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John Foster Wheeler 1808–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1808

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 March 1880

Death Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Henry Wheeler

Mother: Jane Foster

Spouse(s): Nancy Watie

Children(s): Susan Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Harriet Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, John Wheeler, William Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler

John Foster Wheeler was born in 1808 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henry J Wheeler And Jane Foster. In 1850, John Foster Wheeler resided in Fort Smith, Crawford, Arkansas, USA. John Foster Wheeler married Nancy Pascal Watie, and had children including Harriet B Wheeler, John C Wheeler, Mary A Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Sarah P Wheeler, Susan J Wheeler, William Wheeler. John Foster Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Foster Wheeler was born in 1808 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Henry J Wheeler And Jane Foster.
  • In 1850, John Foster Wheeler resided in Fort Smith, Crawford, Arkansas, USA.
  • John Foster Wheeler married Nancy Pascal Watie, and had children including Harriet B Wheeler, John C Wheeler, Mary A Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Sarah P Wheeler, Susan J Wheeler, William Wheeler.
  • John Foster Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Wheeler's Ancestors

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John Wheeler
1808–1880
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Henry J. Wheeler
1775–1848
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Jane Foster
1788–1820
Adair, Kentucky
Grandparents
Archelaus Wheeler
1745–1831
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, USA
Mildred Lyle
1758–1845
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wheeler's Descendants

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John (Foster) Wheeler (10 July 1808–10 March 1880) m. Nancy (Pascal) Watie (1808–17 February 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–

John Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1808
10 July 1808
Birth of John Foster Wheeler in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
John Foster Wheeler resided here in Fort Smith, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
Fort Smith, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
1880
10 March 1880
Age 72
Death of John Foster Wheeler in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1808
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Crawford, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1880
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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