Sheffield Family History & Genealogy

Ruth Sheffield of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County, California was born on November 21, 1906, and died at age 68 years old in December 1974.

Ruth A Sheffield of Corona, Lincoln County, NM was born on April 4, 1934, and died at age 66 years old on February 22, 2001. Ruth Sheffield was buried on February 25, 2001 at sheffield ranch in Corona.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barbara (Dickerson).

Maurice Niles Sheffield of Las Vegas, Clark County, NV was born on April 26, 1935. He was married to Barbara (Dickerson), and died at age 74 years old on September 1, 2009. Maurice Sheffield was buried at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section A3 Row A Site 91 1900 Buchanan Blvd., in Boulder City.

R Chyna (Williams) Sheffield was born on March 15, 1997 in Starkville, Mississippi United States to Nancey LaVern Williams and Roger Lenn Williams, and has siblings J Ryder Williams and C Hunter Williams. R Williams married Jacob Anthony Sheffield on July 17, 2021 in Rainbow City, Etowah County, Alabama. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember R Chyna (Williams).

Jacob Anthony Sheffield was born on September 17, 1997. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jacob Anthony Sheffield.

Johnny Sheffield Born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan, April 11, 1931, Pasadena, California, U.S. Died October 15, 2010 (aged 79) Chula Vista, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1939–1955 Spouse(s) Patricia Sheffield (1959–2010) (his death) 3 children Johnny Sheffield (born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan, April 11, 1931 – October 15, 2010) was an American child actor who, between 1939 and 1947, played Boy in the Tarzan film series and, between 1949 and 1955, played Bomba the Jungle Boy. Early life Sheffield was born John Matthew Sheffield Cassan in Pasadena, California, the second child of actor Reginald Sheffield and Louise Van Loon (January 21, 1905 – April 14, 1987). His older sister was Mary Alice Sheffield Cassan and his younger brother was William Hart Sheffield Cassan (actor Billy Sheffield). His father was himself a former juvenile performer when he came to the United States from his native England. His mother, a native of New York City, was a Vassar College graduate with a liberal arts education who loved books and lectured widely. In 1938, Sheffield became a child star after he was cast in the juvenile lead of a West Coast production of the highly successful Broadway play On Borrowed Time, which starred Dudley Digges and featured Victor Moore as Gramps. Sheffield played the role of Pud, a long role for a child. He later went to New York as a replacement and performed the role on Broadway. Tarzan and other films The following year, his father read an article in The Hollywood Reporter that asked, "Have you a Tarzan Jr. in your backyard?" He believed he did and set up an interview. MGM was searching for a suitable youngster to play the adopted son of Tarzan in its next jungle movie with stars Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan. When he was 7 years old, Sheffield was taken to an audition where Weissmuller chose him over more than 300 juvenile actors interviewed for the part of "Boy" in Tarzan Finds a Son (1939). In that same year, Sheffield appeared in the Busby Berkeley movie musical Babes in Arms with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, classmates of his at the studio school. He appeared with many other performers over the years, including Jeanette MacDonald, Pat O'Brien, Cesar Romero, Ronald Reagan, and Beverly Garland. He played the childhood version of the title character in Knute Rockne, All American, perhaps the most prestigious film in which he had a role. Sheffield played Boy in three Tarzan movies at MGM, and in another five after the star, Weissmuller, and production of the movie series moved to RKO. Brenda Joyce played Jane in the last three Tarzan movies in which Sheffield appeared. Bomba and Bantu After he outgrew the role of Boy, the teenaged Sheffield went on to star in his own jungle movie series for Allied Artists. In 1949, he made Bomba, the Jungle Boy with co-star Peggy Ann Garner. In all, he appeared as Bomba 12 times, more than any other character he portrayed. Sheffield appeared in his last movie, as Bomba, in 1955. He then made a pilot for a television series, Bantu the Zebra Boy, which was created, produced, and directed by his father, Reginald Sheffield. Although the production values were high compared to other TV jungle shows of the day, a sponsor was not found and the show was never produced as a weekly series. Post-Hollywood careers Sheffield decided to leave the industry and enrolled in college to further his education. He lived and worked for a time in Arizona. John and Patricia Sheffield were married in 1959 in Yuma, Arizona. They had three children: Patrick, Stewart, and Regina. After leaving show business, Sheffield completed a business degree at UCLA. Turning his attention to other fields, he involved himself variously in farming, real estate, and construction. For a time, he was a representative for the Santa Monica Seafood Company importing lobsters from Baja California in Mexico. In his later years, Johnny Sheffield lived in Southern California where he wrote articles about his Hollywood years and sold copies of the TV pilot Bantu, the Zebra Boy on video. Death Sheffield's wife, Patty, said that he fell from a ladder while pruning a palm tree. Though his injuries seemed minor, he died of a heart attack four hours later on October 15, 2010, in Chula Vista, California, aged 79.

David Paul Sheffield of CO was born circa 1985. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Paul Sheffield.

Lexi Mae Sheffield of Colorado United States was born on May 10, 2010 in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX to David Paul Sheffield and Kelly Kita Sheffield. Lexi Sheffield has siblings Kaylee Lynn Moore, Lacey Kita Sheffield, and Leia Christine Sheffield.

Kelly Kita (Kita) Sheffield of TX was born on January 15, 1985 in McAllen, Hidalgo County to Thomas John Kita. She has a brother Thomas John Kita Jr.. Kelly was baptized at Bulverde Baptist Church in Bulverde, Comal County. She married Roy James Moore in November 2003, and they were married until Roy's death in October 2020. They had a child Kaylee Lynn Moore. She married David Paul Sheffield on November 12, 2009 in Kendall County, TX. They had children Kaylee Lynn Moore, Lexi Mae Sheffield, Lacey Kita Sheffield, and Leia Christine Sheffield. She also married David Paul Sheffield. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kelly Kita Sheffield.

Hobert H Sheffield Sr. of Douglasville, Douglas County, GA was born on August 23, 1925, and died at age 69 years old on August 6, 1995.

Elmo E Sheffield of Perry, Ralls County, MO was born on October 22, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on April 25, 2010.

Myrtle L Sheffield of Houston, Harris County, TX was born on March 14, 1911. Myrtle Sheffield was married to Ernest L. Sheffield on December 30, 1984 in Harris County, TX, and died at age 77 years old on July 1, 1988.

Hunter D Sheffield of Johnson City, Washington County, TN was born on August 8, 1916, and died at age 83 years old on March 27, 2000.

Leonard B Sheffield of Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia was born on November 12, 1920, and died at age 63 years old in August 1984.

Leonard P Sheffield of Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina was born on February 11, 1911, and died at age 73 years old in October 1984.

Sherard C Sheffield of Kingsland, Camden County, GA was born on May 1, 1917, and died at age 76 years old on January 23, 1994.

Gary Sheffield of Huntington Station, Suffolk County, NY was born on April 12, 1911, and died at age 57 years old in January 1969.

Mildred L Sheffield of Splendora, Montgomery County, TX was born on March 17, 1919, and died at age 74 years old on November 26, 1993.

Beverly S Sheffield of Austin, Travis County, TX was born on March 7, 1913, and died at age 86 years old on December 10, 1999.