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Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler 1840–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1840

Birth Location: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Polk County, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Wheeler

Mother: Permelia Unknown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Higdon

Children(s): Mary Wheeler, Martha Wheeler, Cora Wheeler, Robert Wheeler, Frank Wheeler, James Wheeler, Ethel Wheeler, Permelia Wheeler, Josephine Wheeler, Infant Wheeler, Robert Wheeler, Clyde peter

The story of Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler began in 1840 in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA. Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler married Elizabeth Jane Bettie Higdon, and had children including Clyde Peter, Cora Antionette Nettie Wheeler, Ethel Netie Venita Wheeler, Frank Subat Wheeler, Infant Wheeler, James Robertson Wheeler, Josephine A Joda Wheeler, Martha Matilda Wheeler, Mary Ann Wheeler, Permelia Higdon Kate Wheeler, Robert Lee Wheeler, Robert Purser Higdon Wheeler. Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler passed away in 1901 in Polk County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler began in 1840 in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA.
  • Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler married Elizabeth Jane Bettie Higdon, and had children including Clyde Peter, Cora Antionette Nettie Wheeler, Ethel Netie Venita Wheeler, Frank Subat Wheeler, Infant Wheeler, James Robertson Wheeler, Josephine A Joda Wheeler, Martha Matilda Wheeler, Mary Ann Wheeler, Permelia Higdon Kate Wheeler, Robert Lee Wheeler, Robert Purser Higdon Wheeler.
  • Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler passed away in 1901 in Polk County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Erastus Wheeler's Ancestors

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Erastus Wheeler
1840–1901
Birth Place: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Thomas Hansford Wheeler
1807–1877
Georgia, United States
Permelia (Jane) Unknown
1807–1869
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Charles Wheeler
1776–1850
North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Welch
1781–1855
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Wheeler
1758–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Erastus Wheeler's Descendants

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Erastus (Benjamin "Ras") Wheeler (20 Apr 1840–1901) m. Elizabeth (Jane "Bettie") Higdon (2 Mar 1842–14 Apr 1930)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wheeler 1866–1946
  2. 2. Martha (Matilda) Wheeler 1865–1954
  3. 3. Cora (Antionette " Nettie") Wheeler 1866–1946
  4. 4. Robert (Purser Higdon) Wheeler 1869–1899
  5. 5. Frank (Subat) Wheeler 1871–1932
  6. 6. James (Robertson) Wheeler 1878–1918
  7. 7. Ethel (Netie Venita) Wheeler 1873–1970
  8. 8. Permelia (Higdon "Kate") Wheeler 1881–1968 m. Longley (Jordan) Peter 1869–1943
    1. 1. Cordia (P) Peters 1926–2019
    2. 2. Joda Peters 1919–1919
    3. 3. Eunice (Mildred) Peters 1923–2021
    4. 4. Anna (O Peter) Peters 1910–1935
    5. 5. Maggie (Bond) Peter 1900–1996
    6. 6. Zachariah (Hansbrough) Peters 1903–1985
    7. 7. Longley ((Lon)) Peter 1905–1979
    8. 8. Antionette ("Nettie") Peter 1907–1993
    9. 9. Elizabeth ("Bettie" Patricia) Peters 1908–1998
    10. 10. Ivie Peter 1912–
    11. 11. Clyde (Edward) Peters 1921–2003
    12. 12. Theodore (Roosevelt) Peter 1914–1996
    13. 13. James (Monroe) Peter 1916–2004
  9. 9. Josephine (A. "Joda") Wheeler 1876–1963
  10. 10. Infant Wheeler 1864–1864
  11. 11. Robert (Lee) Wheeler 1867–1941
  12. 12. Clyde peter –2009

Erastus Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1840
20 Apr 1840
Birth of Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
1863
29 Aug 1863
Age 23
Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler was married in Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
1901
1901
Age 61
Death of Erastus Benjamin "Ras" Wheeler in Polk County, Texas, USA
Polk County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1863
    Event Place: Copiah County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Polk County, Texas, USA

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