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Melissa Jane Wheeler 1844–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1844

Birth Location: Copiah, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 10 Feb 1932

Death Location: Henderson, TX

Father: Jourdan Wheeler

Mother: Harriet Shaw

Spouse(s): William Johnson

Children(s): Benjamin Johnson

The story of Melissa Jane Wheeler began in 1844 in Copiah, Mississippi, United States. Melissa Jane Wheeler married William M Brown Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Johnson. Melissa Jane Wheeler passed away in 1932 in Henderson, TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Jane Wheeler began in 1844 in Copiah, Mississippi, United States.
  • Melissa Jane Wheeler married William M Brown Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Johnson.
  • Melissa Jane Wheeler passed away in 1932 in Henderson, TX.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melissa Wheeler's Ancestors

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Melissa Wheeler
1844–1932
Birth Place: Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Jourdan Wiley Wheeler
1811–
South Carolina, USA
Harriet (A) Shaw
1826–1860
Copiah County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Ann) Welch
1781–1857
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Welch
1749–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Wheeler's Descendants

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Melissa (Jane) Wheeler (13 Jul 1844–10 Feb 1932) m. William (M. (Brown)) Johnson (5 Jan 1836–19 Jun 1924)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Johnson 1863– m. mary (Ann "Mollie") Bizzel 1869–
    1. 1. Eddie (D) Johnson 1886–1948 m. Callie (Virginia) Harper 1888–1950
      1. 1. Winnie Johnson 1909–1955 m. Grover Stanley 1928–1985 m. Grover (Cleveland) Stanley 1906–

Melissa Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1844
13 Jul 1844
Birth of Melissa Jane Wheeler in Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Copiah, Mississippi, United States
1932
10 Feb 1932
Age 88
Death of Melissa Jane Wheeler in Henderson, TX
Henderson, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1844
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1932
    Event Place: Henderson, TX

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