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Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler 1876–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1876

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 27 September 1933

Death Location: South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Edward Wheeler

Mother: Mollie Byers

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In 1876, Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler entered the world in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Edward Esau Wheeler And Mollie Byers. Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler passed away in 1933 in South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler entered the world in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America, born to Edward Esau Wheeler And Mollie Byers.
  • Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler passed away in 1933 in South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Elijah Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Wheeler
1876–1933
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Edward Esau Wheeler
1847–1919
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mollie Byers
1878–1963
Grandparents
James (B "Jim") Wheeler
1800–1875
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Thacker
1805–1859
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Richard (Henry) Byers
1838–1905
Amherst Co, Virginia
Oney (Jane) Taylor
1839–1921
, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wheeler
1772–1838
Mary Allen
1780–1862
Nathaniel Thacker
1751–1832
Catherine Hicks
1760–1820
John Bias
1785–1868
Elizabeth Harrison
1790–1841
James Taylor
1798–1870
Elizabeth
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Capt
1755–1840
Mary Penn
1759–1790
Sherod Gillespie
1755–1822
Sally Horsley
1758–

Elijah Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1876
7 May 1876
Birth of Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler in Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
1933
27 September 1933
Age 57
Death of Elijah "Alexander" Wheeler in Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1876
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1933
    Event Place: Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: South River, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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