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William Chester "Checks" Wheeler 1912 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1912

Birth Location: Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1974

Death Location: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Wheeler

Mother: Sarah Ayers

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In 1912, William Chester "Checks" Wheeler entered the world in Lamar County, Alabama, USA, born to Thomas Nathan "Tom" Wheeler and Sarah Jane "Janie" WHEELER Ayers. In 1940, William Chester "Checks" Wheeler resided in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA. William Chester "Checks" Wheeler passed away in 1974 in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1912, William Chester "Checks" Wheeler entered the world in Lamar County, Alabama, USA, born to Thomas Nathan "Tom" Wheeler and Sarah Jane "Janie" WHEELER Ayers.
  • In 1940, William Chester "Checks" Wheeler resided in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA.
  • William Chester "Checks" Wheeler passed away in 1974 in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

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William Wheeler's Ancestors

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William Wheeler
1912 – 1974
Birth Place: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas Nathan "Tom" Wheeler
1867 – 1934
Alabama
Sarah (Jane "Janie" WHEELER) Ayers
1867 – 1911
Sanford now Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Wheeler
1824 – 1871
Hall County, Georgia, USA
Eleanor (WHEELER) Campbell
1820 – 1882
South Carolina, USA
Holland (Middleton "Hollie") Ayres
1834 – 1891
Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Mary (Elizabeth AYERS) Turner
1829 – 1902
Walker, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wheeler's Timeline

3 Records

1912
6 Apr 1912
Birth of William Chester "Checks" Wheeler in Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Lamar County, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
William Chester "Checks" Wheeler resided here in Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
1974
12 Nov 1974
Age 62
Death of William Chester "Checks" Wheeler in Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1912
    Event Place: Lamar County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1974
    Event Place: Vernon, Lamar County, Alabama, USA

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