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Piercy Wheeler

Piercy Wheeler

Male 1808 - 1875  (67 years)Deceased

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  • Name Piercy Wheeler  [1
    Birth 4 May 1808  ,,Tennessee,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Owned Land 7 Nov 1837  ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Jul 1875  Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 20 Jul 1875  Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6
    • Other sources give January 20, 1875 for Piercy's death
    Will Probated 17 Oct 1875  Lawrenceburg,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    in a will 
    • Piercy's will appeared in the (Sparta) Register, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, October 18, 1875:
      "The will of the late Piercy Wheeler of Sparta township, was admitted to probate yesterday.  The bequests are as follows:
      To his widow, Mrs. Jerusha A. Wheeler, a life interest in his real and personal estate, and at her death,
      To Chares W. and Henry Wheeler $5 each, they having received their share of the property some 10 years hence.  To James Wheeler's children, $300 each:
      To John Wheeler: $800
      To Sarah A. Phillips:  $700
      To Piercy Wheeler:  $100 or $400?
      To Cortez H. Wheeler:  $700
      and the surplus to be equally divided between his heirs.
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Notes 
    • Piercy owned $1,311 worth of real estate in Sparta, Dearborn County in 1850.

      Piercy and a good friend, Lewis Gould, went to the Gold Rush together in California.  Lewis found a young girl named Mary and sent or brought her to Indiana to raise with his own children.  However, his wife died and the children were all split up with other families.  Mary lived with the Wheelers and in 1870, when she was 18, she was living with Sallie Gould, her sister, who had then married L. Justis.  One of Mary's great-grand daughters, Jackie, lives in Oregon (as of 9/2002) and is trying to find out more about Mary's history.

      1860 Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana Census, page __:
      Name     Age     Occupation     Birthplace
      Persey     52     farmer     Tennessee
      Jenerha A. (Jerusha)     49          Vermont
      Charles     20          Indiana
      Henry     19          Indiana
      Sarah     17          Indiana
      John     15          Indiana
      Piercy     12          Indiana
      F.C. (Fernandez Cortez)     8          Indiana
      Mary Gould     8          Indiana
      William Gould     22          Indiana

      1870 Sparta Township, Dearborn County, Indiana Census, page 47:
      Name     Age     Occupation     Birthplace
      Piercy     62     farmer     Tennessee
                     (Photographer?)
      Anna     58          NY
      Cortez, F.     20     teaching     IN
      Sarah Wilson     29     domestic     Indiana [6]
    • (Research):Database: Ohio Land Records Viewing records          

      WHEELER, PIERCY                              

         Land Office:     CINCINNATI     Sequence #:         
         Document Number:     5427     Total Acres:     40.44    
         Misc. Doc. Nr.:          Signature:     Yes    
         Canceled Document:     No     Issue Date     November 07, 1837    
         Mineral Rights Reserved:          Metes and Bounds:     No    
         Survey Date:          Statutory Reference:     3 Stat. 566    
         Multiple Warantee Names:     No     Act or Treaty:     April 24, 1820    
         Multiple Patentee Names:     No     Entry Classification:     Sale-Cash Entries    
         Remarks:      LANDS IN INDIANA              

      Legal Land Description:
      #     Aliquot Parts     Block #     Base Line     Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #    
      1     NWNW          1ST PPM     No     5 N     2 W     3    

      WHEELER, PIERCY                              

         Land Office:     CINCINNATI     Sequence #:         
         Document Number:     5672     Total Acres:     39.36    
         Misc. Doc. Nr.:          Signature:     Yes    
         Canceled Document:     No     Issue Date:     November 07, 1837    
         Mineral Rights Reserved:          Metes and Bounds:     No    
         Survey Date:          Statutory Reference:     3 Stat. 566    
         Multiple Warantee Names:     No     Act or Treaty:     April 24, 1820    
         Multiple Patentee Names:     No     Entry Classification:     Sale-Cash Entries    
         Remarks:      LANDS IN INDIANA              

      Legal Land Description:
      #     Aliquot Parts     Block #     Base Line     Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #    
      1     SESE          1ST PPM     No     6 N     3 W     24


