Birth date calculated, based-upon age at the time of death: 14 Aug 1901 - aged 84y 11m 14d.
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Husband of Francinah E. (Phillips)-Wheeler.
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Son of William Wheeler & Elizabeth (Fowler)-Wheeler.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: William Wheeler, farmer, sec. 29; P.O. Astoria. Twenty three years ago Mr. Wheeler set out for Illinois and after the usual trip settled in Astoria tp., where he has since resided. He is a native of old Virginia where he was born in 1816. His father, William Wheeler, was a blacksmith by trade, and on attaining his eighteenth year, in 1811, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Fowler, by whom he had 6 children. William, the third, accompanied his parents to Ohio in an early day, where he grew to manhood on a farm. In 1838 he married Miss Francina E. Phillips. He purchased 220 acres of land but little improved and heavily timbered, and now after much hard labor, has a fine, well improved farm. Of the marriage with Miss Phillips, 12 children were born, 7 of whom are living,- Arden, Nancy A., Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin, and Silas.
SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 465 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.
∼William Wheeler III (1816-1901), was the son of William II (b.1793 in Va) and Elizabeth (Fowler) Wheeler. William III was married to Francina E Phillips 1838 and they had twelve children: Arden, Nancy A, Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin and Silas. William III owned and farmed 220 acres (NW sec. 29) of Astoria twsp., Fulton Co,IL.
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Husband of Francinah E. (Phillips)-Wheeler.
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Son of William Wheeler & Elizabeth (Fowler)-Wheeler.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: William Wheeler, farmer, sec. 29; P.O. Astoria. Twenty three years ago Mr. Wheeler set out for Illinois and after the usual trip settled in Astoria tp., where he has since resided. He is a native of old Virginia where he was born in 1816. His father, William Wheeler, was a blacksmith by trade, and on attaining his eighteenth year, in 1811, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Fowler, by whom he had 6 children. William, the third, accompanied his parents to Ohio in an early day, where he grew to manhood on a farm. In 1838 he married Miss Francina E. Phillips. He purchased 220 acres of land but little improved and heavily timbered, and now after much hard labor, has a fine, well improved farm. Of the marriage with Miss Phillips, 12 children were born, 7 of whom are living,- Arden, Nancy A., Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin, and Silas.
SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 465 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.
∼William Wheeler III (1816-1901), was the son of William II (b.1793 in Va) and Elizabeth (Fowler) Wheeler. William III was married to Francina E Phillips 1838 and they had twelve children: Arden, Nancy A, Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin and Silas. William III owned and farmed 220 acres (NW sec. 29) of Astoria twsp., Fulton Co,IL.
Birth date calculated, based-upon age at the time of death: 14 Aug 1901 - aged 84y 11m 14d.
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Husband of Francinah E. (Phillips)-Wheeler.
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Son of William Wheeler & Elizabeth (Fowler)-Wheeler.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: William Wheeler, farmer, sec. 29; P.O. Astoria. Twenty three years ago Mr. Wheeler set out for Illinois and after the usual trip settled in Astoria tp., where he has since resided. He is a native of old Virginia where he was born in 1816. His father, William Wheeler, was a blacksmith by trade, and on attaining his eighteenth year, in 1811, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Fowler, by whom he had 6 children. William, the third, accompanied his parents to Ohio in an early day, where he grew to manhood on a farm. In 1838 he married Miss Francina E. Phillips. He purchased 220 acres of land but little improved and heavily timbered, and now after much hard labor, has a fine, well improved farm. Of the marriage with Miss Phillips, 12 children were born, 7 of whom are living,- Arden, Nancy A., Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin, and Silas.
SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 465 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.
∼William Wheeler III (1816-1901), was the son of William II (b.1793 in Va) and Elizabeth (Fowler) Wheeler. William III was married to Francina E Phillips 1838 and they had twelve children: Arden, Nancy A, Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin and Silas. William III owned and farmed 220 acres (NW sec. 29) of Astoria twsp., Fulton Co,IL.
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Husband of Francinah E. (Phillips)-Wheeler.
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Son of William Wheeler & Elizabeth (Fowler)-Wheeler.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: William Wheeler, farmer, sec. 29; P.O. Astoria. Twenty three years ago Mr. Wheeler set out for Illinois and after the usual trip settled in Astoria tp., where he has since resided. He is a native of old Virginia where he was born in 1816. His father, William Wheeler, was a blacksmith by trade, and on attaining his eighteenth year, in 1811, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Fowler, by whom he had 6 children. William, the third, accompanied his parents to Ohio in an early day, where he grew to manhood on a farm. In 1838 he married Miss Francina E. Phillips. He purchased 220 acres of land but little improved and heavily timbered, and now after much hard labor, has a fine, well improved farm. Of the marriage with Miss Phillips, 12 children were born, 7 of whom are living,- Arden, Nancy A., Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin, and Silas.
SOURCE: History of Fulton county, Illinois, page 465 (of 1090 pages). 1879 - Chapman, Chas. C., & co., Peoria, Il.
∼William Wheeler III (1816-1901), was the son of William II (b.1793 in Va) and Elizabeth (Fowler) Wheeler. William III was married to Francina E Phillips 1838 and they had twelve children: Arden, Nancy A, Willie, Elijah, and Elisha (twins), John, Franklin and Silas. William III owned and farmed 220 acres (NW sec. 29) of Astoria twsp., Fulton Co,IL.
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