"Otis" was the oldest child of John Byrd Wheeler and Martha Julie Parker.
Otis worked with his father as an assistant ferryman when he was a young teenager and later as a laborer.
Otis died in a tragic accident at the age of 37 years, 11 months and 20 days.
He was survived by his mother and father; 2 brothers, Henry and Charles; and 1 sister, Mattie.
Children: None.
Otis' siblings:
John "Henry" Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler
Margaret A. "Mattie" Wheeler Auer
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Obituary:
WHEELER
News reached us that Otis Wheeler of Deer Plain, while out hunting, had a fainting spell and fell in a shallow pool of water, where he was found dead by his brother a short time after.
The young man was subject to these fainting spells, and it is supposed that he had one and fell in the water and drowned. He was the son of our old friend, John B. Wheeler. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
(Calhoun Herald; 26 Mar 1896; p. 8)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Otis worked with his father as an assistant ferryman when he was a young teenager and later as a laborer.
Otis died in a tragic accident at the age of 37 years, 11 months and 20 days.
He was survived by his mother and father; 2 brothers, Henry and Charles; and 1 sister, Mattie.
Children: None.
Otis' siblings:
John "Henry" Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler
Margaret A. "Mattie" Wheeler Auer
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Obituary:
WHEELER
News reached us that Otis Wheeler of Deer Plain, while out hunting, had a fainting spell and fell in a shallow pool of water, where he was found dead by his brother a short time after.
The young man was subject to these fainting spells, and it is supposed that he had one and fell in the water and drowned. He was the son of our old friend, John B. Wheeler. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
(Calhoun Herald; 26 Mar 1896; p. 8)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
"Otis" was the oldest child of John Byrd Wheeler and Martha Julie Parker.
Otis worked with his father as an assistant ferryman when he was a young teenager and later as a laborer.
Otis died in a tragic accident at the age of 37 years, 11 months and 20 days.
He was survived by his mother and father; 2 brothers, Henry and Charles; and 1 sister, Mattie.
Children: None.
Otis' siblings:
John "Henry" Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler
Margaret A. "Mattie" Wheeler Auer
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Obituary:
WHEELER
News reached us that Otis Wheeler of Deer Plain, while out hunting, had a fainting spell and fell in a shallow pool of water, where he was found dead by his brother a short time after.
The young man was subject to these fainting spells, and it is supposed that he had one and fell in the water and drowned. He was the son of our old friend, John B. Wheeler. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
(Calhoun Herald; 26 Mar 1896; p. 8)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
Otis worked with his father as an assistant ferryman when he was a young teenager and later as a laborer.
Otis died in a tragic accident at the age of 37 years, 11 months and 20 days.
He was survived by his mother and father; 2 brothers, Henry and Charles; and 1 sister, Mattie.
Children: None.
Otis' siblings:
John "Henry" Wheeler
Charles B. Wheeler
Margaret A. "Mattie" Wheeler Auer
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Obituary:
WHEELER
News reached us that Otis Wheeler of Deer Plain, while out hunting, had a fainting spell and fell in a shallow pool of water, where he was found dead by his brother a short time after.
The young man was subject to these fainting spells, and it is supposed that he had one and fell in the water and drowned. He was the son of our old friend, John B. Wheeler. We sympathize with the bereaved family.
(Calhoun Herald; 26 Mar 1896; p. 8)
Note: All spelling, capitalization and punctuation marks in obituary are exactly as they appeared in the original text.
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