Brief Life History of William Buck
When William Buck Wheeley was born on 11 December 1839, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Phillip Benjamin “Bennie” Wheeley, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Hawkins, was 28. He married Martha Iva Bradsher on 10 March 1858, in Person, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bushy Fork, Person, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Bushy Fork Township, Person, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died after 1880, in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States.
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- William P Wheely, "United States Census, 1860"
- William B Whaley, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- William Wheeley in entry for Mary Ellen McCullock, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Weoley Castle in Northfield (Worcestershire), named with Old English wēoh ‘(pre-Christian) temple, idol, shrine’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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