Edmund Lyon Wheeler

1845 - 1920  (75 years)

• Name	Edmund Lyon Wheeler
  Born	20 Apr 1845	New York, New York
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [1]
  Census	16 Aug 1860	Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont   [2]
  Military Service	27 May 1863	Port Hudson, Louisiana
  	Wounded
  Census	1 Jun 1870	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York   [3]
  Census	1880	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York   [4]
  Census	1900	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [5]
  Census	1910	Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia   [6]
  Census	1920	Chatham, Georgia   [7]
  Died	26 May 1920	2015 Ogeechee Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia   [8]
  Buried	28 May 1920	Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia   [9]
  Person ID	I138	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Lucius Russel Wheeler,   b. 18 Mar 1805, Johnson Township, Lamoille County, Vermont ,   d. 4 Nov 1857, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah (Lurith) Roberts,   b. 27 Nov 1814, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 8 Dec 1894, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Oct 1834
  Family ID	F49	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Eleanor Elizabeth Sarah Smith,   b. 1 Nov 1852, London, England ,   d. 11 Jan 1938, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 85 years)
  Married	Nov 1872	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  Divorced	24 Dec 1907
  Notes	Eleanor Elizabeth (Smith) Wheeler divorced Edmund Wheeler 24 December 1907 on grounds of disertion.
  Children	+ 1. Maude Eleanor Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. 29 Aug 1873, Spencer Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York ,   d. 3 Sep 1961, Mercer Island, Washington  (Age 88 years) + 2. Edmund Lester Wheeler,   b. 19 Aug 1874, New York ,   d. 15 May 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Ellen Jennings,   b. 17 May 1872, Madison, Virginia ,   d. 11 Aug 1950, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia  (Age 78 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1908	Ridgeland, South Carolina
  Children	+ 1. Elmer Carlyle "Bud" Wheeler,   b. 20 Oct 1905, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia ,   d. 18 Jul 1988, Chula Vista, San Diego County, California  (Age 82 years) + 2. Edith Violet "Vi" Wheeler,   b. 29 Sep 1911, Savannah, Georgia ,   d. 21 Aug 1993  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F19609	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Apr 1845 - New York, New York Census - 1850 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Census - 16 Aug 1860 - Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont Military Service - Wounded - 27 May 1863 - Port Hudson, Louisiana Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Married - Nov 1872 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Census - 1880 - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Census - 1900 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Married - 25 Dec 1908 - Ridgeland, South Carolina Census - 1910 - Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Census - 1920 - Chatham, Georgia Died - 26 May 1920 - 2015 Ogeechee Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia Buried - 28 May 1920 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Enlisted in Civil War at Battleboro, Vermont Company D, 8th Vermont Infantry 18 February 1862. His personal description was light complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, five feet eight inches tall, cabinet-maker. Listed as wounded 27 May 1863 at Port Hudson, Louisiana. Mustered out at Brattleboro, Vermont 22 June 1864. UNION VERMONT VOLUNTEERS 8th Regiment, Vermont Infantry Organized at Brattleboro and mustered in February 18, 1862. Left State for New York March 14. Sailed for Ship Island, Miss., March 19, arriving April 6. Attached to Phelps' 1st Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to October, 1862. Weitzel's Reserve Brigade, Dept. of the Gulf, to January, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, to February, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Defences of Washington, 22nd Corps, to June, 1865. SERVICE.-Moved from Ship Island to New Orleans May 7-8, 1862. Duty there and at Algiers and guarding Opelousas Railroad till September. Bayou des Allemands June 20 and 22. Raceland Station June 22. St. Charles Station August 29 (Cos. "A" and "C"). Bote Station September 4 (Co. "K"). Operations in LaFourche District October 24-November 6. Georgia Landing , near Labadieville, October 27. Repair railroad to Brashear City November 1-December 8. At Brashear City till January 13, 1863. Action with Steamer "Cotten" on Bayou Teche January 14. At Camp Stevens, Bayou Boeuf, and at Brashear City till March. Operations on Bayou Plaquemine, Black and Atchafalaya Rivers February 12-28. Operations against Port Hudson March 7-27. Operations in Western Louisiana April 9-May 14. Teche Campaign April 11-20. Fort Bisland , near Centreville, April 12-13. Jeanerette April 14. Expedition to Alexandria on Red River May 5-17. Moved from Alexandria to Port Hudson May 17-25. Siege of Port Hudson May 25-July 9. Assaults on Port Hudson May 27 and June 14. Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Duty at Thibodeaux July 31-September 1. Sabine Pass Expedition September 3-11. Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign October 3-November 30. At New Iberia till January 6, 1864. March to Franklin and duty there till March 8. Moved to Algiers March 8. Veteranize January 28, 1864, and on furlough April 7 to June 3. Non-Veterans at Algiers till May 6, and at Thibodeaux till June 5. Left for home June 5, and mustered out June 22, 1864. Veterans moved from home to Dept. of the Gulf May 25-June 3. Moved to Alexandria June 8-11. Expedition to Tunica Bend June 19-21. Moved to Algiers July 2, thence sailed to Fortress Monroe, Va., July 5-12, and to Washington, D. C., July 12-13. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-21. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 23. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. At Newtown till December 20, and at Summit Point till April 4, 1865. Hancock's operations in the Valley April 4-15. Moved to Washington April 21, and duty there till June. Grand Review May 23-24. Mustered out June 28. 1865. Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 115 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 7 Officers and 241 Enlisted men by disease. Total 367. 1878 Brooklyn, Kings County, ED 244, New York has Edmund Wheeler, age 34, occupation forman, wood working with wife Ellena age 25, Maud age 6 and Lester age 4. There is an Edmund Wheeler listed in the 1880 Chicago E. D. 29, Cook County, Illinois (page 262), 1850 and 1860 Burton Township, Adams County, Illinois census (pages 20 and 563 respectfully). 1864-1865 in Brattleboro, Vermont. 1866 in Rockford, Illinois. 1867 in Iowa City, Iowa and Bloomington, Illinois. 1868 in Brooklyn, New York. 1880 in Elgin, Illinois. 1881 in Chicago, Illinois. Purchased Lot on 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois on 16 July 1889 for $600. 1900 in Brooklyn, New York. 1905 in Savannah, Georgia. ---------- Reference: US National Archives.