      WHEELER, WILLIAM                                                  
         Land Office:          CINCINNATI          Sequence #:                        
         Document Number:          371          Total Acres:               39.36         
         Misc. Doc. Nr.:                    Signature:               Yes         
         Canceled Document:          No          Issue Date:               August 14, 1834         
         Mineral Rights Reserved:                    Metes and Bounds:               No         
         Survey Date:                    Statutory Reference:               3 Stat. 566         
         Multiple Warantee Names:          No          Act or Treaty:               April 24, 1820         
         Multiple Patentee Names:          No          Entry Classification:               Sale-Cash Entries         
         Remarks:           LANDS IN INDIANA                                  
      Legal Land Description:                                       
      #     Aliquot Parts     Block #     Base Line     Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #    
      1     SWSE          1ST PPM     No     6 N     3 W     24    

      WHEELER,WILLIAM L
         Land Office:     CINCINNATI     Sequence #:         
         Document Number:     5701     Total Acres:     40.44    
         Misc. Doc. Nr.:          Signature:     Yes    
         Canceled Document:     No     Issue Date:     November 07, 1837    
         Mineral Rights Reserved:          Metes and Bounds:     No    
         Survey Date:          Statutory Reference:     3 Stat. 566    
         Multiple Warantee Names:     No     Act or Treaty:     April 24, 1820    
         Multiple Patentee Names:     No     Entry Classification:     Sale-Cash Entries    
         Remarks:      LANDS IN INDIANA              

      Legal Land Description:
      #     Aliquot Parts     Block #     Base Line     Fractional Section     Township     Range     Section #    
      1     SWNE          1ST PPM     No     5 N     2 W     3 [8]
    Person ID I14868  Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Ebenezer Halladay, 1675-1779
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

    Father Samuel Wheeler,   b. ,,North Carolina,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsJerusha Anna Holladay,   b. 17 Jan 1809, ,,Vermont,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1876, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 4 Oct 1832  ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Children 
    +1. James Harrison Wheeler,   b. 23 Feb 1835, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1862, Cumberland,Allegany,Maryland,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. William Wheeler,   b. 5 Dec 1836, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1864, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Charles Wesley Wheeler,   b. Abt 1840, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1884, El Dorado Springs,Cedar,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Henry Clay Wheeler,   b. 8 Jun 1841, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 8 May 1924, Dillsboro,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Sarah Anna Wheeler,   b. 11 Mar 1843, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1925 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. Dr. John W. Wheeler,   b. 7 Sep 1844, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1888, Johnson City,St. Clair,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Piercy Wheeler,   b. 7 Oct 1847, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1896, Osceola,St. Clair,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Married8. Dr. Fernandez "Cortes Holladay" Wheeler, M. D.,   b. 28 Aug 1849, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1935, Portland,Multnomah,Oregon,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 May 1808 - ,,Tennessee,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Oct 1832 - ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Harrison Wheeler - 23 Feb 1835 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - William Wheeler - 5 Dec 1836 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOwned Land - two blocks of land (40 acres and 39 acres) - 7 Nov 1837 - ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Charles Wesley Wheeler - Abt 1840 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Henry Clay Wheeler - 8 Jun 1841 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Anna Wheeler - 11 Mar 1843 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dr. John W. Wheeler - 7 Sep 1844 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Piercy Wheeler - 7 Oct 1847 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dr. Fernandez "Cortes Holladay" Wheeler, M. D. - 28 Aug 1849 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Jul 1875 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jul 1875 - Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill Probated - in a will - 17 Oct 1875 - Lawrenceburg,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 3, Generation 2, 3. Jerusha Anna Holladay, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      Generation No. 2
      ...
           3.  Jerusha Anna4 Holladay (Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born January 26, 1811 in Vermont6, and died November 03, 1876 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.  She married Piercy Wheeler October 04, 1832 in Dearborn County, IN7, son of Samuel Wheeler and Margaret.  He was born May 04, 1808 in Tennessee, and died July 20, 1875 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      ...

    2. [S105] Gary JULIAN, E-mail from brownjulian@worldnet.att.net, Subj: Fw: HALLADAY; Date: 08/30/2000 4:44:25 AM US Mountain Standard Time (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 11, Generation 3, 24. Henry Clay Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
      ...

           24.  Henry Clay5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born June 08, 1841 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana, and died Unknown.  He married Elizabeth Pierson August 07, 186238, daughter of Abraham Pierson and Sarah Perlee.  She was born February 14, 1844 in Indiana39, and died June 23, 1938 in Dillsboro, Dearborn Cty, Indiana by Rev. Hamm39.
      ...
      38.  History of Dearborn County, Indiana, Archibald Shaw Editor, 1915; B.F. Bowen & Company, Page 984.
      39.  Funeral Home Book, Dearborn Cty, IN Library.

    4. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 4, Generation 2, 3. Jerusha Anna Holladay, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      Generation No. 2
      ...
           3.  Jerusha Anna4 Holladay (Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born January 26, 1811 in Vermont6, and died November 03, 1876 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.  She married Piercy Wheeler October 04, 1832 in Dearborn County, IN7, son of Samuel Wheeler and Margaret.  He was born May 04, 1808 in Tennessee, and died July 20, 1875 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      ...
      Notes for Piercy Wheeler:

      Piercy bought two blocks of land (40 acres and 39 acres) in Dearborn County, IN on November 7, 1837 (U.S. Land Grant #5427 and 5672)
      More About Piercy Wheeler:
      Burial: Unknown, Union Cemetery, Dearborn Cty, Indiana8
      Member: Mason
      Occupation: 1850, Farmer9
      Residence: 1840, Dearborn, Laugherty Township, Indiana, p. 105
      Will: October 1875, The (Sparta) Register
      Marriage Notes for Jerusha Holladay and Piercy Wheeler:
      Married by Daniel Roberts according to Marriage License (Dearborn County, IN, Oct. 4, 1832)
      More About Piercy Wheeler and Jerusha Holladay:
      Marriage: October 04, 1832, Dearborn County, IN10

      ...

    5. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 3, Generation 2, 3. Jerusha Anna Holladay, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      Generation No. 2
      ...
           3.  Jerusha Anna4 Holladay (Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born January 26, 1811 in Vermont6, and died November 03, 1876 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.  She married Piercy Wheeler October 04, 1832 in Dearborn County, IN7, son of Samuel Wheeler and Margaret.  He was born May 04, 1808 in Tennessee, and died July 20, 1875 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      Notes for Jerusha Anna Holladay:
      [NOTE:  Birth date on Jerusha's tombstone is January 17, 1809]
      The History of Dearborn County, IN, page 932, states that Jerusha was born in Genesee Falls, Allegany County, New York and her father's name was Courtland; I think this is an error and Jedediah is Jerusha's father's name.  Courtland was probably another close relation.
      Jerusha's tombstone in Union Cemetery between Moores Hill and Chesterville in Dearborn County, Indiana indicates she died November 3, 1876, aged 67 years, 9 months, and 17 days (making her birthday January 17, 1809).

      ...

    6. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 3, Generation 2, 3. Jerusha Anna Holladay, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      Generation No. 2
      ...
           3.  Jerusha Anna4 Holladay (Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born January 26, 1811 in Vermont6, and died November 03, 1876 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.  She married Piercy Wheeler October 04, 1832 in Dearborn County, IN7, son of Samuel Wheeler and Margaret.  He was born May 04, 1808 in Tennessee, and died July 20, 1875 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      ...
      Notes for Piercy Wheeler:

      There is a headstone in Union Cemetery in Dearborn Cty, Indiana for Piercy and his wife, Anna.  The date of Piercy's death is July 20, 1875.  The LDS Family Search records say Piercy was buried in Portland, OR (no evidence of that yet).


      ...

    7. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 3, Generation 2, 3. Jerusha Anna Holladay, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      Generation No. 2
      ...
           3.  Jerusha Anna4 Holladay (Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born January 26, 1811 in Vermont6, and died November 03, 1876 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.  She married Piercy Wheeler October 04, 1832 in Dearborn County, IN7, son of Samuel Wheeler and Margaret.  He was born May 04, 1808 in Tennessee, and died July 20, 1875 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana.
      ...
      Notes for Piercy Wheeler:

      Piercy's will appeared in the (Sparta) Register, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, October 18, 1875
      ...

    8. [S100] Ken Heffley, Descendants of Jediah Holladay, (29 October 2002), 5 Jun 2004, Piercy Wheeler entry, C:/Roots/TXT/History/JERUSHAHOLLIDAY.RTF. (Reliability: 3).