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 1831 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
William C. Wheeler |
| Birth |
25 Sep 1831 |
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Male |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Person ID |
I57907 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Dec 2002 |
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| "History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties, Indiana - Tobin Township" by Goodspee | | d Bros. & Co. - published in 1885 WILLIAM C. WHEELER, an early pioneer of Perry County, was born September 25, 1831. His father, James Wheeler, was a native of Breckenridge County, Ky. He came to Indiana and married Sarah Claycomb, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he was the father of six sons and five daughters. He lived on a farm near Rome, where he died, April 15, 1864. His widow survived him until March 7, 1872, when she died at the age of seventy-three. William C. remained at home working on the farm until attaining his majority, after which he was engaged in flat-boating for a number of years. May 15, 1856, he married Artamissa Robinson, a native of the county, and soon after located on a famr of forty acres, which his wife inherited. He has since added to this 220 acres, and now has one of the best farms in the township. Mr. Wheeler has seen Perry County transformed from a forest into a beautiful farming country, and the log-hut replaced by good substantial dwellings. During the Rebellion, he was a strong Union man, and was Captain of the Home Guards. He is now a Republican, and himself and wife are members of the Universalist Church. They have three children now living, named Clarence, Laranee D., and Elmer. |
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d. 5 May 1864, Kentucky