Wheeler Marriages

This page last updated: 5 Sep 2012, I edited some data and added more marriages.

This page contains extracted marriage records and related notes for all Wheeler marriages (sorted by date) I have located for the Rowan Co., North Carolina, Kentucky & Tennessee (for the years 1804-1814), and the Illinois counties of Gallatin, Hamilton, and White up to 1900. The sources I used to create this list are:

1. Early marriages of Hamilton Co., were transcribed by me in 1976 while at the courthouse in McLeansboro. I believe what I viewed was the WPA index. Since my notes have now become 'corrupt' with added information during the past 30 years, there may be information here that is NOT in the WPA index.

2. Marriage Records and Related Notes, Hamilton Co., Illinois 1821-1854 by Harold G. Felty.

4. The Illinois statewide marriage index located here. It only includes the 1821 - 1824 marriages for Hamilton Co.

NOTE: The date column in this list does NOT indicate the date of marriage in all cases. Sometimes the date is when the couple applied for the license to marry.

Wheeler Marriages, Rowan Co., NC up to 1810
Wheeler name	Spouse	Date	County	Remarks/Notes
William	Lucy Ellis	15 Feb 1791	Rowan	This is the first record of William & Lucy (Ellis) Wheeler. This is from the McCubbins Collection.Click HERE to view it.

Wheeler Marriages, all of Kentucky & Tennessee 1804-1814
Wheeler name	Spouse	Date	County	Remarks/Notes
William	Judith Cannon	24 Dec 1804	Christian Co., KY
William	Margaret Rolston	29 Jul 1806	Nicholas Co., KY	The second marriage of our William Sr. was to a Margaret/Peggy. If this was the marriage, then why does the 1810 territorial census of Randolph County show William without a female over 10 in the house?
Anna	William Morgan	17 Mar 1808	Mason Co., KY
William	Ann Matthes	03 Jan 1811	Henderson Co., KY	There are some genealogies that claim this is our William Sr.'s second marriage. I am not convinced it is.
William	Nancy Watson	02 Sep 1811	Blount Co., TN
William	Mildred White	25 Jan 1812	Adair Co., KY
William, Jr.	Elizabeth Little	04 Nov 1813	Washington Co., TN	Is this our William Jr.? He would have only been 16 at this time. Plus, why would he go back to TN since he should be in White Co., IL by this time.

