John WHEELER
Lucretia MCMAHAN


Husband:  John WHEELER
Birth:  29 Nov 1831, Hamilton Co., Illinois 
Death:  13 Feb 1905, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois    (obituary)  
Cause of Death:  Strangulated Hernia
Burial:  Feb 1905, Hopewell Cemetery, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
Father:  Henry WHEELER
Mother:  Priscilla MAYBERRY

Marriage:  3 May 1866, Hamilton Co., Illinois 

Wife:  Lucretia MCMAHAN
Birth:  8 Jun 1847, Lawrence Co., Ohio 
Death:  13 Feb 1921, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., Illinois      (obituary)
Cause of Death:  Carcinoma of Right Breast
Burial:  Feb 1921, Hopewell Cemetery, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
Father:  Stephen Alexander MCMAHAN  
Mother:   Nancy Ann THOMPSON 

Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth WHEELER, b: 12 Apr 1867, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
2. Julia Ann Frances WHEELER, b: 24 Mar 1869, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
3. William Benson WHEELER, b: 21 Oct 1871, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                                d: 5 Dec 1897, Arkansas
                                             bur: Hopewell Cemetery, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
4. Nancy Harriet WHEELER, b: 9 Feb 1874, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
5. John Andrew Douglas WHEELER, b: 10 Aug 1876, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
6. Lucinda WHEELER, b: 29 Nov 1878, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                     d: 30 Oct 1902, Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
                                  Cause of Death:  Consumption
                                  bur: Hopewell Cemetery, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois
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Notes:
John served with the Union Forces during the Civil War.  His service records show:
  Name:  John Wheeler
  Enlistment Date:  19 October 1861
  Unit Number:  250
  Service Record:  Enlisted as a private on 19 October 1861
                                Enlisted in Company H, 6th Calvary Regiment Illinois on 9 Jan 1862
                                Discharged, Company H, 6th Calvary Regiment Illinois on 18 November 1862
NOTE:  John was discharged in Memphis, Tennessee by reason of disability.  He had a hernia from falling off a horse and had lost one eye.  A strangulated hernia was the eventual cause of his death.

John & Lucinda both received pension because of John's service:
  Name:  John Wheeler
  Widow:  Lucretia Wheeler
  Service:  Co. H, 6 IL Cav.
  Pension Type:         Invalid                 Widow
  Application Date:  16 Apr 1897      20 Feb 1905
  Application No.:      607,779               822,444
  Certificate No.:         540,222               620,118

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0225, Page 606A), Twp. 5S / Range 7E, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                                                         Enumeration Date: 22-Jul-1870, Family #260

NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

Occupation or Trade

Real Estate

Per. Estate

POB

In
Sch

Cannot R/W

D, D, B, I,   I, P, or C

 WHEELER, John

36

M

W

 Farmer

$800

---

IL

 

 

 

                    Lucretia

22

F

W

 Keeping House

 

 

OH

  

 

 

                    Mary A

1

F

W

 

 

 

IL

   

 

 

 MCMAHAN, Nancy

62

F

W

 

 

 

NC

   

 

 

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0210, Page 534B), McLeansboro Precinct, Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                  Enumeration Dist: 26, Enumeration Date:
22-Jun-1880, Family #339

 NAME

Age

Sex

Col.

 Relation

M/S W/D

Occupation

POB

Father POB

Mother POB

In
 Sch

 WHEELER, John

49

M

W

 Head

M

 Farming

IL

---

---

 

                   Lucretia

31

F

W

 Wife

M

 Keeping House

OH

Ire

OH

 

                   Mary

13

F

W

 Daughter

S

 At Home

IL

IL

OH

X

                   Julea

11

F

W

 Daughter

S

 At Home

IL

IL

OH

X

                   William

9

M

W

 Son

S

  

IL

IL

OH

X

                   Nancy

6

F

W

 Daughter

S

 

IL

IL

OH

X

                   John A

4

M

W

 Son

S

 

IL

IL

OH

 

                   Lucinda

2

F

W

 Daughter

S

 

IL

IL

OH

 

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0304, Page 172A), Crook Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 48, Enumeration Date: 1-Jun-1900, Family #5

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 WHEELER, John

 Head

M

Nov

1831

68

M

34

 

 

IL

NC

TN

 Farmer

 

                    Lucretia

 Wife

F

Jun

1848

51

M

34

7

5

OH

Ire

NC

 

 

                    Lucinda

 Daughter

F

Nov

1878

21

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

OH

 

 

                    Carrie N

 G Daughter

F

Jul

1894

5

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

 

 

                    John E

 G Son

M

Mar

1896

4

S

 

 

 

AR

IL

IL

 

 

                    William B

 G Son

M

Jul

1898

1

S

 

 

 

IL

IL

IL

 

 

John & Lucretia raised their three grandchildren after their son, William, died.

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0366, Page 235B), McLeansboro Ward 3, McLeansboro Twp., Hamilton Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 56, Enumeration Date: 13-Jan-1920, Family #108

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 WHEELER, Lucretia

 Head

F

72

W

OH

Ire

NC

 None

 

                    John E

 G Son

M

23

M

AR

IL

MO

 Farm Laborer

 

                    Ada

 G Daughter L

F

19

M

IL

IL

IL

 None

 

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Sources:
1) Death - Wife:  Hamilton County Illinois Vital Statistics - Deaths, State Cert. #0002935