Andrew Jackson Wheeler (abt. 1815 - 1899)

Born about 1815 in Lyman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

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Died 8 Aug 1899 at about age 84 in Fayette, Fayette County, Alabama

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Andrew was born about 1815. Andrew Wheeler ... He passed away about 1899. ^[1] Andrew is the son of David Wheeler and Elizabeth McMakin. He married Achsah Smith between 1835 and 1836. Records I found indicate that Andrew passed away 8 August 1899 in Lamar County, Alabama. In the 1840, 1850 and 1860 Census Records he is listed in Fayette County, Alabama. In the 1870 Census he is listed in Sanford County, (now Lamar County) Alabama. He is listed in the 1880 Census as living in Lamar County, Alabama.

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Andrew Jackson Wheeler. Given Name: Andrew Jackson. Surname: Wheeler. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

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Buried 9 AUG 1899. Mt. Zion Cemetary, Hightogy,Lamar County, Alabama^[2]

This information is from the biography notes of his father David Alexander Wheeler: From Biography of David Wheeler re his children: "Andrew Jackson Wheeler. A.J.WHEELER MIGRATED TO VERNON, FAYETTE, AL. IN 1837. Andrew Jackson Wheeler was born in 1815 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, the son, of David and Elizabeth Courson (McMakin) Wheeler.6 He was undoubtedly named after the general of the same name who won the Battle of New Orleans in January of 1815, though Andrew was also a (McMakin) family name. He grew to manhood, on the Wheeler farm which was located on both sides of the Middle Tyger River near the line which served as the border between the Spartanburg and Greenville Districts. The nearest villages were Greer and Lyman. He undoubtedly attended the Holly Springs Baptist Church with his family, and he remained a member of the Baptist Church throughout, his life. He married Achsah Smith, daughter of Edward and Jane Smith who resided as near neighbors of the Wheelers. Their wedding probably occured; around the latter part of the year 1835, but most assuredly by early 1836. Achsah was several years older than he, having been born about 1809 in the Spartanburg District. He first applied for a pension 1 September 1897. He made the following assertions at that time:

He was a Confederate States of America Veteran. He was a private in Captain Palmer's Company of the 56th Regiment of Alabama State Reserves, Volunteers. He is now 82 years of age. He has a farm of 480 acres, mostly hills and swamps." He applied again 4 May 1898 at which time he was "83 years of age, feeble and diseased, a resident of Vernon and owns 480 acres of swamp and hilly land." Andrew Jackson Wheeler passed away 8 August 1899 in Lamar County, Alabama and was laid to rest at the family plot 9 August 1899. The location of that plot is unknown to this writer.* Italic text He died intestate and his son, David Newton Wheeler was executor of the estate.

The following notice was carried in the Lamar Democrat of 9 August 1899:

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1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Amanda Moore, Friday, September 26, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83024174/andrew-jackson-wheeler

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Records obtained by Mary Atkins:

• 1840 US Census
• 1850 US Census
• 1860 US Census
• 1870 US Census
• 1880 US Census

*Andrew Jackson Wheeler in findagrave.com.

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