Wheeler Marriages, Gallatin, Hamilton, & White Co., IL 1800 - 1900
Gallatin County is formed from Randolph County in 1812. According to this web site, the marriages in Randolph County from 1812 to 1818 were burned. Could this be where our two William Wheeler marriages were?
Betsey	William Miller	3 Aug 1813	Gallatin
White County is formed from Gallatin County on 19 Dec 1815.
Illinois becomes a state in 1818.
Wheeler name	Spouse	Date	County	Remarks/Notes
Willis	Rebecca Charles	5 Jan 1819	White	This is the second son of William Sr. from his marriage to Lucy Ellis. The statewide IL index shows the year as 1818. It also mispells his name as Willia. Rebecca was a widow and came with a daughter, Polly.
Henry	Priscilla Mayberry	14 Aug 1820	White	This is the first son of William Sr. from his marriage to Lucy Ellis.
Erastus	Mrs. Julia M'Mullen	8 Jul 1821	Gallatin	Married in Edwardsville, Madison Co., IL. Extracted from Illinois Gazette. Who is this?
Hamilton County is formed from White County in 1821.
John	Patsy Willis	7 Aug 1824	Hamilton	This is the fifth son of William Sr. from his marriage to Lucy Ellis. A license was issued but the certificate of marriage was never returned. John Wheeler bought land in White County on 22 Feb 1819. He is also listed as a Private in Capt. Ardin Biggerstaff's Co. during the Black Hawk War (1832).
Thomas	Ann Celia Reed	24 Apr 1828	Hamilton	This is the fourth son of William Sr. from his marriage to Lucy Ellis. Thomas Wheeler bought land in White County on 22 Feb 1819.
James	Elizabeth Hampton	17 Dec 1828	Hamilton	This is the sixth son of William Sr. from his marriage to Lucy Ellis.
Martha Ann	John Camell	21 Dec 1828	Hamilton	This marriage was performed by Wm Wheeler. Sr. She is shown as the daughter of William Wheeler, Jr. According to both the 1850 & 1860 censuses, Martha Ann was born about 1812. This would have made her barely 16 when she married John Campbell. My grandmother (Thura Campbell) recorded in the early 1940s that she was the step daughter of William Wheeler. Since she was born about 1812 and William Wheeler, Jr., about 1797, I would have to say that she probably is the step daughter. No marriage record could be found for William Jr.
Francis	William Miller	1 Dec 1829	White	Who is this? The statewide IL index shows 2 Nov 1829.
Nancy J	William Campbell	7 Nov 1833	Hamilton	Nancy J. is the sister (or half-sister) of Martha Ann Wheeler (from the marriage on 21 Dec 1828) and the daughter (according to my grandmother, Thura Campbell & the marriage record) of William Wheeler, Jr. William Campbell is the brother of the John Campbell (from the marriage on 21 Dec 1828).
R. L.	Mariah Gill	23 Feb 1837	Hamilton	This is Robert Lewis Wheeler and Mariah Campbell. Robert Lewis is the son of William Wheeler, Sr. through his second marriage to Margaret/Peggy. Mariah (Campbell) Gill is the sister of the John and William Campbell marriage entries listed above. They were all the children of John & Ellenor (Denton) Campbell from Maury/Williamson county, TN. This marriage ended in divorce in Oct 1856 in Hamilton county.
Artimissa	William L. Stevens	16 Oct 1837	Hamilton	Artimissa is the daughter of William Wheeler, Sr. through his second marriage to Margaret/Peggy. That would make her the sister of the R.L. Wheeler listed above. This marriage may not be in the WPA index. The Illinois marriages before 1850 and Illinois marriages 1790-1860 on Ancestry.com both show the date as 6 Oct 1837.
John	Malinda Moreland	30 Nov 1837	Gallatin
Abner	Eliza Crissel	13 Jan 1838	Hamilton	The Illinois marriages before 1850 and Illinois marriages 1790-1860 on Ancestry.com both show the date as 14 Jan 1839.
Josiah	Elizabeth Putman	4 Oct 1838	Gallatin
Francis R	John Henry	17 Jun 1839	Gallatin
Anderson	Sarah Harrawood	18 Mar 1841	Hamilton
Alfred	Georgia Ann Harris	23 Apr 1842	Hamilton
James, Sr.	Sally Ann Hamilton	9 May 1844	Hamilton
Elisabeth	David C. Griffith	2 Oct 1845	Hamilton
Elizabeth	Willis Moreland	29 Nov 1845	Gallatin
Abner	Elizabeth Clark	24 Jan 1846	Hamilton	The Illinois marriages before 1850 and Illinois marriages 1790-1860 on Ancestry.com both show the date as 29 Jan 1846.
James	Elizabeth Riley	4 Mar 1846	Hamilton	The Illinois marriages before 1850 and Illinois marriages 1790-1860 on Ancestry.com both show the date as 5 Mar 1846.
