Sarah A. VanBebber

Brief Life History of Sarah A.

When Sarah A. VanBebber was born on 21 February 1800, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Van Bebber Sr., was 33 and her mother, Hannah Hoover, was 32. She married Joshua Wheeler in 1831, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Greene, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Scottville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 6 August 1894, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Scottville, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Wheeler
1801–1873
Sarah A. VanBebber
1800–1894
Marriage: 1831
James Richard Wheeler
1822–1904
Green W. aka Thomas Wheeler
1836–1906
William R. Wheeler
1840–1883
Jordon Wheeler
1851–
Mary Ann Wheeler
1824–1904
Fielding Pope Wheeler
1826–1887
Marshall Love Wheeler
1829–1901
Henry M Wheeler
1831–1917
Joshua W. Wheeler III
1834–1917
James Lewis
1838–
Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler
1842–1924

Sources (13)

  • Sarah Wheeler in household of William Drake, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah A. VanBebber - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Sarah A. VanBebber
  • Sarah VanBebber Wheeler, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1821

Historical Boundaries: 1821: Greene, Illinois, United States

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Dutch: habitational name for someone from a place called Bedburg near Cleves in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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