Brief Life History of Joshua
When Joshua Wheeler was born in December 1801, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, Joshua Wheeler, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Brown, was 25. He married Sarah A. VanBebber in 1831, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greene, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Macoupin, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 January 1873, in Scottville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Scottville West Cemetery, Scottville Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Joshua Wheeler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joshua Wheeler, "United States Census, 1860"
- Josiah Wheeler in entry for Sarah Elizabeth Drake, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
Spouse and Children
1801–1873 Male
1800–1894 Female
Children (11)
1822–1904 Male
1824–1904 Female
1826–1887 Male
1829–1901 Male
1831–1917 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1803
Age 2
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 11
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.
History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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