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WHEELER, Simeon R., East Bloomfield, was born in East Bloomfield, December 28, 1817. His father was Benjamin D., a son of Benjamin, a native of Massachusetts, born February 7, 1764, who married Celia BUFFINGTON July 28, 1782. She was born in Massachusetts August 26, 1762. Benjamin had six sons and four daughters. In 1800 Mr. WHEELER and wife came to East Bloomfield, and settled on the farm now owned by Simeon R. He was an extensive land owner, and built the first grist-mill in South Bloomfield. He was also in the Revolutionary War. He died February 6, 1836. Benjamin D. was born in Massachusetts April 10, 1789. (book had 1889). He came to East Bloomfield and married Deborah REED, born February 19, 1791 (book had 1809); [headstone states she died 1860, aged 69y; 1850 census shows her as 57y]. Mr. WHEELER and wife had two sons and three daughters. He died September 30, 1818, and his wife married second, John POOL, and they had three daughters and a son. Mr. POOL died January 7, 1860, and Mrs. POOL died in 1878. Simeon R. was educated in the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary. April 2, 1839, he married Betsey BENTLY, born in Richmond in 1819, a daughter of Isaac BENTLY and Hannah DUBOIS of Saratoga county, NY, who came to Richmond in 1816. He died January 10, 1863, and his wife April 12, 1855. Subject and wife have had one daughter, Gertrude, who married Theron P. BUELL in 1858. She died May 30, 1859. Mr. BUELL was born August 10, 1834, and died May 28, 1889. Wife of subject (Betsey) died May 9, 1878, and November 5, 1879, he married second Clara (DAILY) HINMAN, widow of Elijah S. HINMAN, by whom she had four daughters. She was a daughter of William DAILY of Chemung county, and his wife was Clara C. CUNNINGHAM, daughter of George CUNNINGHAM of Scotland, an early settler of Chemung county, NY. Mr. WHEELER has always been one of the leading farmers of the town, and owns 253 acres of land. Mr. WHEELER was a Whig, and is now a republican. He voted for William HARRISON, and has twice voted for his grandson. He has always been active in politics, and has been commissioner of highways six years, assessor 17 years, justice of the peace three years, and superintendent of the county poor for 21 years. Mr. WHEELER was a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge of East Bloomfield, and of the Monumental Lodge of Good Templars of Bristol. He has for 50 years been an active worker in the Universalist church of Baptist Hill, and many years trustee. Mr. WHEELER was appointed postmaster at South Bloomfield when office was organized in 1882, and has since held that office.