Brief Life History of James Ambrose
When James Ambrose Wheeler was born in 1804, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Jonathan "John" Solomon Wheeler, was 20 and his mother, Keziah Blanchard Welch, was 18. He married Ruth Tabb on 5 December 1828, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 13 February 1855, in Crittenden, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Ambrose Wheeler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ambrose Wheeler in entry for Alexander W Wheeler and America Burtis Long, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Ambers Wheeler in entry for Marian W. Wheeler, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963"
Spouse and Children
1804–1855 Male
1807–1853 Female
Children (10)
1830– Male
1831– Male
1832–1872 Male
1834–1872 Male
1835–1911 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1832 Male
1786–1823 Female
Siblings (6)
1804–1855 Male
1806–1839 Female
1809–1886 Male
1813–1875 Female
1817–1876 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1804
Age 0
1804 · Walton War
Age 0
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 14
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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