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Sarah (Lurith) Roberts

Female 1814 - 1894  (80 years)

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  1. 1.  Sarah (Lurith) RobertsSarah (Lurith) Roberts was born 27 Nov 1814, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; was christened 7 Jan 1815, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; died 8 Dec 1894, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 10 Dec 1894, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
    • Census: 1870, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
    • Census: 1880, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Emigrated to America in 1832 to visit brother.
    Engaged to John Jacob Astor
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    Reference:
    Edith Bosworth Levering-- Cushing's indexed Genealogical Register circa 1930

    Sarah married Lucius Russel Wheeler Oct 1834. Lucius (son of Joel Wheeler and Martha Lyon) was born 18 Mar 1805, Johnson Township, Lamoille County, Vermont; died 4 Nov 1857, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; was buried Prospect Cemetery, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Anne Elizabeth Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1836, New York, New York.
    2. 3. Joseph Roberts Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jan 1839, New York, New York; died 7 Aug 1912, New York, New York; was buried 10 Aug 1912, Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York, New York.
    3. 4. Edmund Lyon Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Apr 1845, New York, New York; died 26 May 1920, 2015 Ogeechee Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia; was buried 28 May 1920, Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
    4. 5. Emily Frances Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Mar 1847, New York, New York.
    5. 6. Eleanora Maria Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 May 1849, New York, New York; died 7 Mar 1944, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 10 Mar 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    6. 7. Sarah Jane Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Feb 1852, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died 12 Jun 1942, Los Angeles County, California.
    7. 8. Lucius A. Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1854, Vermont; died INFANT.
    8. 9. Alice Eugenia Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Apr 1857, Brattleboro Township, Windham County, Vermont.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Anne Elizabeth Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1836, New York, New York.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Indian Grove, Livingston County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Notes given by Anna Wheeler Johnson, eldest daughter of Sarah Roberts Wheeler:

    "There were 9 children in your great-grandmother, Ann Roberts family--five sons and four daughters, the latter being the youngest members of the family. I cannot tell how the boys ranged in age, only I think James was the eldest. The other brothers were William, Joseph, George and John and the sisters were Elizabeth (usually called "Bessie") Sarah (grandmother Wheeler) and Ann. The last mentioned married our own cousin, Thomas Carter, by name and died a few years later leaving a husband and two little children. I do not remember to have heard what became of her family. A memorial card was sent mother from England; you may find the same among her effects. Uncle George Roberts came from England to America at the time Mother came over; she was only eighteen then. Uncle was a barber and hair dresser and worked at his business in New York City for several years, returning when I (Anne) was about three years old. He was disappointed in love when a young man and never married, living with his mother the most of the time, dying eight days before her death. I have the dates of the deaths of the family as sent me by the Post-Master of Wakefield some years ago, but do not know just where it is; will copy and send you when I find it.

    "Uncle John Roberts kept a large hotel in his native town and i think Joseph did also in Manchester England. I do not know Uncle James employment, but his brother William was a chief engineer, received a good salary and was sent by the government to superintend the business in different part of the world."

    "I remember that he spent seven years at Botany Bay now Tasmania * at the time he came to New York when i was eleven years old, he had been in Rio Janeiro Brazil S.A. for nearly three years. Mother had not seen him since she left England fourteen years before."

    Anne married Hiram E. Johnson 28 Jan 1858, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont. Hiram (son of Hiram Johnson and Esther) was born 17 Dec 1834, Vernon, Windham County, Vermont. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. William Henry Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Sep 1859, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died 11 Nov 1935, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.
    2. 11. Florence Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Jan 1862, Halifax, Vermont.
    3. 12. Clarence E. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1869, Illinois.

  2. 3.  Joseph Roberts WheelerJoseph Roberts Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 8 Jan 1839, New York, New York; died 7 Aug 1912, New York, New York; was buried 10 Aug 1912, Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York, New York.

