Byron C. Wheeler

Brief Life History of Byron C.

When Byron C. Wheeler was born in July 1867, in Boonville, Boonville, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Addison Wheeler, was 37 and his mother, Caroline E. Cooper, was 32. He lived in Schuyler, Herkimer, New York, United States in 1880 and Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died in 1944, at the age of 77, and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Addison Wheeler
1829–1905
Caroline E. Cooper
1835–1909
Charles W. Wheeler
1863–1938
Walter N. Thomas Wheeler
1865–
Byron C. Wheeler
1867–1944
Addison B. Wheeler
1869–1942
Dewitt Clinton Wheeler
1872–1947

Sources (6)

  • Byron Wheelen in household of Adison Wheelen, "New York State Census, 1875"
  • Byron Wheeler in household of Adison Wheeler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Byron C Wheeler, "New York State Census, 1905"

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1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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