 1826 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
William R Wheeler |
| Birth |
15 Apr 1826 |
Perry Co., Ind.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I24830 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
24 Dec 2002 |
| Family |
Mary Jane Hall, b. 1831, Adyeville, Ind d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
4 Dec 1851 |
Perry Co., Ind. [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. James Thomas Wheeler, b. Abt 1854, Adyeville, Perry Co., Ind. d. Abt 1887 (Age 33 years) |
| | 2. Margaret Wheeler, b. 1858, Adyeville, Ind. d. 1908 (Age 50 years) |
| | 3. Alice E. Wheeler, b. 1863 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. John T. Wheeler, b. 25 Oct 1867, Adyeville, Ind. d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Homer Henderson Wheeler, b. 8 Nov 1872, Adyeville, Perry Co., Ind. d. 3 Jul 1945, Philadelphie, PA (Age 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5798 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
was reared by his oldest sister after his mother died. He received a limited education. In the 1850 Census, he was working on a farm near his father's owned by Adam Hemasman. He was a prosperous farmer and a stock-raiser. He owned 280 acres of good land, well improved.
In 1860, Isom Strapleton, John Stapleton, William Wheeler, Godman Hall and James Hall lived on adjoining farms in Clark Twp, Perry Co., Indiana.
| "History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana - Clark Township" |
( by Goodspeed Bros. & Co. - published in 1885)
William R. Wheeler, of Clark Township, was born in Perry Co., Ind., April 15, 1826. He is the third son in a family of seven; George T., James, William R., Foster A., Harriet (who married William A. Robinson), Charlotte (who married Stephen Shoemaker), Martha A. (who married Arad Criss), born to Thomas and Sarah (Stapleton) Wheeler, both natives of Kentucky. They were among the first settlers of Perry County and remained here until their deaths, and were consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father was a cooper by trade, and an honest man. Our subject was reared by his oldest sister, and remained with her until of age, receiving a limited education, his mother having died when he was but three years old. He was united in marriage to Miss Mary J., daughter of James and Sarah (Taylor) Hull, December 4, 1851, and to this union seven children have been born, five now living: James T., Maggie A. (who married Samson Cox), Alice E. (who married Louis Sumner), John T. and Homer B. Mr. Wheeler is a prosperous farmer and stock-raiser, and owns 280 acres of good land well improved. He is a Republican in politics, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. He is well known throughout the county and esteemed by his neighbors. Mr. Wheeler was a tanner by trade, which he followed for over twenty years in Perry County. |
| Census: 1860 Clark Twp, Perry Co., Indiana | | name | age | occupation | born in | | | Jessy Miles | 25 | Farm laborer | Indiana | | | Alex Miles | 21 | Domestic | Indiana | | | Jonathan Miles | 4/12 | Indiana | | | | William R. Wheeler | 34 | Farmer | | Indiana | | Mary I Wheeler | 28 | Indiana | | | | James T. Wheeler | 5 | Indiana | | | | Margre Wheeler | 3 | | Indiana | |
| Census: 1870 Clark Twp, Perry Co., Indiana | | name | age | occupation | born in | | William R. Wheeler | 44 | Farmer | Indiana | | Mary J. Wheeler | 31 | Keeping House | Indiana | | James T. Wheeler | 15 | Farm Laborer | Indiana | | Margaret H. Wheeler | 12 | At Home | Indiana | | Alice E. Wheeler | 6 | At Home | Indiana | | John T. Wheeler | 2 | At Home | Indiana |
| 1880 Census Perry Co., Indiana | | name | relation | age | born in | father born | mother born | | | William R. Wheeler | self | 54 | IN | KY | -- | | | Mary J. Wheeler | wife | 49 | IN | KY | IN | | | Alice E. Wheeler | dau | 16 | IN | | | | | John L. Wheeler | son | 12 | IN | | | | | Homer H. Wheeler | son | 8 | IN | | | |
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| For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site |
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| Sources |
- [S1128] Indiana Marriages 1850-1920, (Indiana Works Progress Administration 1941).
Perry County, Indiana Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume II Letters H t
Perry County, Book 1, page 579
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