    Notes:

    Was in Company C. 2d Vt. Inf. in the Civil War from 18 May 1861 until 22 April 1864 when he was discharged at the General Hospital, New York by reason of a wound received in action at battle of Fredericksburg which caused the loss of his left leg. He was taken prisoner at battle of Bull Run.
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    Reference:
    Joseph R. Wheeler Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.

    Joseph married Jennie Ann Hawthorn 7 Sep 1867, Brooklyn, New York, New York. Jennie (daughter of Matthew Hawthorn and Mary McConnell) was born May 1846, , Deny, Ireland; died 19 Nov 1929. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Alice Eugenia Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1868, New York.
    2. 14. Joseph Robert Wheeler, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Aug 1874, Illinois.

  3. 4.  Edmund Lyon WheelerEdmund Lyon Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 20 Apr 1845, New York, New York; died 26 May 1920, 2015 Ogeechee Avenue, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia; was buried 28 May 1920, Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
    • Census: 16 Aug 1860, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
    • Military Service: 27 May 1863, Port Hudson, Louisiana; Wounded
    • Census: 1 Jun 1870, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
    • Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
    • Census: 1920, Chatham, Georgia

    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.
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    Reference:
    US National Archives.

    Edmund married Eleanor Elizabeth Sarah Smith Nov 1872, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; divorced 24 Dec 1907. Eleanor (daughter of Samuel Joseph Smith and Eleanor Frances Elizabeth Perrington) was born 1 Nov 1852, London, England; was christened 12 Jun 1853, Saint Leonard's Church of England, Shoreditch, London, England; died 11 Jan 1938, Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 13 Jan 1938, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 15. Maude Eleanor Elizabeth Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Aug 1873, Spencer Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; died 3 Sep 1961, Mercer Island, Washington; was buried 8 Sep 1961, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 16. Edmund Lester Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1874, New York; died 15 May 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 17 May 1946, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Edmund married Sarah Ellen Jennings 25 Dec 1908, Ridgeland, South Carolina. Sarah (daughter of John James Jennings and Amanda Cudden Vernon) was born 17 May 1872, Madison, Virginia; died 11 Aug 1950, Williamsburg, James City, Virginia; was buried Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. Elmer Carlyle "Bud" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1905, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia; died 18 Jul 1988, Chula Vista, San Diego County, California; was buried Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California.
    2. 18. Edith Violet "Vi" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Sep 1911, Savannah, Georgia; died 21 Aug 1993.

  4. 5.  Emily Frances Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 2 Mar 1847, New York, New York.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1900, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Emily married George Edward Farrington 16 Jun 1868, Brattleboro, Vermont. George (son of James A. Farrington and Sarah A. Grousbeck) was born 24 Jul 1843, Searsburg Township, Bennington County, Vermont; died 1910/1920. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Percy Walter Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1869, Illinois.
    2. 20. Gertrude Ellen Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1875, Illinois.
    3. 21. Charles T. Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 22. Herbert Edwin Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1877, Illinois; died 15 Apr 1954, Los Angeles County, California.

  5. 6.  Eleanora Maria WheelerEleanora Maria Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 4 May 1849, New York, New York; died 7 Mar 1944, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 10 Mar 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 705 Highland Avenue, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    DAR ID Number 28402

    Eleanora married Alfred Bosworth 10 Sep 1872, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Alfred (son of Increase Child Bosworth and Mary Ann Root) was born 4 Apr 1846, Dundee, Illinois; died 29 Apr 1930, Elgin St Hospital, Kane County, Illinois; was buried 3 May 1930, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Edith Eleanora Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Sep 1873, Elgin, Illinois; died 21 Nov 1964; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 24. Neil E. Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 May 1878, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1943, St. Helena, Napa County, California; was buried 3 Jan 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    3. 25. Louise Marian Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Jul 1881, Illinois; died 6 Aug 1982, Connecticut; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    4. 26. Roland Increase Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Dec 1883, Elgin, Illinois; died 28 Jun 1977; was buried 1 Jul 1977, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    5. 27. Winifred Sarah Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Aug 1885, Elgin, Illinois; died 16 Aug 1972; was buried 23 Aug 1972, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.
    6. 28. Dorothy Helen Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1890, Illinois; died 5 Mar 1989.

