Adeline (Wheeler) Johnson (1815 - aft. 1880)

Born 5 Mar 1815 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States

Died after Jun 1880 after age 65 in New York, United States

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Biography

Birth

Adeline Wheeler was born on 5 March 1815 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States to Lewis J. Wheeler (1802-1887) and Mary Robinson (1791-1852).

Siblings

1. Martin William Wheeler was born on 30 September1808 in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. He married Sarah E. Hamilton (1812-1886) in 1834. Martin died on 1 February 1874 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
2. John G. Wheeler was on born on 28 June 1811 in Delevan, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He married Miranda Unknown (born 1810) in about 1835.
3. George L. Wheeler was born on 26 July 1817 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. He married Sara Jane Boggs (1817-1892) in about 1842. George died on 23 December 1906 in Lodomillo, Clayton, Iowa, United States.
4. William Henry Wheeler was born on 1 January 1819 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. He married Rebecca Lindsay (1826-1907) on 4 July 1845. William died on 19 September 1913 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
5. Annis Wheeler was born on 3 April 1820 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. She married Nathan A. Boutelle (1818-1888) on 15 August 1841. Annis died on 27 June 1852 in Ayersville, Defiance, Ohio, United States.
6. Charles M. Wheeler was born on 12 May 1821 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. He doesn't appear to have ever married. Charles died after 16 February 1892 when he appeared on the New York State Census of that date living with his sister Helen married to Roswell Spalding.
7. Mary Ann Wheeler was born in July 1824 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. She married Elen Northrup (born 1822) in 1850.
8. Ruben Wheeler was born on 31 January 1826 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States.
9. Elizabeth Wheeler was born on 17 May 1828 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. She married Jacob Karne Myers (1820-1905) on 28 March 1849. Elizabeth died on 8 April 1886 in Ayersville, Defiance, Ohio, United States.
10. Joseph A. Wheeler was born on 11 September 1832 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. He married Eunice R. Shirline (1839-1925), his stepsister, on 16 September 1854. Joseph died on 23 December 1913 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
11. Thaddeus Chad Wheeler was born on 13 September 1833 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, United States. He married Betsey E. Shirline (about 1837-1904) in about 1859 in New York. Thaddeus died on 4 September 1869 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
12. Helen M. Wheeler was born on 4 October 1837 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. She married Roswell Spalding (1827-1920) in about 1858 as his second wife. Helen died sometime after the 8 January 1920 United States Federal Census when she was living with her nephew Fred.

1/2 Siblings

1. Benjamin Wheeler was born and died in 1856 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
2. Eva D. Wheeler was born in 1857 in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. She married Sam Pauley (1851-1885) in about 1872. Eva died in about 1919 as her husband was widowed in the 1920 United States Federal Census.

Marriage and Family

She married Benjamin L. Johnson (1805-1870) c. 1838.

Children of the Johnson-Wheeler Marriage

1. Mary A. Johnson was born in January 1839 in Cattaraugus, New York, United States. She married Francis A. Townsend (1827-1894) in about 1865. Mary died on 2 February 1906 in Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.
2. George W. Johnson was born on 11 June 1841 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He died on 2 July 1862 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States of a fever while on a furlough from the military during the Civil War.
3. William R. Johnson was born on 9 August 1843 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He married Isabel Unknown in 1873. William died in 1905.
4. Henry L. Johnson was born on 20 August 1846 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. He died on 21 May 1865 in Campbell Hospital, Washington, D.C., United States due to typhoid fever which he contracted while serving in the Civil War.^[1]

Death

The last record found for Adeline was on 4 June 1880 in the United States Federal Census when she is found living with her daughter Mary who is married to Francis Townsend, in Carrollton, Cattaraugus, New York. She was a widow and 65 years old.

Sources

• 1830 United States Federal Census in Fort Edward, Washington, New York. ^[2]
• Bergreen, Islay Nicholson & Schaeper, Thomas J., editors. Shirline Family: Our Allegany Heritage: 1831-1981... Allegany, NY: Published by the Town of Allegany, NY, 1981.
• 1850 United States Federal Census on 21 September in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. Family 1418. ^[3]
• 1855 New York, State Census in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York. Family 288. ^[4]
• 1860 United States Federal Census on 3 July 1860 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York. Family 364. ^[5]
• 1870 United States Federal Census on 9 July 1870 in Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York. Family 379. ^[6]
• 1875 New York, State Census on 1 June in Allegany, Cattaraugus. Family 281. ^[7]
• 1880 United States Federal Census on 4 June in Carrolton, Cattaraugus, New York. Family 30. ^[8]

Footnotes

1. ↑ Adeline lost 2 of her 3 sons and 2 of her 4 children in the Civil War.
2. ↑ 1830: Wheeler, Lewis J., head, age 30-39. Tally only with wife 30-39 and 8 other people. 7 would have been children and one older person lived with them.
3. ↑ 1850: Johnson, Benjamin 45, b. NY, farmer, head; Adeline 25, b. NY, wife; George 9, b. NY, son; Mary 11, b. NY, daughter; William 6, b. NY, son; Henry 4, b. NY, son.
4. ↑ 1855: Johnson, Benjamin 50, head; Adeline 38, wife; Mary Ann 16, daughter; George 14, son; William 11, son; Henry 6, son.
5. ↑ 1860: Johnson, Benjamin L. 58, farmer, illiterate, head; Adeline 43, wife; George W. 18, son; William R. 15, farm hand, son; Henry L. 13, son.
6. ↑ 1870: Johnson, Adeline 56, head; William R. 25, single, clerk in saloon, son.
7. ↑ 1875: Johnson, William R. 31, farmer, head; Isabel 21, wife; Benjamin 1 and 4 months, son; Rosco 4 months, son; Adeline 61, widow, mother.
8. ↑ 1880: Townsend, Francis 52, b. NY, Huckster, not employed for 6 months, head; Mary A. 38, Ella A. 13, daughter; Clarence 6, son; Johnson, Adeline 64, widow, mother-in-law.