Marriage of Thomas Wheeler to Lillian Burse

Question

Seeking information on the marriage of Thomas Wheeler and Lillian Burse. I know they were both born in Illinois. They have at least one son named Fred Mossman Wheeler.

Answer 1

Dear Heather,

   I see Fred's parents are named on his 1953 death record.

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6YD-CLS : Tue Mar 05 05:54:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Fred Mossman Wheeler and Thomas Wheeler, 10 Oct 1953.

  Have you been able to find Fred's marriage record to Loula Smith?  It seems they were already married by the time he registered for the WWI draft.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PT-BHF : 25 December 2021), Fred Mossmon Wheeler, 1917-1918.

It would be good to see if his parents were named on his marriage record, in case the informant on his death record got something wrong.  Just my "two cents".  -NGP

Comments

Thank you that's a good idea about the marriage record but I haven't been able to find it yet. I have found the death record for Fred as well as his draft card.