Grattan Henry Wheeler

  • Born August 25, 1783 in South Kensington, Washington County, Rhode Island.
  • Parents were SILAS WHEELER and SARAH GARDNER.
  • Married FRANCES BAKER. Frances died March 22, 1813.
  • Married ELIZA AULLS in 1814. Eliza was born December 7, 1792; and died September 6, 1867.
  • Was elected Supervisor of the Town of Wheeler in 1823.
  • Was elected to the State Assembly in 1824 and 1826.
  • Was a member of the State Senate from 1829 to 1832.
  • Was a Member of Congress from 1831 to 1833.
  • Was elected Justice of the Peace in the Town of Wheeler in 1847.
  • Was a Presidential Elector on November 3, 1849
  • Died March 11, 1852 in Wheeler, Steuben County, New York.
  • Buried in Old Wheeler Cemetery, Wheeler, Steuben County, New York.





CHILDREN WITH FRANCES BAKER

  1. SARAH WHEELER, born December 20, 1809 in Steuben County, New York; died in 1899. Married JESSE BRUNDAGE on December 30, 1830 in Wheeler, Steuben County, New York. Buried in Grove Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York.
  2. SILAS WHEELER, born September 11, 1811, probably in Steuben County, New York; died October 29, 1855. Married FIDELIA FRISBIE on November 28, 1841 in Steuben County, New York.
  3. GRATTAN HENRY WHEELER, born March 12, 1813. Married NANCY SAYRE in 1837 in Steuben County, New York.





CHILDREN WITH ELIZA AULLS

  1. WILLIAM WHEELER, born October 26, 1817 in Wheeler, Steuben County, New York.
  2. FANNIE WHEELER, born January 20, 1819 in Wheeler, Steuben County, New York. Married RICHARD BAKER on September 20, 1836 in Steuben County, New York.
  3. ELIZA WHEELER, born May 16, 1821, probably in Wheeler, New York; died in 1900. Married ACKERSON ARMSTRONG on November 18, 1841 in Steuben County, New York.
  4. ADDISON WHEELER, born December 25, 1828, probably in Wheeler, New York; died March 25, 1881. Married OLIVE SHEPARD on February 24, 1853.
  5. RUTH R. WHEELER, born April 3, 1830, probably in Wheeler, New York.
  6. ADELIA M. WHEELER, born May 23, 1837, probably in Wheeler, New York.

SOURCES:

  • Jake Harding
  • 1920 Cedar County, Nebraska Census

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