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Leroy Wheeler 1813–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Oct 1813

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 31 May 1880

Death Location: Macon County, Illinois

Father: James Wheeler

Mother: Charlotte McCormack

Spouse(s): Polina Byrom, Eunice Draper

Children(s): Lydia Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler, David Wheeler, Ellen Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, Sarah Wheeler, John Wheeler, Charlotte Wheeler, Lavuna Wheeler, James Wheeler

Leroy Wheeler was born in 1813 in Tennessee, the child of James Elijah Wheeler And Charlotte Mccormack. In 1865, Leroy Wheeler resided in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA. Leroy Wheeler married Eunice Draper, Polina Eveline Byrom, and had children including Charlotte Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, David Cooper Wheeler, Ellen Christine Wheeler, James Allen Wheeler, John Wheeler, Lavuna Laverna Wheeler, Lydia Jane Wheeler, Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler. Leroy Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Macon County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Leroy Wheeler was born in 1813 in Tennessee, the child of James Elijah Wheeler And Charlotte Mccormack.
  • In 1865, Leroy Wheeler resided in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.
  • Leroy Wheeler married Eunice Draper, Polina Eveline Byrom, and had children including Charlotte Wheeler, Daniel Wheeler, David Cooper Wheeler, Ellen Christine Wheeler, James Allen Wheeler, John Wheeler, Lavuna Laverna Wheeler, Lydia Jane Wheeler, Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler, Thomas Wheeler.
  • Leroy Wheeler passed away in 1880 in Macon County, Illinois.

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Leroy Wheeler's Ancestors

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Leroy Wheeler
1813–1880
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Elijah Wheeler
1788–1877
Bedford County, Virginia
Charlotte McCormack
1790–1883
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leroy Wheeler's Descendants

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Leroy Wheeler (22 Oct 1813–31 May 1880) m. Polina (Eveline) Byrom (18 MAY 1843–1917) m. Eunice Draper (10 Mar 1824–23 Nov 1864)
  1. 1. Lydia (Jane) Wheeler 1868–1941 m. William (Samuel) Magee 1865–1945
    1. 1. Walter (Samuel) McGee 1890–1949 m. Mary (Alice) Miller 1886–1961
      1. 1. Betty (Louise) Magee 1919–1989 m. Rush (Malvin) Pinkston 1917–1995
        1. 1. Gerald (Edwin) Pinkston 1950–1995
    2. 2. Eva McGee 1906–
    3. 3. Margaret McGee 1901–
    4. 4. Sarah (L) McGee 1896–
    5. 5. Florence (Ethel) McGee 1888–1975
    6. 6. Eva (M.) Carver 1905–1947
    7. 7. Thomas (W) McGee 1884–
  2. 2. Thomas Wheeler 1863–
  3. 3. David (Cooper) Wheeler 1860–
  4. 4. Ellen (Christine) Wheeler 1858–1930
  5. 5. Daniel Wheeler 1852–1866
  6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wheeler 1851–1921
  7. 7. John Wheeler 1849–
  8. 8. Charlotte Wheeler 1842–1885
  9. 9. Lavuna ((Laverna)) Wheeler 1840–1880
  10. 10. James (Allen) Wheeler 1845–1910

Leroy Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1813
22 Oct 1813
Birth of Leroy Wheeler in Tennessee
Tennessee
1865
3 Jul 1865
Age 52
Leroy Wheeler resided here in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
1880
31 May 1880
Age 67
Death of Leroy Wheeler in Macon County, Illinois
Macon County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1813
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1865
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Illinois, State Census Collection, Illinois State Archives; Springfield, Illinois; Illinois State Census, 1865; Archive Collection Number: 103.010; Roll Number: 2179; Line: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1880
    Event Place: Macon County, Illinois

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