Philip Sheridan
1892 – 1965
Iowa
Leonard T Sheridan
1892 – 1967
Iowa
Julia Sheridan
1892 – 1971
Iowa
Stella Sheridan
1893 – 1990
Iowa
Hester Sheridan
1893 – 1977
Iowa
Bessie Sheridan
1893 – 1976
Iowa
Loyal Sheridan
1893 – 1974
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Helen Sheridan
1894 – 1978
Iowa
Kathryn Sheridan
1894 – 1966
Iowa
William Sheridan
1895 – 1976
Iowa
Ronald Sheridan
1895 – 1977
Iowa
George Sheridan
1895 – 1972
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Lucile Sheridan
1895 – 1973
Iowa
Mary Sheridan
1895 – 1971
Iowa
Cecilia Sheridan
1896 – 1987
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Arthur Sheridan
1896 – 1986
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John Sheridan
1897 – 1952
Iowa
Mary J Sheridan
1897 – 1973
Iowa
Erma V Sheridan
1899 – 1990
Iowa
Carroll Sheridan
1900 – 1981
Iowa
H H Sheridan
1901 – 1994
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Nellie Sheridan
1901 – 1981
Iowa
Genevieve Sheridan
1902 – 1991
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Mary Sheridan
1903 – 1977
Iowa
Anna M Sheridan
1903 – 1995
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Daniel Sheridan
1904 – 1986
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Kermit Sheridan
1904 – 1973
Iowa
Vincent Sheridan
1906 – 1979
Iowa
Cornelia H Sheridan
1907 – 1997
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Bernard W Sheridan
1908 – 1992
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Virginia C Sheridan
1908 – 1996
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James P Sheridan
1909 – 1992
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Helen Sheridan
1910 – 1974
Iowa
Olga A Sheridan
1910 – 1992
Iowa
Geraldine T Sheridan
1910 – 2003
Iowa
Merle Sheridan
1910 – 1972
Iowa
Margaret Sheridan
d. 1911
New York City, New York
m. John McCarthy
Eunice Sheridan
1911 – 1972
Iowa
Phillip E Sheridan
1911 – 1995
Iowa
Charles Sheridan
1911 – 1982
Iowa
Madge V Sheridan
1912 – 1995
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John Sheridan
1913 – 1973
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Faye W Sheridan
1913 – 1993
Iowa
John J Sheridan
1913 – 1994
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Charles Sheridan
1913 – 1974
Iowa
Margaret M Sheridan
1913 – 2004
Iowa
John P Sheridan
1913 – 1990
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Florence Sheridan
1914 – 1986
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George Sheridan
1914 – 1983
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Peter Sheridan
1914 – 2007
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Anastasia M Sheridan
1915 – 2001
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Phyllis Sheridan
1916 – 2009
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Phillip J Sheridan
1916 – 1997
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Vincent Sheridan
1916 – 1983
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Merle E Sheridan
1918 – 2005
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Edward M Sheridan
1918 – 2001
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Mary Sheridan
1918 – 1980
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Edmund Sheridan
1918 – 1985
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Gladys C Sheridan
1918 – 2008
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John J Sheridan
1919 – 1998
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Harold P Sheridan
1919 – 1994
Iowa
Max E Sheridan
1920 – 2007
Iowa
David Sheridan
1921 – 1967
Iowa
Don S Sheridan
1921 – 1991
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Grace Sheridan
1921 – 1990
Iowa
Robert H Sheridan
1921 – 2004
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Joseph H Sheridan
1921 – 2001
Iowa
Paul J Sheridan
1921 – 2001
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Mary Jo Sheridan
1922 – 2004
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Arlene Sheridan
1923 – 1986
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Elaine Sheridan
1924 – 1972
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Margean Sheridan
1924 – 1975
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Claude L Sheridan
1924 – 2009
Iowa
E J Sheridan
1925 – 1999
Iowa
Clarence Sheridan
1925 – 1992
Iowa
Loris D Sheridan
1927 – 2004
Iowa
Robert W Sheridan
1927 – 1996
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Donald A Sheridan
1928 – 1997
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Doris Sheridan
1930 – 1973
Iowa
Robert M Sheridan
1931 – 2002
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Paul Sheridan
1931 – 1979
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Florence Sheridan
1932 – 1976
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Dwight H Sheridan
1933 – 2006
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K J Sheridan
1934 – 2002
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James Sheridan
1937 – 1985
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Ronald Sheridan
1939 – 1976
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Michael E Sheridan
1940 – 1995
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John R Sheridan
1940 – 2011
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Daniel G Sheridan
1941 – 1996
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Judith Sheridan
1942 – 1992
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Thomas Sheridan
1943 – 1979
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Barbara M Sheridan
1944 – 2011
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Michael G Sheridan
1946 – 2007
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Thomas M Sheridan
1949 – 2008
Iowa
Patrick E Sheridan
1950 – 2006
Iowa
Thomas R Sheridan
1953 – 2012
Iowa
Mark D Sheridan
1953 – 2008
Iowa
Rocksanna L Sheridan
1961 – 2011
Iowa
Jacqueline L Sheridan
1966 – 2001
Iowa
Dean R Sheridan
2009 – 2010
Iowa
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Common questions

Sheridan genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Sheridan surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Sheridan family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1860. Most Sheridan lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Sheridan family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Sheridan family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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