Thomas Edward Wheeler (1885 - 1954)

Born 5 Jan 1885 in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lela Madge (Fort) Wheeler — married 26 Jun 1907 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 19 Dec 1954 at age 69 in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Thomas was born in 1885. He was the son of William Wheeler and Matilda Stratman. ^[1]

On 26 June 1907 in Los Angeles, California Thomas married Lela M. Fort. ^[2] Ed and Lela Wheeler had three children:

1. John LaCal Wheeler (1908-1978)
2. Richard Edward Wheeler (1918-1998)
3. Robert L. Wheeler (1926-unk.)

Ed Wheeler died of a heart attack 19 December 1954 in Los Angeles. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, Los Angeles County, California, population schedule, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles City Ward 7, Enumeration District (ED) 076, sheet 7A, dwelling 122, family 143, Will H. Wheeler household; accessed via "United States Census, 1900", database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PV-Y11 : 30 January 2024); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 90 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration); FHL microfilm: 1240090. Thomas E. Wheeler, son, age 15, occupation: Grocery Clerk.
2. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLHL-YXB : Thu Oct 19 16:07:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Edward Wheeler and Lela Forte, 26 Jun 1907.
3. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG3F-9WD6 : Sun Oct 15 13:48:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Thomas Edward Wheeler and William H Wheeler, 19 Dec 1954. Record includes image of Certificate of Death.