Leander Wheeler (1839 - 1869)

Born 10 Jul 1839 in Morrow Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Died Oct 1869 at age 30 in Sauk Co., Wisconsin. USA

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Biography

LEANDER B WHEELER, farmer, See. 35; P. O. Lime Ridge; son of Nelson and Emeline Wheeler; born in Morrow Co., Ohio, July 10, 1839; came to Wisconsin with his parents, July 13, 1854; settled on Sec. 35, Town 12, Range 3; has 190 acres. He was married, Nov. 8, 1863, to Phebe Blakeslee, daughter of J. G. Blakeslee; they have six children living, have lost one; those living are Nelson, Walter, Arthur, Hattie and Mattie ; the two last are twins, 5 years old, and so nearly alike that their teacher cannot tell one from the other; Herbert and Ruby E. (deceased). Mr. Wheeler has been Clerk of the School District six years; Director one term, and now serving the second. In politics, Republican.

Sources

• *Biography extracted from A Standard History of Sauk County Harry Ellsworth Cole, General Supervising Editor, The Lewis Publishing Co. Chicago and New York 1918 [pgs. 273-4]