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Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler 1809–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1809

Birth Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 17 Jan 1890

Death Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Wheeler

Mother: Elizabeth Emmerson

Spouse(s): John Matthews

Children(s): Thomas Matthews

Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler was born in 1809 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Carter Wheeler And Elizabeth Betsy Emmerson. Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler married John Allen Matthews, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Dock Matthews. Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler passed away in 1890 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler was born in 1809 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA, the child of John Carter Wheeler And Elizabeth Betsy Emmerson.
  • Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler married John Allen Matthews, and had children including Thomas Jefferson Dock Matthews.
  • Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler passed away in 1890 in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wheeler
1775–1823
Birth Location: Old Goochland, Albermarle, Virginia, USA
JW
Elizabeth Emmerson
1783–1853
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

John Matthews
1805–1873
Birth Location: Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky
JM

Children(s)

Thomas Matthews
1835–1922
Birth Location: Kentucky
TM

Delilah Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Delilah Wheeler
1809–1890
Birth Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Carter Wheeler
1775–1823
Old Goochland, Albermarle, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Emmerson
1783–1853
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Benjamin) Wheeler
1756–1821
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Frances (Fanny) Burnett
1760–1822
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Henry (Emmerson) Sr
1730–1807
Goochland, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Amy
1750–1790
Va.
Great-Grandparents
Micajah Wheeler
1725–1809
Sarah Martin
1725–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Chandler
1708–1770
Thomas Martin
1660–1765
Elizabeth Martin
1672–1767

Delilah Wheeler's Descendants

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Delilah ((Delila) (Deleloh) Lila) Wheeler (26 Feb 1809–17 Jan 1890) m. John (Allen) Matthews (28 Apr 1805–13 Aug 1873)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson "Dock") Matthews 1835–1922 m. Irene (Araminta "Minta") Saunders 1846–1889
    1. 1. Lillie (Belle) Matthews 1883–1962 m. Frank (Street) Smith 1884–1967
      1. 1. Frank (Paul Smith) Jr 1905–1969 m. Sallie Smith 1909–1973
        1. 1. Walter (Edward) Smith 1932–2020 m. Janet (J) Smith 1930–1998

Delilah Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1809
26 Feb 1809
Birth of Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
1890
17 Jan 1890
Age 81
Death of Delilah (Delila) (Deleloh) Lila Wheeler in Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1809
    Event Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1890
    Event Place: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, USA
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