Lorenzo Dow Wheeler (1818 - 1903)

Born 1 Sep 1818 in Little Cooley, Athens Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 21 Aug 1903 at age 84 in Athens, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Lorenzo was born about 1818.

Year: 1850; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania^[1]

• Lorenzo Wheeler 30/m, farmer, $1200, PA
• Mary Wheeler 26/f, PA
• Wesley Wheeler 9/m, PA
• Alvira Wheeler 7/f, PA
• Samantha Wheeler 6/f, PA
• Abrame Wheeler 4/m, NY

Year: 1860; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania^[2]

• Lorenzo Wheeler 41/m, farmer, $1000 $400, PA
• Mary Wheeler 36/f, PA
• John Wheeler 18/m, PA
• Mary Wheeler 16/f, PA
• Samantha Wheeler 14/f, PA, school
• Abraham Wheeler 12/m, PA, school
• Lucy Wheeler 10/f, PA, school
• Lorenzo Wheeler 8/m, PA, school
• Charlotte Wheeler 5/f, PA, school
• Adelia Wheeler 2/f, PA

Year: 1870; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania^[3]

• L D Wheeler 51/m, day laborer, $500 $400, NY
• Mary Wheeler 46/f, keeping house, NY
• Lucy Wheeler 18/f, PA
• Lorenzo Wheeler 17/m, works in saw mill, PA
• Jennett Wheeler 15/f, works out, PA
• Adelia Wheeler 12/f, PA
• Elisha Wheeler 9/m, PA
• Melissa Wheeler 7/f, PA

From family tree done by Hilve: Mother: Lucy Wheeler Bucklin born Athens County, Penn on 8-31-1850 Her parents: Lorenzo Dow Wheeler of Little Cooley, Penn Born: Genesee County, New York, 9-1-1818 Died: Athen County Penn, 1900 Mary Jane Pollock Little Cooley 1838 Ancestral Chart done by a Wheeler cousin: Parents of Lorenzo Dow Wheeler: Father: Abraham Wheeler B: 8-13-1792 Sullivan New Hampshire M: 1-21-1816 Keene, New Hampshire D: 3-17-1876 Little Cooley Mother: Amanda Taylor B: 3-19-1798 Scipio, New York D: 5-4-1855 Resided: Athens County Pennsylvania

Parents of Abraham Wheeler: Father: Jesse Wheeler B: 11-24-1757 M: 9-14-1782 D: 1855 Pittsford, Vermont Mother: Hannah Dwinnel B: 1761 Boxford, Mass Resided: Sullivan, New Hampshire

Parents of Amanda Taylor: Father: Zeeb Taylor B: 8-18-1750 Dfd. M: 3-16-1778 (cousin) Mother: Lydia Taylor B: 3-16-1760 Resided: Charlemont, Mass; Scipio, New York

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_771; Page: 396A; Image: 384; Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.[1]
2. ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1099; Page: 10; Family History Library Film: 805099; Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. [2]
3. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Athens, Crawford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1330; Page: 15A; Family History Library Film: 552829;1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.[3]

• Family tree done by Hilve, a Wheeler relative. She was married to a circuit court judge and traveled with him. She would research while he was in court. So her research was done at various court houses. I believe this was prior to WWII, because she served during the war.