Leon
Ralph
Wheeler
Born in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Irvine Thadeous Wheeler, Clyde Alonzo Wheeler, Clifford Paul Wheeler, Edith Alberta (Wheeler) Bosworth and Donald Albert Wheeler
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 70
in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States
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Biography
Birth
Leon Ralph Wheeler was born on 25 March 1888 in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States to Stewart Monroe Wheeler (1862-1929) and Elizabeth Ann Bosworth (1863-1940).
Marriages and Family
He married three times.
- Mary Elizabeth Myers (1889- ) on 19 January 1909 in Monroe County, New York.
- Bridget Kennedy on 26 February 1916 in Lucas County, Ohio.
- Beatrice G. Horton (1888- ) before 1920.
Death
Leon died on 17 September 1958 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States at the age of 70. He was buried in the Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Find A Grave: Memorial #133482804
Sources
- 1900 United States Federal Census on 15 June in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York. Page 15B, Lines 81-86. All born in New York.[1]
- 1905 New York State Census on 1 June in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York. [2]
- 1909 New York County Marriages on 19 January for Leon Ralph Wheeler and Mary Elizabeth Myers, daughter of Alfred Myers and Rose McDonald.
- 1910 United States Federal Census on 18 April in Rochester Ward 18, Monroe, New York. [3]
- 1915 New York State Census on 1 June in Rochester Ward 19, Monroe. [4]
- 1917 WWI Draft Registration Cards on 5 June. Residence Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. He is missing a finger on his right hand.
- 1920 United States Federal Census on 3 January in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. [5]
- 1925 New York State Census on 1 June in Norwich, Chenango. [6]
- 1928 U.S. City Directories in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio for Leon R. and Bee G. Wheeler. He is a driver.
- 1929 Olean Evening Times obituary for his father on 23 November gives Leon's residence as Toledo, Ohio.
- 1940 United States Federal Census on 12 April in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio. Page 7B, lines 72 & 73. [7]
- U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index for Leon.
- Ohio Deaths.
- Find A Grave Index.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1900 Census: Wheeler, Stewart M. 37/b. Oct 1862, married 15 years, day labor, head; Elizabeth 37/ b. May 1863, 4 children born & living, wife; Irvine T. 14/b. Apr 1886, son; Leon R. 12/b. Mar 1888, son; Clyde W. 8/b. Aug 1891, son; Clifford P. 5/b. Apr 1895, son.
- ↑ 1905 Census: Wheeler, Stewart 42, teamster, head; Elizabeth A. 42, wife; Ervin F. 19, street car conductor, son; Leon R. 17, switch tender, son; Clyde A. 13, son; Clifford 10, son; Edith A. 4, daughter; Donald 1, son.
- ↑ 1910 Census: Myers, Alfred H. 45, married 25 years, streetcar conductor, head; Rose 41, 5 children born & 3 living, wife; Gladys R. 14, daughter; Wheeler, Leon R. 22, married 2 years, streetcar conductor, son-in-law; Mary E. 21, 1 child born & living, daughter; Beatrice R. 10 months, granddaughter.
- ↑ 1915 Census: Myers, Rose 46, head; Gladys 19, packer, daughter; Mary 26, daughter; Beatrice 5, daughter; James McDonald 31, cook, brother.
- ↑ 1920 Census: Wheeler, Leon R. 32, born New York, shop machinist, head; Bee 32, b. Missouri, wife.
- ↑ 1925 Census: Wheeler, Leon R. 37, railroad boiler maker, head; Bessie 26, wife.
- ↑ 1940 Census: Wheeler, Leon Ralph 52, machinist, 1 year high school, head; Bridget 60, b. MO, 4th grade, wife.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leon:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Leon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Leon:
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~25.00%
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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.
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