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James Lenard Wheatley 1875–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 NOV 1875

Birth Location: Ky., USA

Death Date: 7 APR 1940

Death Location: Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA

Father: Thomas Wheatley

Mother: Catherine Gilmore

Spouse(s): Loretta Nickelson

Children(s): Elijah Wheatley, Charles Wheatley, Leo Wheatley, Clara Wheatley, James Wheatley, Audra Wheatley, Delore Wheatley, Anna Wheatley, Eva Wheatley

The story of James Lenard Wheatley began in 1875 in Ky., USA. In 1880, James Lenard Wheatley was recorded in the census in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., Ky., USA. In 1910, James Lenard Wheatley was recorded in the census in 1-Dist., Hancock Co., Ky., USA. James Lenard Wheatley married Loretta Nickelson, and had children including Anna M Wheatley, Audra Wheatley, Charles Wheatley, Clara L Wheatley, Delore Pauline Wheatley, Elijah Franklin Wheatley, Eva May Wheatley, James H Wheatley, Leo Elmer Wheatley. James Lenard Wheatley passed away in 1940 in Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Lenard Wheatley began in 1875 in Ky., USA.
  • In 1880, James Lenard Wheatley was recorded in the census in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., Ky., USA.
  • In 1910, James Lenard Wheatley was recorded in the census in 1-Dist., Hancock Co., Ky., USA.
  • James Lenard Wheatley married Loretta Nickelson, and had children including Anna M Wheatley, Audra Wheatley, Charles Wheatley, Clara L Wheatley, Delore Pauline Wheatley, Elijah Franklin Wheatley, Eva May Wheatley, James H Wheatley, Leo Elmer Wheatley.
  • James Lenard Wheatley passed away in 1940 in Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA.

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James Wheatley's Ancestors

Self
James Wheatley
1875–1940
Birth Place: Ky., USA
Parents
Thomas M. Wheatley
1831–1883
Ky., USA
Catherine (Transylvania) Gilmore
1836–1891
Dubois Co., In., USA
Grandparents
Wilford Wheatley
Mary (A.) Mays
John (Smith) Gilmore
1803–1847
Lincoln Co., Ky., USA
Sarah (Catharine) Casner
1807–1867
Tn., USA
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gilmore
1764–1843
Rebecca Smith
1776–1852
Solomon Casner
Mary Hammond
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Gilmore
1722–1785
Martha Dennison
1721–

James Wheatley's Descendants

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James (Lenard) Wheatley (11 NOV 1875–7 APR 1940) m. Loretta Nickelson (MAR 1892–11 JUN 1959)
  1. 1. Elijah (Franklin) Wheatley 1909–1963 m. Sylvia (Marie) Gray 1914–1988
  2. 2. Charles Wheatley 1910–
  3. 3. Leo (Elmer) Wheatley 1912–1995 m. Clara (B.) Veach 1912–2007
  4. 4. Clara (L.) Wheatley 1913–
  5. 5. James (H.) Wheatley 1916–
  6. 6. Audra Wheatley 1917–
  7. 7. Delore (Pauline) Wheatley 1918–
  8. 8. Anna (M.) Wheatley 1922–
  9. 9. Eva (May) Wheatley 1926–

James Wheatley's Timeline

4 Records

1875
11 NOV 1875
Birth of James Lenard Wheatley in Ky., USA
Ky., USA
1880
JUN 1880
Age 5
James Lenard Wheatley appeared in census in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., Ky., USA
Indian Creek, Hancock Co., Ky., USA
1910
13 MAY 1910
Age 35
James Lenard Wheatley appeared in census in 1-Dist., Hancock Co., Ky., USA
1-Dist., Hancock Co., Ky., USA
1940
7 APR 1940
Age 65
Death of James Lenard Wheatley in Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA
Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 NOV 1875
    Event Place: Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 APR 1940
    Event Place: Breckenridge Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: JUN 1880
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Hancock Co., Ky., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1910
    Event Place: 1-Dist., Hancock Co., Ky., USA

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