Walter Melvin Wheeler (1896 - 1958)

Born 15 May 1896 in Mount Pleasant, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Pauline (Lee) Wheeler — married 28 Oct 1922 in Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Died 8 Oct 1958 at age 62 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Biography

Walter Wheeler is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Walter Wheeler served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): Company C, 330th Service Bn
Service ended:

Walter Melvin Wheeler was born in 1896.^[1] He was the son of Jack Wheeler and Harriett Scott.^[2]

Walter served in Company C, 330th Service Battalion, QMC, during World War I.^[3]

In 1922, he married Lucy Lee.^[2]

He died in 1958 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery in Fairfax County, Virginia.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
   The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1002 #1598473
   Name: Walter Melvin Wheeler; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 15 May 1896; Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Virginia, USA; Residence Place: Mount Pleasant, Virginia, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Lucy Wheeler.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 31329
   Ancestry Record 60214 #799202
   Walter Wheeler (27) marriage to Lucy Lee on 28 Oct 1922 in Fairfax, Virginia.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQT1-5RMM : 26 October 2019), Walter Melvin Wheeler, 26 Sep 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers. - birth and death dates in source
4. ↑ Find a Grave memorial page for Walter M Wheeler (15 May 1896–8 Oct 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #31624444, citing Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Jay Kelly (contributor 46936386) .

• 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1900; Census Place: Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia; Roll: 1707; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1241707
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #71526214
  Walter D Wheeler (5), single son, in household of John Wheeler (55) at Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia. Born in Virginia, USA.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia; Roll: T624_1628; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0031; FHL microfilm: 1375641
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #179404796
  Walter Wheeler (14), single son, Dairy Hand, in household of John Wheeler (67) at Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04261; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 30-13
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #18505282
  Walter Wheeler (44), married, Clerk, head of household at Falls Church, Fairfax, Virginia. Born in Virginia.

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