Charles Christopher Wheeler

Brief Life History of Charles Christopher

When Charles Christopher Wheeler was born in 1837, in Salem, Salem, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Victor Moreau Wheeler, was 26 and his mother, Eunice Reed, was 20. He had at least 2 daughters with Ida Mclaren. He lived in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States in 1880 and Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 March 1909, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Charles Christopher Wheeler
1837–1909
Ida Mclaren
1851–
Carrie Emma Wheeler
1873–1874
Gladys Sarah Wheeler
1886–

Sources (9)

  • C C Wheeler in household of Victor M Wheeler, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • Charles C. Wheeler in entry for Richard Monroe Ferree and Gladys Sarah Wheeler, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Chas C Wheeler, "New York State Census, 1905"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Incorporated as City in 1848

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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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