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WHEELER, Leonard Proctor (Abt 1814-1877)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: CURRY, Martha WHEELER, Maria WHEELER, William WHEELER, Alfred Washington WHEELER, Hiram WHEELER, George WHEELER, Ira WHEELER, James C. WHEELER, Fred Daniel WHEELER, Parker+ WHEELER, Proctor+ WHEELER, Levi WHEELER, Leonard Proctor 2 3 4 Born: Abt 1814, Vermont Marriage: CURRY, Martha on 27 Dec 1838 in JoDaviess County, Illinois 1 Died: 10 Jan 1877, Ellenboro, Grant County, Wisconsin about age 63 5 Buried: Jan 1877, Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin Leonard married Martha CURRY, daughter of Calvin CURRY and Jane DANIELS, on 27 Dec 1838 in JoDaviess County, Illinois.1 (Martha CURRY was born on 9 Oct 1822 in Sullivan County, Indiana, died on 1 Aug 1903 in North Venice, Madison County, Illinois 6 and was buried on 4 Aug 1903 in Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin.)

1 Jo Daviess County Clerk, Jo Daviess County, Illinois (Jo Daviess County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Leonard P. Wheeler and Martha Curry: License issued Dec 26, 1838, State of Illinois, Jo Daviess County. I do hereby certify that I duly solemnized the rites of matrimony between the written named L.P. Wheeler and Martha Curry on the 27th day of December A.D. 1838. Given under my hand and seal this 29th day of December A.D. 1838. Abel Proctin.

2 1850 US Census (Loran, Stephenson County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Leonard P. Wheeler (age 36, b. VT), wife Martha [Curry] (age 29, b. IN) and children Maria (age 10, b. IL), William (age 9, b. IL), Alford [sp?] (age 7, b. IL), Hiram (age 5, b. IL), George (age 3, b. IL) and Ira (age 1, b. IL), living in Loran, Illinois. Also in the household is George Wheeler (age 20, b. VT), probably Leonard's brother. Leonard and George Sr. are both listed as "farmers."

3 1860 US Census (Hickory Grove, Grant County, Wisconsin). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Leonard P. Wheeler (age 48, b. VT), wife Martha [Curry] (age 38, b. IN) and children Maria (age 20, b. IL), William (age 19, b. IL), Alfred (age 17, b. IL), Hiram (age 16, b. IL), James (age 6, b. WI), Fred (age 4, b. WI), Parker (age 2, b. WI) and Proctor (age 2, b. WI) [twins], living in Hickory Grove, Wisconsin. Leonard is listed as a "farmer." Martha's parents, Calvin and Jane Curry, are also living in Grant County at this time.

4 1870 US Census (Fennimore, Grant County, Wisconsin). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists L.P. [Leonard] Wheeler (age 57, b. VT), wife Martha [Curry] (age 48, b. IN) and children James C. (age 16, b. WI), Fred D. (age 14, b. WI), Parker (age 12, b. WI), Proctor (age 12, b. WI) and Levi (age 9, b. WI), living in Fennimore, Wisconsin. Also in the household is son Hiram (age 26, b. IL) and his wife, Sarah (age 27, b. KY); and son Alfred (age 28, b. IL) and his wife Maggie (age 22, b. IN). Leonard and his adult sons are all listed as "farmers." Alfred is listed as a "mason stone and brick."

5 Grant County Herald (Grant County, Wisconsin), Page 3, Col. 6. Surety: 4. DEATH NOTICE: In Ellenboro, January 10, 1877, L.P. Wheeler, aged 64 years.

6 Certificate of Death (Madison County Clerk, Edwardsville, Illinois), Record #4184, p. 297. Surety: 4. Name: Martha [Curry] Wheeler
Age: 81
Occupation: housewife
Date of Death: August 1, 1903
Marital Status: not shown
Place of Birth: Indiana
Place of Death: Venice, Illinois
Cause of Death: porelaces
Place of Burial: Lancaster, Wisconsin
Date of Burial: 4 Aug 1903
Physician: J.E. Lee, Venice, IL

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