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Georgianna J. (Fox) Wheeler (abt. 1847 - abt. 1882)

Georgianna J. Wheeler formerly Fox
Born about in Herkimer County, New York, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married about 1865 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 35 [location unknown]
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Contents

Biography

Birth

Georgianna J. Fox was born in about 1847 in Herkimer County, New York, United States to Frederick Jeremiah Fox (1813-1877) and Dency Ella Clark (1821-1868).

Siblings

  1. Catherine Elizabeth Fox was born about 1840 in New York, United States.
  2. Helen Fox was born about 1842 in New York, United States.
  3. Melissa Amanda Fox born on 15 November 1844 in Cedarville, New York, United States. She married Edgar Wellington Wheeler (1844-1910) on 29 December 1863 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. Melissa died on 13 September 1915 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
  4. Alice R. Fox was born on 7 November 1851 in Columbia, Herkimer, New York, United States. She married Henry Clark (1843) on 31 August 1869 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan. Alice died on 7 August 1886 in Mesick, Wexford, Michigan, United States.
  5. Mary A. Fox was born in about 1854 in New York, United States.

Marriage and Family

She married John Harrison Wheeler (1840-1910) about 1865.

Children of the Wheeler-Fox Marriage

  1. Effie Dencey Wheeler was born on 27 June 1868 in Sherman, Wexford, Michigan, United States. She married John Jack Sprague (1864-1942) on 29 November 1888 in Manton, Wexford, Michigan. Effie died on 14 July 1934 in Lakeview, Lake, Oregon, United States.
  2. Ethel Wheeler was born on 18 April 1877 in Sherman, Wexford, Michigan, United States. [1] She married Walter Robert Rathke on 17 June 1913 in Lansing, Michigan. They divorced on 23 July 1920 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Ethel died on 2 February 1972 in Delhi, Ingham, Michigan, United States. [2]

Death

Georgianna died in about 1882 in Michigan, United States at the age of 35. She was buried in the Oakhill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

Sources

  • 1850 United States Federal Census on 27 July in Columbia, Herkimer, New York. [3]
  • 1860 United States Federal Census on 24 July in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. [4]
  • 1870 United States Federal Census on 28 August in Springville, Wexford, Michigan. [5]
  • 1880 United States Federal Census on 1 June in Concord, Wexford, Michigan. [6]
  • Michigan Marriage Records.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book, Volume 71, 1924. Page 126 under #70349. Gives birth and death year for Georgianna J. Fox.

Footnotes

  1. Birth of Ethel Wheeler. Selected Passports. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  2. Death of Ethel Rathke. Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.
  3. 1850 Census: Fox, Jeremiah 35, laborer; Bendy 29, wife; Catherine 10, daughter; Helen 8, daughter; Melissa 5, daughter; Georgeanna 3, daughter. All born New York.
  4. 1860 Census: Fox, Frederick J. 47, farmer, head; Dency 39, wife; Melissa 15, daughter; Georgianna J. 13, daughter; Alice R. 8, daughter; Mary A. 6, daughter.
  5. 1870 Census: Wheeler, John 30, carpenter, head; Georgianna 25, wife; Effie 2, daughter; George 28 carpenter (brother).
  6. 1880 Census: Wheeler, J.A. 40, carpenter, joiner, head; Georgianna 32, wife, printer; Effie 12, daughter; Ethel 3, daughter.




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PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. And yes, I have read the "Help" page. Thank you.
posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr