James was born in 1799 in Virginia. He died in 1873 in Kentucky.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M658-YB6 : 12 April 2016), James Wheeler, Lawrence county, part of, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States; citing family 51, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
WikiTree profile Wheeler-2315 created through the import of Grafje _ Walker Family Tree.ged on Nov 5, 2011 by Christina Grafje. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Christina and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Reginald Wheeler :
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 46 markers, haplogroup I-1, Ancestry member rwheeler90 +
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT351547, FTDNA kit #271612
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: