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Willie Edward Wheeler 1888–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1888

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 February 1952

Death Location: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Edward Wheeler

Mother: Mollie Byers

Spouse(s): Ethel Hensen

Children(s): James Wheeler, Raymond Wheeler

Willie Edward Wheeler was born in 1888 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Esau Wheeler And Mollie Byers. Willie Edward Wheeler married Ethel Elizabeth Hensen, Otie Humphies, and had children including James Eldridge Wheeler, Raymond Rudolf Wheeler. Willie Edward Wheeler passed away in 1952 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willie Edward Wheeler was born in 1888 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA, the child of Edward Esau Wheeler And Mollie Byers.
  • Willie Edward Wheeler married Ethel Elizabeth Hensen, Otie Humphies, and had children including James Eldridge Wheeler, Raymond Rudolf Wheeler.
  • Willie Edward Wheeler passed away in 1952 in Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Wheeler's Ancestors

Self
Willie Wheeler
1888–1952
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
Edward Esau Wheeler
1847–1919
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Mollie Byers
1878–1963
Grandparents
James (B "Jim") Wheeler
1800–1875
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Mary ("Polly") Thacker
1805–1859
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Richard (Henry) Byers
1838–1905
Amherst Co, Virginia
Oney (Jane) Taylor
1839–1921
, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Wheeler
1772–1838
Mary Allen
1780–1862
Nathaniel Thacker
1751–1832
Catherine Hicks
1760–1820
John Bias
1785–1868
Elizabeth Harrison
1790–1841
James Taylor
1798–1870
Elizabeth
1805–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Capt
1755–1840
Mary Penn
1759–1790
Sherod Gillespie
1755–1822
Sally Horsley
1758–

Willie Wheeler's Descendants

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Willie (Edward) Wheeler (20 March 1888–5 February 1952) m. Ethel (Elizabeth) Hensen (12 Nov 1903–18 May 1977)
  1. 1. James (Eldridge) Wheeler 1918–1998
  2. 2. Raymond (Rudolf) Wheeler 1920–1995

Willie Wheeler's Timeline

2 Records

1888
20 March 1888
Birth of Willie Edward Wheeler in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1952
5 February 1952
Age 64
Death of Willie Edward Wheeler in Buena Vista, None, Virginia, USA
Buena Vista, None, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1888
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1952
    Event Place: Buena Vista, None, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buena Vista, Buena Vista City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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