William Wheeler

Brief Life History of William

When William Wheeler was born on 4 September 1842, in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Wheeler, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Gillings, was 33. He married Martha Leah Howell on 15 December 1861, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Farr West, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900 and Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 7 June 1925, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wheeler
1842–1925
Martha Leah Howell
1843–1923
Marriage: 15 December 1861
Susan Maria Wheeler
1862–1915
William Wheeler
1864–1946
John Wheeler
1867–1932
Louisa Wheeler
1869–1929
Arthur Wheeler
1872–1912
Martha Leah Wheeler
1874–1888
Mary Rachel Wheeler
1874–1945
David Wheeler
1877–1908
Andrew Wheeler
1880–1948
Jerome Wheeler
1883–1963

Sources (39)

  • William Wheeler, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Wilham Wheeler, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • William Wheeler, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850

Historical Boundaries 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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Mary Wheeler Chadwick Biography

MARY WHEELER CHADWICK Mary wheeler Chadwick was not a large woman. She was slender and only five foot two inches tall, with dark hair, which she combed with a part in the center and then straight …

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