Delila Wheeler

Brief Life History of Delila

When Delila Wheeler was born on 25 February 1800, in Saint Johns Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, her father, Wason Wheeler, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Wheeler, was 29. She married Thomas R. Bull on 8 January 1823, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 8 March 1872, in Perry Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Bangorville, Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas R. Bull
1801–1875
Delila Wheeler
1800–1872
Marriage: 8 January 1823
Washington Bull
1825–
Henry Bull
1826–1875
Thomas Bull
1828–1873
Sarah Bull
1832–
Eli Bull
1832–1889

Sources (11)

  • Delia Bull in household of Thomas Bull, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Delilah Wheeler, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
  • Delila Wheeler, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"

World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

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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