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Benjamin Franklin Wheeler

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Benjamin Franklin Wheeler Veteran

Birth
Gibson County, Indiana, USA
Death
18 Feb 1918 (aged 94)
Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 38.7149611, Longitude: -87.8458843
Memorial ID
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Name he preferred: Franklin
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*1st wife: Ruth A. Halbrooks - 28 Sep 1848 in Gibson Co., IN
*2nd wife: Effie G. (Lynn) Grigsby - 19 Nov 1895 in Gibson Co., IN
*3rd wife: Delilah Z. (Cosby) Welton - 16 Sep 1902 in Knox Co., IN
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Franklin Wheeler served as Sergeant of Company F. 33 Indiana Infantry in the Civil War.
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Franklin was a resident of Gibson City, IN., when he enlisted on Sept. 16, 1861 for 3 years service, and was mustered in as Sergeant of Company F., and later reenlisted as a Veteran Volunteer and was mustered out with the regiment.

He received an Army Invalid Pension for a head injury effecting his eyes. He died on Feb 18, 1918, and his wife Lila Wheeler received an Army Invalid Pension. At that time she was residing at 415 Perry St., Vincennes, IN.
Name he preferred: Franklin
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*1st wife: Ruth A. Halbrooks - 28 Sep 1848 in Gibson Co., IN
*2nd wife: Effie G. (Lynn) Grigsby - 19 Nov 1895 in Gibson Co., IN
*3rd wife: Delilah Z. (Cosby) Welton - 16 Sep 1902 in Knox Co., IN
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Franklin Wheeler served as Sergeant of Company F. 33 Indiana Infantry in the Civil War.
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Franklin was a resident of Gibson City, IN., when he enlisted on Sept. 16, 1861 for 3 years service, and was mustered in as Sergeant of Company F., and later reenlisted as a Veteran Volunteer and was mustered out with the regiment.

He received an Army Invalid Pension for a head injury effecting his eyes. He died on Feb 18, 1918, and his wife Lila Wheeler received an Army Invalid Pension. At that time she was residing at 415 Perry St., Vincennes, IN.


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