Amanda Ann Mildred Wheeler

Brief Life History of Amanda Ann Mildred

When Amanda Ann Mildred Wheeler was born on 7 September 1842, in Kentucky, United States, her father, James Ambrose Wheeler, was 38 and her mother, Ruth Tabb, was 36. She married Rev. William Banks on 20 February 1858. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Central City, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1910. She died on 14 October 1904, in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rev. William Banks
1838–1919
Amanda Ann Mildred Wheeler
1842–1904
Marriage: 20 February 1858
Mary Alice Banks
1858–
John Alvis Banks
1861–
William Edwin Banks
1862–1952
Ruth J Banks
1865–1940
Sarah Melvina Banks
1867–1953
David Levy Banks
1870–1955
Ambie Zeller Banks
1872–1929
Etta Ann Banks
1874–1956
Allen Alvis Banks
1876–1968
James W. Banks
1876–
Henry Mason Banks
1880–1939

Sources (16)

  • Enda Banks, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Amanda Ann Mildred Wheeler Banks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Amanda Wheeler in entry for A. A. Banks and Ruth Morris, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

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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