Brief Life History of David
When David Wheeler was born on 12 December 1813, in Springfield Monthly Meeting, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Wheeler, was 26 and his mother, Phebe Stephens, was 21. He married Ruth Carter Anderson in 1856, in Springfield, Guilford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1850 and High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- David Wheeler in household of John Wheeler, "United States Census, 1850"
- David Wheeler, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Wheeler in the 1850 United States Federal Census
Spouse and Children
1813– Male
1821– Female
Children (1)
1843– Male
Parents and Siblings
1787–1868 Male
1792–1870 Female
Siblings (6)
1812–1888 Male
1813– Male
1816–1882 Male
1818–1879 Male
1821–1896 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 17
1846
Age 33
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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