Brief Life History of John L
When John L Wheeler was born on 23 November 1823, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph B. Wheeler, was 23 and his mother, Christina Lasley, was 21. He registered for military service in 1847. He died on 18 June 1895, in Thurman, Fremont, Iowa, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Thurman Cemetery, Fremont, Iowa, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John L Wheeler - Government record: Census record: Census: 1860; Sidney, Fremont, Iowa, United States
- Mormon Battalion Company B return list: John L. Wheeler
- John Wheeler, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
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1824
Federal republican government is established under new constitution. Guerrero becomes president.
1835 · Los Angeles Is Capital of Mexican California
Los Angeles became the capital of Mexican California in 1835.
1842
Santa Anna retires to his hacienda and leaves government to Nicolás Bravo.
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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