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Henry J. Wheeler 1775–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1775

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Shelby County, Tennessee

Father: Archelaus Wheeler

Mother: Mildred Lyle

Spouse(s): Jane Foster

Children(s): John Wheeler

The story of Henry J. Wheeler began in 1775 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA. Henry J. Wheeler married Jane Foster, Nancy Bency, and had children including John Foster Wheeler. Henry J. Wheeler passed away in 1848 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry J. Wheeler began in 1775 in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA.
  • Henry J. Wheeler married Jane Foster, Nancy Bency, and had children including John Foster Wheeler.
  • Henry J. Wheeler passed away in 1848 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Archelaus Wheeler
1745–1831
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
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Mildred Lyle
1758–1845
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Foster
1788–1820
Birth Location: Adair, Kentucky
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Children(s)

John Wheeler
1808–1880
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Henry Wheeler
1775–1848
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Parents
Archelaus Wheeler
1745–1831
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Mildred Lyle
1758–1845
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Wheeler's Descendants

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Henry (J.) Wheeler (1775–1848) m. Jane Foster (1788–Bef 1820)
  1. 1. John (Foster) Wheeler 1808–1880 m. Nancy (Pascal) Watie 1808–1852
    1. 1. Susan (J) Wheeler 1833– m. William Perry 1826–
    2. 2. Mary (A) Wheeler 1836–
    3. 3. Harriet (B) Wheeler 1838–1923 m. Argyle Quesenbury 1839–1925
    4. 4. Sarah (P) Wheeler 1841–1912 m. William (Goodlet) Nelms 1837–1902
    5. 5. John (C) Wheeler 1842–
    6. 6. William Wheeler 1847–
    7. 7. Nancy Wheeler 1850–

Henry Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1775
1775
Birth of Henry J. Wheeler in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1848
1848
Age 73
Death of Henry J. Wheeler in Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Shelby County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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