Selah M. (Falconbury) Wheeldon (1802 - 1872)

Born 2 Sep 1802 in Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Franklin Wheeldon Sr. — married 20 Dec 1825 in Stanford, Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1872 at age 69 in Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Selah (Falconbury) Wheeldon was a South Carolinian.

Selah M. "Celah" Falconbury [Falkenburg] was born in 2 Sep 1802, in Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of Jacob Falconbury and Charity Routsaw. About 1804, the family relocated to Lincoln County, Kentucky.

Marriage: She married James Wheeldon Sr. (also spelled Whealdon) on 20 Dec 1825 near Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky. After marrying, Selah and James relocated to Decatur County, Indiana where they raised their family and remained till their last days. They had eight children together (all born in Indiana):

1. Rachel Jane (Wheeldon) Eddelman (1827-1855)
2. James Franklin “Frank” Wheeldon Jr (1829-1878)
3. Lydia Ann Wheeldon (1833-1908)
4. Nancy Catherine (Wheeldon) Demint (1834-1917)
5. Mary E. Wheeldon (1839-1872)
6. Rebecca M Wheeldon (1840-?)
7. John H Wheeldon (1842-1863)
8. Mahala A (Wheeldon) Johnson (1845-1899)

Selah (also spelled Celah, and sometimes Celia) passed away 19 Jan1872 in Decatur, Indiana and is buried at the Eddelman Cemetery in Decatur County, Indiana. Her tombstone records her first name spelled Celah.

Notation on her birthplace: On the 1850, 1860, and 1870 Federal Census, her birthplace is recorded as “South Carolina”.

Historical Note Falconbury/ Falkenburg Family:
“The descendants of Hendrick Jacobs Falkenberg were true American pioneers. While most of the family of his younger son Jacob remained in New Jersey or adjacent states, his older son Henry initiated the spread of the family through every southern state from Virginia to Texas. Following is a list of descendants who were the first known members of the family to settle in the areas given: — “Jacob Faulkenberry (b. c. 1715) and John Faulkenberry (b. c. 1720), sons of Henry Falkenberg (b. c. 1680), went with their father to Orange County, Virginia and Bladen County (later Anson County), North Carolina. They subsequently went to Lancaster District, South Carolina.— Jacob Falconberry (b. 1757), the son of Isaac Faulkenberry (b. c. 1725) and grandson of Henry Falkenberg (b. c. 1680), went to Lincoln County, Kentucky and then to Jennings County, Indiana.“.…... excerpted Wikipedia, “Hendrick Jacobs Falkenburg“ Biography

Notations on Selah “Celia” (Falconbury) Wheeldon, daughter of Jacob Falconbury: …” Celia was born in South Carolina on 1800-1802. Her census age shows younger than brother Benjamin who was born in Ky. and his census age shows born ca 1801. Celia married James Wheeldon in Lincoln Co., Ky. 12 Oct 1824. Consent was by her father Jacob. The marriage record shows Selah. James was a brother to Sarah who married Celia's brother Joseph. They moved to Indiana probably at the same time as their parents. They had a son, John, born in Ky. who became a physican in Decatur Co. Other children were James F., Lydia, Maneiyle?, female, Mary C., Rebecca M., John H. and Mahala. James died between 1850 and 1860 and Celia between 1860 and 1870. James' parents (also Sarah and Polly's) were John and Catherine Wheeldon, born in Delaware, who came north to Indiana with the movement and settled in Decatur Co. Both were on the 1850 census and she was on the 1860 census, age 83.”…..excerpted, “Jacob Falconbury 1757-1844” , Compiled by Lyman Foster Reynolds, 1993

Sources

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-TDGG : 9 March 2021), Jacob Falconberry in entry for James Wheeldon and Selah Falconberry, 12 Dec 1825; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 192,263.

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-N8J2 : 29 November 2018), James Wheeldon and Selah Falconberry, 12 Oct 1825; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 192,261.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVL-C84 : 20 December 2020), Celia Wheeldon in household of James Wheeldon, Sand Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).[birthplace cited: South Carolina]

• Celah Wheeldon in the 1860 United States Federal Census; Name: Celah Wheeldon; Age: 56; Birth Year: abt 1804, Gender: Female; Race: White; Birth Place: South Carolina; Home in 1860: New Burgh, Decatur, Indiana; Post Office: Forest Hill; Dwelling Number: 297; Family Number: 292; Occupation: Widow; Real Estate Value: 1500; Personal Estate Value: 200

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXX-4TC : 28 May 2021), Celia M Wheldon, 1870; Sand Creek Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States [living as widow, head of household, birth place: South Carolina]

• About Selah M. Wheeldon

http://www.falconberry.com/genealogy/574.htm

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53834831/selah-m-wheeldon: accessed 17 September 2022), memorial page for Selah M Falconbury Wheeldon (2 Sep 1802–19 Jan 1872), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53834831, citing Eddleman Cemetery, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Mark E. Wirey (contributor 46919974)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index 1600s-Current; Selah M Falconbury Wheeldon; BIRTH: 2 Sep 1802; South Carolina; DEATH: 19 Jan 1872 (aged 69); Decatur County, Indiana; BURIAL: Eddleman Cemetery; Decatur County, Indiana; MEMORIAL ID: 53834831 · View Source; URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53834831/selah-m-wheeldon