Levi Lincoln Wheeler

Brief Life History of Levi Lincoln

When Levi Lincoln Wheeler was born on 22 August 1838, in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Levi Wheeler, was 26 and his mother, Mary Ann Wilder Arnold, was 16. He married Ellen Lavender on 25 December 1864, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Plymouth, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1880 and Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 6 January 1918, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grove City Cemetery, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Lincoln Wheeler
1838–1918
Ellen Lavender
1846–1927
Marriage: 25 December 1864
Ellen Josephine Wheeler
1866–1918
Levi William Wheeler
1868–1910
George Lincoln Wheeler
1870–1879
Ezra Lorenzo Wheeler
1872–1957
Martha Ann Wheeler
1874–1920
Emma Flora Wheeler
1875–1931
Mary Alice Wheeler
1881–1901
Charles Burt Wheeler
1883–1965
Lydia May Wheeler
1887–1955

Sources (137)

  • Levi Wheeler, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1914, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1964
  • Wyoming, U.S., Marriage Records, 1869-1971

World Events (8)

1839

Historical Boundaries: 1839: Lee, Illinois, United States

1846

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

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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Life of Levi Lincoln Wheeler - Written by Margie Stevens 15 July 1984

Levi Lincoln Wheeler was born in Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts 22 August 1838 to Levi Wheeler and Mary Ann Arnold. This was the first son born to this couple after their marriage on 15 May …

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