John Loury Wheeler (1871 - 1937)

Born 23 Oct 1871 in Hamilton, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Letitia Ellen (Nye) Wheeler — married 26 Mar 1910 in Manchester, Mendocino, California, United States

Descendants

Died 1937 at about age 65 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States

Biography

John was born 10/23/1870 in Illinois. His father was Willis Wheeler and his mother was Mary Jane Brannon, both from Illinois. In 1880 John was living with his parents and siblings in Doylesport Township, Barton, Missouri where his father was a farmer. John married Letitia Ellen Nye on 3/26/1910 in Mendocino, California. In 1920 and 1930 John and Letitia and their children were living in Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California where John was a machinist in a lumber mill. John died 9/12/1937 and is buried with family members in the Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery (Plot Rural MC 139).

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M668-QK5 : accessed 8 September 2015), John S Wheeler in household of Willis Wheeler, Doylesport, Barton, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district 263, sheet 439D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0673; FHL microfilm 1,254,673.

• "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8XG-XJ4 : accessed 8 September 2015), John Loury Wheller and Letitia Ellen Nye, 26 Mar 1910; citing Mendocino, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,675,793.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MH3V-NQY : accessed 8 September 2015), John Wheeler, Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,095.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCXT-786 : accessed 8 September 2015), John L Wheeler, Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0017, sheet 1B, family 23, line 89, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 114; FHL microfilm 2,339,849.

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPJV-68H : accessed 8 September 2015), Wheeler in entry for Florence L Stroh, 27 Jul 1980; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• Find A Grave Index http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29345481buried in Santa Rosa Memorial Cemetery, Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States Plot: MC139. Find A Grave Memorial# 2934548.