  
  

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  [S112] Census, 1850. Name Edmond Wheeler Residence Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont Age 5 years Calculated Birth Year 1845 Birthplace New York Gender Male Race (original) Race (expanded) Death Month Death Year Film Number 444928 Digital GS Number 4206192 Image Number 00292 Line Number 41 Dwelling House Number 224 Family Number 243 Marital Status Free or Slave Household Gender Age Lucius Wheeler M 45y Sarah Wheeler F 35y Ann Wheeler F 15y Joseph Wheeler M 11y Edmond Wheeler M 5y Emila Wheeler F 3y [S112] Census, 1860. Series: M653 Roll: 1325 Page: 205 Farm laboror [S112] Census, New York, Kings County, 11-WD Brooklyn, Series: M593 Roll: 952 Page: 2, 1 Jun 1870. Machinist [S101] 1880 Census, 1880. Name: Edmond L Wheeler Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States Gender: Male Age: 34 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Forman Wood Working Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1846 Birthplace: Vermont, United States Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: England Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0856 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Edmond L Wheeler Self M 34 Vermont, United States Occ: Forman Wood Working Maud Wheeler Daughter F 6 New York, United States Occ: Keeping House Lester Wheeler Son M 4 New York, United States Ellena Wheeler Wife F 25 England [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Edmund Wheeler Titles & Terms: Residence: Chicago city, Cook, Illinois Birth Date: Apr 1845 Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Self Spouse: Eleanor Wheeler Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Birthplace: England Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: New York Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: New York Race or Color (expanded): White Head-of-household Name: Edmund Wheeler Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 25 Estimated Marriage Year: 1875 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Enumeration District: 0751 Page: 8 Sheet Letter: A Family Number: 131 Reference Number: 47 Film Number: 1240275 Image Number: 00000047 Household Gender Age Edmund Wheeler M Spouse Eleanor Wheeler F Child Maud Wheeler F Child Lester Wheeler M [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Edmund L Wheeler Birthplace: New York Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Savannah Ward 1, Chatham, Georgia Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Vermont Mother's Birthplace: England Family Number: 20 Page Number: 14 Household Gender Age Edmund L Wheeler M 65y Spouse Sarah Wheeler F 35y Child E Carlyle Wheeler M 4y [S112] Census, 1920. Name Edmund L Wheeler Residence , Chatham, Georgia Estimated Birth Year 1846 Age 74 Birthplace New York Relationship to Head of Household Self Gender Male Race White Marital Status Married Father's Birthplace Massachusetts Mother's Birthplace England Film Number 1820240 Digital Folder Number 4295808 Image Number 01145 Sheet Number 38 Household Gender Age Edmund L Wheeler M 74y Spouse Sarah E Wheeler F 50y Child Carlisle E Wheeler M 14y Child Edith B Wheeler F 8y [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Edmund Lyons Wheeler Titles and Terms: Death Date: 26 May 1920 Estimated Death Year: Age at Death: 75 years 1 month 6 days Death Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States Birth Date: 20 Apr 1845 Estimated Birth Year: Birthplace: New York City Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color (Expanded): White Race: White Ethnicity: American Spouse's Name: Sarah J. Wheeler Spouse's Titles & Terms: Mrs. Fathers Name: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother's Name: Mother's Titles & Terms: Film Number: 2295449 Digital Folder Number: 4177482 Image Number: 00731 Reference Number: 14037 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 86717654).