Edward Franklin Wheeler (1859 - 1929)

Born 17 May 1859 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Son of Leonard Wheeler and Amanda Mary (Keith) Wheeler

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Palmateer) Wheeler — married 24 Nov 1885 in Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1929 at age 69 in Namaka, Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Wheeler Name Study.

Edward Franklin Wheeler was born on May 17, 1859 in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States, son of Leonard Wheeler (1804–1876) and Amanda Mary Keith (1818–1901).

His siblings were:

• Luna Wheeler (1831–1903)
• Julia Ann Wheeler (1834–1897)
• Elizabeth Wheeler (1838–1912)
• Leonard Harlan Wheeler (1841–1908)

Edward (26) married Sarah Elizabeth Palmateer (21) (born about 1863 in Morea, Crawford, Illinois, United States; daughter of Charles Gilbert (Palmateer) Polmanteer and Mary Lousia (Young) Palmateer) on November 24, 1885 in Robinson, Crawford, Illinois, United States. Their children were:

• Nellie Delores Wheeler (1886–1968)
• Leonard Otto Wheeler (1888–1966)
• Mary Amanda Wheeler (1890–1963)
• Bonnie Cora Wheeler (1892–1978)

Edward died on April 17, 1929 in Namaka, Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada, aged 69.

SOURCES

• 1860 United States Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX42-99K Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX42-99D : Thu Mar 07 22:33:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Leonard Wheeler and Amanda Wheeler, 1860.

• 1870 United States Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M672-B25

• 1880 United States Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXNZ-9SR

• Edward F Wheeler "Illinois, County Marriages 1810-1940" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-8F8C Where The Record Is Found (Citation) "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-8F8C : Sat Mar 09 11:17:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Edward F Wheeler and Sarah E Palmateer, 24 Nov 1885.

• 1900 United States Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS7K-FR6

• 1911 Canada Census Edward F Wheeler, "Recensement du Canada de 1911"https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-2FLJ

• 1916 Canada Census https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5C-3G3

• Find a Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55028768/edward_franklin-wheeler: accessed March 27, 2024), memorial page for Edward Franklin Wheeler (1859–1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #55028768, citing Strathmore Cemetery, Strathmore, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada; Maintained by M Wheeler (contributor 48006737).

• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Mildred (Wheeler) Gillett, FTDNA kit # IN102279, and her sibling, Lyle Wheeler, have an exact HVR1, HVR2, and Coding Region match, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most recent common ancestor who is Mildred Wheeler, the mother of both Mildred (Wheeler) Gillett and Lyle Wheeler.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal Living DNA test match between Lyle Wheeler and Mildred (Wheeler) Gillett, his sister. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Wheeler and Mildred Wheeler, the parents of both Lyle Wheeler and Mildred (Wheeler) Gillett. Predicted relationship from Living DNA: 2nd degree, based on sharing 2002.44 cM across 58 segments.