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Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler 1807–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 20 April 1880

Death Location: Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Father: James Wheeler

Mother: Fairleanah Harrison

Spouse(s): Walter Elam

Children(s): Richard Elam, Barbara Elam, Sophrona Elam, William Elam, Nancy Elam, Martha Elam, Amos Elam, John Elam, Evaline Elam, Walter Elam, Ellen Elam

In 1807, Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler entered the world in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA, born to James Moses Wheeler And Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison. Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler married Walter Walker Elam, and had children including Amos H Elam, Barbara Elizabeth Elam, Ellen Catherine Elam, Evaline Elam, John R Elam, Martha Ann Elam, Nancy Jane Elam, Richard Menifee Elam, Sophrona Elam, Walter Elam, William James Jesse Elam. Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Morgan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1807, Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler entered the world in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA, born to James Moses Wheeler And Fairleanah Eleanor Harrison.
  • Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler married Walter Walker Elam, and had children including Amos H Elam, Barbara Elizabeth Elam, Ellen Catherine Elam, Evaline Elam, John R Elam, Martha Ann Elam, Nancy Jane Elam, Richard Menifee Elam, Sophrona Elam, Walter Elam, William James Jesse Elam.
  • Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Morgan, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Eleanor Wheeler's Ancestors

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Eleanor Wheeler
1807–1880
Birth Place: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James Moses Wheeler
1759–1834
Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Fairleanah (Eleanor) Harrison
1768–1837
Montgomery Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (James) Wheeler
1722–1804
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail (Jayne) Brown
1720–1804
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Richard Harrison
1730–1783
New York, New York, USA
Susannah ("Suckey" "Sukey") Lee
1765–1825
Great-Grandparents
James Wheeler
1687–1740
Elizabeth West
1694–1731
Samuel Brown
1677–1752
Anna Darling
1689–1753
John Harrison
1710–1761
Ambrose Lee
1731–1764
Frances Penn
1735–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wheeler
1667–1753
Grizzell Squire
1668–1738
Mehitable Bullock
1655–1761
Captain West
1658–1737
John Brown
1650–1709
Anne Mason
1650–1709
John Darling
1664–1753
Anna Rockwood
1669–1690
George Penn
1706–1749
Ann Fleming
1706–1794

Eleanor Wheeler's Descendants

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Eleanor (Catherine "Ellen") Wheeler (1807–20 April 1880) m. Walter (Walker) Elam (4 November 1799–14 November 1878)
  1. 1. Richard (Menifee) Elam 1838–1909 m. Margaret (Sargent) Elam 1844–1903
    1. 1. Alice (Florence) Elam 1879–1926 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Taylor 1874–1955
      1. 1. Cecil (Robert) Taylor 1908–1978 m. Laura (Mae) Walker 1914–2015
        1. 1. Hazel (Delores "Delores") Taylor 1931–1998 m. Homer Talley 1927–1991
        2. 2. Betty (Lavinnia) Taylor 1937–2018 m. Grant (Odell Cornett) Jr 1941–1993
        3. 3. Cecil (Dale "Dale") Taylor 1934–2025 m. Thelma (Ruth) Morgan 1938–2016
        4. 4. Eva (Sue) Taylor 1949–2020 m. Austin (Elmer Ballinger) Jr 1924–1999
      2. 2. Eula (Katherine) Taylor 1919–2013 m. Elmer (Gray Pierson) Sr 1917–1995
      3. 3. Henry (Vernard) Taylor 1906–1988 m. Anna (Ruth) Sparks 1914–1996
      4. 4. Delta (B.) Taylor 1916–1989
      5. 5. Emma (C) Taylor 1901–1994 m. Bartley (Johnson) Starnes 1887–1951
      6. 6. Hobart (Winford) Taylor 1899–1971 m. Mollie Wright 1901–1979
      7. 7. Nannie Taylor 1904–1977 m. Carl (Lilburn) Smith 1901–1962
      8. 8. William ("Bill" Taylor) Sr 1907–1967 m. Ora Woods 1907–1995
        1. 1. Charles (Robert "Bobby") Taylor 1945–1967
        2. 2. Paul (Alvin) Taylor 1925–1997 m. Virginia (Ruth) Cross 1931–2018
        3. 3. Beulah (Katherine) Taylor 1930–2024 m. Jack (Beecher) Talley 1922–1972
        4. 4. William ("Bill" "Junior" S Taylor) Jr 1943–2024 m. Cleo (Caroll) Huffaker 1945–2017
      9. 9. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Taylor 1912–2009 m. John (Cantron) Starnes 1908–1982
      10. 10. Laura (Ina) Taylor 1914–1999 m. Oscar (F) Starnes 1905–1971
    2. 2. Josephine (Catherine) Elam 1862–1948 m. Elex Short 1859–
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen "Mollie") Elam 1864–1938 m. Dudley Thomas 1863–1921 m. Beriah (Magofflin) Fugett 1858–1919
    4. 4. James (Washington) Elam 1865–1947 m. Clara (Adeline) Lewis 1874–1917 m. May Short 1885–
    5. 5. William (Alexander) Elam 1868–1953 m. Lillie (Lake) Elam 1877–1960
    6. 6. Nancy (Jane "Nannie") Elam 1872–1901 m. Henry (C) Greenwade 1872–1943
    7. 7. Claud (Christopher) Elam 1875–1924
    8. 8. Rhoda (Victoria) Elam 1874–1942 m. John (Clark) Leach 1867–1947
    9. 9. Walters (Monroe) Elam 1874–1912
    10. 10. Jeanette (Margarette) Elam 1883–1888
    11. 11. Leslie (Hathaway) Elam 1886–1913
  2. 2. Barbara (Elizabeth) Elam 1842–1913 m. George (Washington) Elam 1841–1914
    1. 1. Lillie (Lake) Elam 1877–1960 m. William (Alexander) Elam 1868–1953
  3. 3. Sophrona Elam 1826– m. Samuel (John) Elam 1825–1934
  4. 4. William (James Jesse) Elam 1826–1893 m. Ellender (H) Wheeler 1835–1880
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Elam 1828– m. Thomas (Easterling) Jr 1827–
  6. 6. Martha (Ann) Elam 1837–1877 m. Jasper (Newton) Cassity 1841–1915
  7. 7. Amos (H) Elam 1834–1850
  8. 8. John (R) Elam 1836–1907 m. America (Merica) Graham 1842–1912
  9. 9. Evaline Elam 1842–1919 m. William (Calvin) Short 1853–1932
  10. 10. Walter Elam 1849–1926 m. Emily Johnson 1848–1931 m. Esther Johnson 1881–1953 m. Mary (Ellen) Day 1861–
    1. 1. Esther Johnson 1881–1953 m. Walter Elam 1849–1926 m. Aaron Riggs 1881–1953
  11. 11. Ellen (Catherine) Elam 1848– m. Gilbert (Range) Elam 1837–

Eleanor Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
1880
20 April 1880
Age 73
Death of Eleanor Catherine "Ellen" Wheeler in Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Morgan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1880
    Event Place: Morgan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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