Shelden, Francis F

Shelden, Francis F., a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Monroe County, N.Y., March 16, 1814, admitted on trial by the Indiana Conference in 1840, and filled the following appointments: Noblesville, Franklin, Versailles, Greenfield, Belleville, Springville, and Leesville. In 18484, owing to declining health he received a superannuated relation and died Jan. 16, 1850. Mr. Shelden , was a good English scholar, possessed an investigating mind, and was a fluent preacher. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 4, 533.