John	Eliza Jane Harlan	22 Jul 1847	White
Rachael Jane	Hugh Clark	27 Jan 1848	Hamilton
Nancy Jane	Nathan Renfrow	29 Nov 1849	White
Lucy	John Harrowood	1 Apr 1852	Hamilton
Frederick	Mary Ann Betts	2 May 1852	Hamilton
Pernecia	Jesse Mann	30 Jun 1853	Hamilton	This is also my direct line ancestor. Pernecy is the daughter of Robert L. Wheeler and Mariah (Campbell) Gill (see the marriage 23 Feb 1837). She was only 15 and 1/2 years old at the time of this marriage.
Elizabeth	Samuel Dever	16 Oct 1853	Gallatin
Elizabeth	A. D. Blake	13 Jun 1854	Hamilton
Margaret	Henry M. Webb	13 Aug 1856	Hamilton
George W.	Jane Mann	20 Oct 1856	Hamilton
Sarah Ann	Robert Brown	23 Apr 1857	Gallatin
Nancy J.	James W. Justice	?? Aug 1857	Hamilton
Henry	Margery Brannan	13 Feb 1859	Hamilton
Rebecca	James Mann	9 Mar 1859	Hamilton
Pernecy	Samule Porter Hill	22 Mar 1859	Hamilton	After Pernecy's Husband, Jesse Mann (see above) died from a lightening strike, she married Samuel Porter Hill.
Hellen	William T. Sharp	21 Aug 1859	Hamilton
Artamis	A. M. Stafford	27 Sep 1859	Hamilton	Artimissa was the sister of Pernecy Wheeler (see 30 Jun 1853 & 22 Mar 1859)
William T.	Sarah E. Hardester	15 Dec 1859	Hamilton
Willis	Mary J. Bramon	5 Jan1860	Hamilton
John	Lucretia A. McMahon	May 3, 1860	Hamilton
Catherine	Samuel Fairweather	Nov 6, 1860	Hamilton
Mary	Robert Hill	Jan 15, 1861	Hamilton
Willis	Elisabeth Smith	Feb 5, 1861	Hamilton
Elizabeth J.	Lewis Frazier	27 Jun 1861	Hamilton
George W.	Sarah J. Oliver	31 Jul 1861	Hamilton
Lucinda	Jacob H. Allen	31 Jul 1862	Hamilton
Solomon	Dorinda E. Thompson	15 Jan 1863	Hamilton
Rebecca	Joseph Barnes	20 Aug 1865	Hamilton
Eliza	James K. Polk McMahan	25 Mar 1866	Hamilton
William M.	Mary A. McMahon	3 May 1866	Hamilton
Willis A.	Louisa Hill	5 Jan 1867	White	The statewide IL index shows the year as 1868.
John C.	Carrie Romine	7 Mar 1867	Hamilton
Willis A.	Mary Caroline Millspaugh	10 Mar 1867	White
Louisa	William H. Crow	24 Aug 1867	Hamilton
Mary A.	Francis M. Renfro	17 Oct 1868	Hamilton
William	Mary Burrous	27 Oct 1870	Gallatin
Mrs Nancy	Philip Snow	31 Jul 1871	Gallatin
Mary A.	George W. Shoptough	27 Aug 1871	White
Susan	Joseph Taylor	7 Mar 1873	Hamilton
Laura M	Josh Easly	23 Jul 1873	Hamilton
John	Harriet Oliver	29 Jan 1874	Hamilton
William R	Fannie R Ralph	19 Oct 1874	Gallatin
Elizabeth	James Hall	19 May 1878	White
Burton	Mrs Delila Gunter	27 Jul 1879	Gallatin
Josephine B	William A Johns	7 Apr 1880	Gallatin
William N.	Rebecca H. Taylor	11 Apr 1880	White
Orval	Mattie Donaldson	25 Nov 1880	White
Flora M.	Robert A. Gott	3 Dec 1880	White
William Henry	Sarah Ann Epperson	25 Jan 1881	White
James W	Emma E Henry	24 Nov 1881	Gallatin
Lucy A	James A Brannon	17 Jan 1883	Gallatin
Charles W.	Emma M. West	4 Mar 1888	White
Ada A.	Loran K. Bolerjack	3 Oct 1888	White
Mrs. Matilda	William McKenzie	19 Mar 1889	White	The Statewide index shows Mrs Matilda Schnider Wheeler.
Elijah D.	Laura West	30 Jun 1889	White
Edward	Lizzie B Dixon	5 Sep 1889	Gallatin
Mrs. Susie	John Henderson	20 Dec 1891	White	The statewide IL index shows Mrs. Susie Torence Wheeler.
Mrs. Eliza J.	William Harrell	9 Mar 1892	White	The statewide IL index shows Mrs. Eliza J. Harlan Wheeler.
W George	Josephine Asbell	26 May 1892	Gallatin
Laura E	Frank Benson	20 Dec 1892	Gallatin
William T	Mrs Sarah Qurtuoms	25 Jan 1893	Gallatin
William J	Lillie Wheeler	25 Jun 1893	Gallatin
Eula	John P. Hill	10 Mar 1894	White	The statewide IL index shows 1895.
Isaac	Mrs. Clara Ross	4 Apr 1894	White	The statewide IL index shows Mrs Clara Youngs Ross.
Cora A.	Henry Wakeford Jr.	1 May 1894	White	The statewide IL index shows 1895.
Harvey A.	Nellie B. Hail	13 Oct 1894	White	The statewide IL index shows 1895.
John M	Virdie Cox	3 Dec 1897	Gallatin
Edward	Lestie Fox	17 Dec 1898	White
D A	Mrs C C B Hawley Richards	12 Jan 1899	Gallatin
Verna M.	William T. Allen	3 May 1900	White
Dica	Harry H Hollis	26 May 1900	Gallatin
John D.	Minnie E. Farris	22 Jul 1900	White
Nannie G	J R Seward	28 Nov 1900	Gallatin

If you believe there are typos on here, please let me know. Some of this was transcribed into a tape recorder in the mid 1970s and then transferred to paper via typewriter in the late 1970s. There were mistakes made.

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