Henry Wheeler (abt. 1819 - 1900)

Born about 1819 in Ohio, United States

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Died 28 Jun 1900 at about age 81 in Herndon, Rawlins, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Henry was born about 1819 in Ohio, though there is a wide range of dates, earlier and later in the available records. The 1850 Census of Cass, Fulton, Illinois, showed him with wife Berthena (and her four children by deceased husband Teele Pilcher) ^[1], living adjacent to Rebecca Wheeler, the widow of John Wheeler, who died in 1847; this data is considered strong evidence that Henry was a son of this John Wheeler. John Wheeler married Rebecca (Long) Herbert about 1832 in Richland County, OH, after his first wife (Elizabeth) died; around 1835, they moved to Cass Township, Fulton Co., IL. ^[2]. In the early 1850's, Henry and Berthena moved to Iowa, where they were found on the 1856 Iowa State Census of Washington Twp, Washington Co., Iowa, the 1860 Federal Census of Dayton, Iowa Co., Iowa, and 1870 Census of English, Iowa Co., Iowa. From the census data, Henry had three children by Berthena Mary/Polly A., Susan P., and Margaret; see Berthena's profile for details. By 1880, they had moved to Saline Co., Nebraska, where both are buried. Probate records of Saline Co., Nebraska, Petition for Appointment of Administrators, states that he died June 28, 1900 in Herndon, Rawlins, Kansas and lists his three daughters as Mary Thomas, 50, of North English, Iowa, Iowa, Susan Buck, 45, of Wilber, Nebraska, and Ella Nicolay, 40, of Herndon, Rawlins, Kansas. ^[3]. Henry served in the Civil War in the 18th Iowa Infantry, Company D. ^[4].

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1. ↑ Source Citation: U.S. Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Cass, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 107; Page: 299a. Source Information - Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
2. ↑ Biographical sketch of James Herbert: Index of Portrait & Biographical Album of Fulton County published in 1890 Pg. 795, http://www.illinoisancestors.org/fulton/Biographies/BiographiesHe_He.html#herbertjames
3. ↑ Petition for Appointment of Administrator, for Henry Wheeler of Saline County, Nebraska, photocopy of original records (see uploaded image)
4. ↑ LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Film#0987647, Roster and record of Iowa soldiers in the War of the Rebellion : together with historical sketches of volunteer organizations, 1861-1866. Author: Iowa. Adjutant General's Office; Thrift, William H.