 1787 - 1857 (70 years)
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| Name |
Thomas Wheeler [1] |
| Birth |
1787 |
Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1857 |
Perry Co., Ind. |
| Person ID |
I26042 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
4 Apr 2004 |
| Family 1 |
Sarah Stapleton, b. 1795, Kentucky d. 1829, Perry Co., Indiana (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage |
8 Aug 1809 |
Breckenridge Co., KY. |
| Children |
| | 1. George T. Wheeler, b. 1815, KY d. Abt 1877, Indiana (Age 62 years) |
| | 2. James Wheeler, b. Abt 1820, Perry Co., IN d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. William R Wheeler, b. 15 Apr 1826, Perry Co., Ind. d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Foster Armstrong Wheeler, b. 20 Nov 1829 d. 11 May 1914, Perry Co., IN (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F7169 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
| Family 3 |
Jemima Robinson, b. 1817 d. Yes, date unknown |
| Children |
| | 1. George Burton Wheeler, b. Abt 1838 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Elizabeth Wheeler, b. 1840, Perry Co., IN d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 3. Emily I. Wheeler, b. 1844, Perry Co., IN d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Marion Wheeler, b. 1848, Perry Co., IN d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Horace B. Wheeler, b. 1850 d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F7171 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
came from Breckenridge Co., Kentucky. They were among the first settlers of Perry Co., Indiana and remained there until their deaths. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Thomas was a Cooper by trade and was said to be an honest man.
Their marriage bond was signed by a John Stapleton.
Thomas and Sarah were among the early members of The Methodist Church at Rome, Ind. which was organized in 1819.
| History of Perry County by Thomas James de la Hunt 1916 - page 274 |
Active Methodists in the same locality were Thomas and Sarah (Stapleton) Wheeler, both natives Kentucky, through whose seven children an extensive progeny is the result, the third generation having scattered into other localities, some of its members having attained special prominence in medical circles of Indianapolis. |
| 1850 Census Perry Co. Indiana | | Thomas Wheeler | 63 | Farmer | Maryland | | Jemima Wheeler | 33 | | Indiana | | Armonstrong Wheeler | 20 | | Indiana | | Sarah Wheeler | 17 | | Indiana | | Synthia Wheeler | 16 | | Indiana | | G Burton Wheeler | 12 | | Indiana | | Elizabeth Wheeler | 10 | | Indiana | | Emily A Wheeler | 6 | | Indiana | | Marion Wheeler | 2 | | Indiana | | Nancy Stilwell | 15 | | Indiana |
| Census: 1860 Perry Co. Tobin Twp, Indiana | | Jemimah Wheeler | 42 | Farming | Indiana | | Elizabeth Wheeler | 19 | Domestic | Indiana | | Marion Wheeler | 11 | | Indiana | | Horace B. Wheeler | 7 | Indiana | | | George B. Wheeler | 28 | Farmer | Indiana (adjoining farm) |
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| For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site |
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| Sources |
- [S838] Brenda Wheeler, Kentucky Roots - Wheeler, (http://www.bardstown.com/~jwheeler/index.html).
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