Luke
Wheeler
Born in Ireland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Bridget (Barder) Wheeler
— married
1844 [location unknown]
Father of
Andew L. Wheeler, Michael Wheeler, John Wheeler, Morris M. Wheeler and Margaret M. (Wheeler) Martin
Died
at age 73
in Rochelle, Ogle County, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2015
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Biography
WHEELER LUKE, Res. Brice St.; born in Ireland June 24, 1809; came to this country in 1837, and worked at the calico Print Works in Bellville, N. J., for nine years; came to Chicago in 1846; came to Rochelle in 1853; married Bridget Barder in 1844; she was born in Ireland Feb. 2, 1816; have five children: Andrew L., Michael, John, Morris M. and Margaret A.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #13665859
- The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 672.
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