Based on the date of his death and his age at death,[1] his calculated birth date is 7 April 1799. James was born in Kentucky, the son of John Wheeldon Sr. and Catherine (Vial) Wheeldon
Marriage: He married Selah “Celia” Falconbury (also spelled Falkenbury), daughter of Jacob Falconbury, on 20 Dec 1825 near Stanford, Lincoln Co., Kentucky. After marrying, they relocated to Decatur County, Indiana by 1831 where they raised their family and remained till their last days. By 1831 he and his family had removed to Decatur County, Indiana. He is recorded as having purchased land.[2]
They had eight children together (all born in Indiana):
Rachel Jane (Wheeldon) Eddelman (1827-1855)
James Franklin “Frank” Wheeldon Jr (1829-1878)
Lydia Ann Wheeldon (1833-1908)
Nancy Catherine (Wheeldon) Demint (1834-1917)
Mary E. Wheeldon (1839-1872)
Rebecca M Wheeldon (1840-?)
John H Wheeldon (1842-1863)
Mahala A (Wheeldon) Johnson (1845-1899)
In 1850, James Wheeldon, a farmer, lived in Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, with his wife Selah “Celia” and 7 youngest children ( his eldest daughter, Rachel Jane, had married in 1847 and was living with her spouse).[3]
James died on 18 Dec 1852 and is buried at the Eddleman Cemetery, Decatur County, Indiana.[1] He was 53 years, 8 months and 11 days old at death. You can see a picture of his gravestone at FindAGrave.
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 FindAGrave.com; James Wheeldon: Created by: Mark E. Wirey; Record added: Jun 18, 2010; Find A Grave Memorial# 53834544
↑“James Wheeldon - 5 Jul 1831 - 2nd PM - Decatur - 8-N - 8-E-11”;http://genealogytrails.com/ind/decatur/land1.html; Land Records- 1823-1835; The "State of Record" for all of these entries was "Indiana"; Name - Issue Date - Meridian - County - Township - Range - Section.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVL-C8W : 9 November 2014), James Wheeldon, Sand Creek, Decatur, Indiana, United States; citing family 49, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
James Wheeldon, 52 b. Kentucky; Celia Wheeldon, 48 b. South Carolina; James F Wheeldon, 27; Lydia Wheeldon, 18; Nancy C Wheeldon, 16; Mary C Wheeldon, 13; Rebecca M Wheeldon, 10; John H Wheeldon, 8; Mahala A Wheeldon, 6. The 7 younger Wheeldons were all born in Indiana.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1D-TDGG : 9 March 2021), Jacob Falconberry in entry for James Wheeldon and Selah Falconberry, 12 Dec 1825; citing Marriage, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 192,263.
James Wheeldon in the Kentucky, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1850; Name: James Wheeldon; Marriage Date: 12 Oct 1825; Marriage Place: Lincoln, Kentucky; Spouse: Selah Falconberry
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53834544/james-wheeldon: accessed 02 November 2022), memorial page for James Wheeldon (30 Dec 1798–18 Dec 1852), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53834544, citing Eddleman Cemetery, Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Mark E. Wirey (contributor 46919974) .
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