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Edith Moore Wheeler 1909–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1909

Birth Location: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 July 1986

Death Location: Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Wheeler

Mother: Ella Barger

Spouse(s): Julian Fossen, Jacob Jr

Children(s): John Benninghove, Joseph Benninghove, Thomas Beninghove, Louise Benninghove

The story of Edith Moore Wheeler began in 1909 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Edith Moore Wheeler resided in Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Edith Moore Wheeler resided in Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA. Edith Moore Wheeler married Jacob H Benninghove Jr, Julian Ansel Young Van Fossen, and had children including John R Benninghove, Joseph Curtis Benninghove, Louise Elizabeth Benninghove, Thomas Henry Beninghove. Edith Moore Wheeler passed away in 1986 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Moore Wheeler began in 1909 in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Edith Moore Wheeler resided in Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Edith Moore Wheeler resided in Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA.
  • Edith Moore Wheeler married Jacob H Benninghove Jr, Julian Ansel Young Van Fossen, and had children including John R Benninghove, Joseph Curtis Benninghove, Louise Elizabeth Benninghove, Thomas Henry Beninghove.
  • Edith Moore Wheeler passed away in 1986 in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wheeler
1865–1948
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Ella Barger
1863–1935
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Julian Fossen
1898–1983
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
JF
Jacob Jr
1905–1947
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

John Benninghove
1935–2003
Birth Location: Virginia
JB
Joseph Benninghove
1930–1988
Birth Location: Buckingham, Virginia, USA
JB
Thomas Beninghove
1928–1997
Birth Location: Arvonia, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
TB
Louise Benninghove
1927–1996
Birth Location: Virginia
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Edith Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Edith Wheeler
1909–1986
Birth Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Daniel Wheeler
1865–1948
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Ella (Mae) Barger
1863–1935
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Yancey) Wheeler
1833–1920
Nelson County, Virginia
Margaret Cullen
1829–1868
Augusta, Virginia, United States
E. (P.) Barger
1832–1867
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Rachel (Ann) Crowell
1834–1880
Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Wheeler
1794–1860
Amy Rhodes
1803–1850
Thomas Cullen
1783–1868
Elizabeth Hubbard
1801–1857
George Barger
1806–1883
Sarah Barger
1817–1894
Dennis Crowell
1793–1873
Catherine Kyler
1795–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Wheeler
1760–1812
Sarah Austin
1760–1850
David Rodes
1769–1856
Polly Rodes
1765–1858
John Cullen
1748–1827
Nancy Foster2
1758–1831
George Sr
1765–1878
Margaretha Dannehauer
1762–1876
John Peters
1786–1874
Ruth White
1789–1859
John Crowell
1758–1840
Susan Dagur
1760–1850
Conrad Kylar
1746–1817
Catherine Marnumn
1751–1826

Edith Wheeler's Descendants

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Edith (Moore) Wheeler (30 Aug 1909–2 July 1986) m. Julian (Ansel Young Van) Fossen (1898–22 March 1983) m. Jacob (H Benninghove) Jr (abt 1905–28 Feb 1947)
  1. 1. John (R) Benninghove 1935–2003 m. Joyce (Mae) Score 1936–2013
  2. 2. Joseph (Curtis) Benninghove 1930–1988
  3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Beninghove 1928–1997
  4. 4. Louise (Elizabeth) Benninghove 1927–1996 m. George (J) Shiner 1922–1992

Edith Wheeler's Timeline

8 Records

1909
30 Aug 1909
Birth of Edith Moore Wheeler in Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, USA
Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Rural, Buckingham, Virginia
Rural, Buckingham, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 31
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Edith Moore Wheeler resided here in Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
1986
2 July 1986
Age 77
Death of Edith Moore Wheeler in Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Buckingham County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1883; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 71
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04252; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 15-10
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342171
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.38879302,0.48723865,0.54032296&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williamsburg, Willia
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168319

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pastures, Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: T625_1883; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 71

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342171

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Buckingham, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04252; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 15-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marshall, Buckingham, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04252; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 15-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Williamsburg, Willia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Williamsburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.38879302,0.48723865,0.54032296&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 July 1986
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.38879302,0.48723865,0.54032296&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 3 Jul 1983; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.38879302,0.48723865,0.54032296&xid=3355
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