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Richard Jones Wheeler 1880–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1880

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 24 February 1958

Death Location: Pleasant Grove, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Andrew Wheeler

Mother: Mary Wheeler

Spouse(s): Virginia Shanks

Children(s): Richard Wheeler, Woodrow Wheeler, Ola Barton, Edna Ferguson

Richard Jones Wheeler was born in 1880 in Alabama, USA, the child of Andrew Lindsey Wheeler And Mary E Wheeler. In 1900, Richard Jones Wheeler resided in Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Richard Jones Wheeler married Virginia Shanks, and had children including Edna Ferguson, Ola Florence Barton, Richard Jones Wheeler, Woodrow Wilson Wheeler. Richard Jones Wheeler passed away in 1958 in Pleasant Grove, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Jones Wheeler was born in 1880 in Alabama, USA, the child of Andrew Lindsey Wheeler And Mary E Wheeler.
  • In 1900, Richard Jones Wheeler resided in Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Richard Jones Wheeler married Virginia Shanks, and had children including Edna Ferguson, Ola Florence Barton, Richard Jones Wheeler, Woodrow Wilson Wheeler.
  • Richard Jones Wheeler passed away in 1958 in Pleasant Grove, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Wheeler's Ancestors

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Richard Wheeler
1880–1958
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Andrew Lindsey Wheeler
1838–1932
Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mary (E) Wheeler
1845–1936
Alabama
Grandparents
Richard (D) Wheeler
1806–1856
Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Catherine) Church
1812–1850
Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Benjamin (Willis) Jones
1822–1916
Waynesboro, Burke, Georgia, United States
"Eliza" (Mary Elizabeth) Mills
1824–1879
Coon Creek, Jackson, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Amos Wheeler
1778–1850
Sarah Snow
1782–1860
Aaron Church
1786–1846
Nancy Owens
1783–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard III
1758–1821
Ann Stone\Wheeler
1760–1860
Lester Snow
1755–1813
Mary Hawkins
1760–1832

Richard Wheeler's Descendants

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Richard (Jones) Wheeler (Aug 1880–24 February 1958) m. Virginia Shanks (1881–24 January 1977)
  1. 1. Richard (Jones) Wheeler 1919–1996
  2. 2. Woodrow (Wilson) Wheeler 1912–2009
  3. 3. Ola (Florence) Barton 1908–1985
  4. 4. Edna Ferguson 1906–2001

Richard Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1880
Aug 1880
Birth of Richard Jones Wheeler in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Richard Jones Wheeler resided here in Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1958
24 February 1958
Age 78
Death of Richard Jones Wheeler
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1880
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1958
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Grove, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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