Brief Life History of Martha Elizabeth
When Martha Elizabeth Wheeler was born in 1793, in Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, John William Wheeler, was 31 and her mother, Massey Mercy Borden, was 31. She married Eli Borden on 21 November 1815, in Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Benton, Alabama, United States in 1850. She died on 11 August 1859, in Calhoun, Alabama, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Borden Springs, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Eliz Bourden, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Elizabeth Wheeler Borden, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ancestry Family Trees
Spouse and Children
1786–1848 Male
1793–1859 Female
Children (7)
about 1814–1843 Male
1819–1890 Male
1822–1823 Female
1828–1829 Female
1833– Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1762–1846 Male
1762–1818 Female
Siblings (10)
1790–1870 Male
1792–1880 Male
1793–1859 Female
1795–1866 Female
1798–1871 Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 1
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
Age 3
1812
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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