Brief Life History of John Tilson
When John Tilson Wheeler was born in 1801, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Wheeler, was 37 and his mother, Susannah Tevis, was 29. He married Rachel Worland on 14 October 1832, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Addison Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died in 1876, at the age of 75, and was buried in Waldron, Liberty Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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- Tilver Wheeler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tillson Wheeler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Tilson Wheeler, "United States Census, 1850"
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1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
1823
Historical Boundaries 1823: Shelby, Indiana, United States
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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