  6. 7.  Sarah Jane Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 24 Feb 1852, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died 12 Jun 1942, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1900, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Dominguez, Los Angeles County, California

    Sarah married Andrew J. Sharp 7 May 1874, Kane County, Illinois. Andrew was born Aug 1851, Illinois; died Bef 1931. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 29. Nora Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Jul 1877, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; died 4 Mar 1884, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.
    2. 30. Elsie Irene Sharp  Descendancy chart to this point was born Feb 1879, Illinois.

  7. 8.  Lucius A. Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1854, Vermont; died INFANT.

  8. 9.  Alice Eugenia Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sarah1) was born 22 Apr 1857, Brattleboro Township, Windham County, Vermont.


Generation: 3

  1. 10.  William Henry Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born 14 Sep 1859, Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont; died 11 Nov 1935, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; was buried 15 Nov 1935, Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Indian Grove, Livingston County, Illinois
    • Census: 1900, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Normal, McLean County, Illinois

    William married Edna E. Burdick Abt 1882. Edna (daughter of James H. Burdick and Priscilla Shaw) was born 20 Feb 1863, Fairbury, Illinois; died 17 Jan 1945, Normal, McLean County, Illinois; was buried 18 Jan 1945, Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 31. Roy E. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1883, Nebraska.
    2. 32. Ebert B. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Aug 1885, Nebraska.
    3. 33. Florence Ida Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Apr 1891, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1984; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.
    4. 34. Marion M. Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point was born Mar 1896, Illinois.

  2. 11.  Florence Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born 1 Jan 1862, Halifax, Vermont.

  3. 12.  Clarence E. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1869, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Indian Grove, Livingston County, Illinois


  4. 13.  Alice Eugenia Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Sarah1) was born 19 Aug 1868, New York.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Joseph R. Wheeler Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.

    Alice married John Louis H. Bowie 14 Sep 1892. John (son of Hugh Bowie and Margaret) was born 12 Apr 1866, Brooklyn, New York. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Clifford Hawthorn Bowie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jun 1896, New York.
    2. 36. Alice Evelyn Bowie  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Nov 1904, New York.

  5. 14.  Joseph Robert Wheeler, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.Joseph2, 1.Sarah1) was born 16 Aug 1874, Illinois.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Joseph R. Wheeler Civil War Pension Papers, US National Archives.


  6. 15.  Maude Eleanor Elizabeth Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 29 Aug 1873, Spencer Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; died 3 Sep 1961, Mercer Island, Washington; was buried 8 Sep 1961, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Born on Spencer Street, Brooklyn, New York in grand parents home six months after her grandmother's death.

    "My fathers scrap book was in my bottom drawer of book case in hall. One day Lester came in and said to mother, he wanted to take it and look it over. He was wise and wanted to get it away from me and out he went with. Right away I said you will never see that again and we never did. He certainly worked mother for everything."

    Died of generalized Sepsis or Infection of Skin (bed soars).

    Maude married Moritz Georg "George" von Beschwitz 22 May 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Moritz (son of Wolf Leopold Moritz "Leopold" von Beschwitz and Johanna Maria Magdalena von Schwemler) was born 31 Jan 1867, Alt-Hörnitz, Hörnitz, Sachsen, Germany; died 8 Mar 1945, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 12 Jul 1945, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Milton Miles Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Sep 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 25 Aug 1981, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried 10 Oct 1981, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.
    2. 38. Willard Francis von Beschwitz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Nov 1903, Illinois; died Jun 1976, Washington; was buried Fern Hill Cemetery, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington.
    3. 39. George Lester Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 6 Mar 1989, Redmond, Washington; was buried 16 May 1989, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

  7. 16.  Edmund Lester WheelerEdmund Lester Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 19 Aug 1874, New York; died 15 May 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 17 May 1946, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
    • Census: 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 6213 North Fairfield Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    1910 Chicago, Illinois census lists E. Lester Wheeler, 34 born in New York, instructor-physical culture. His wife is Josephine, 29 born in Illinois, parents born in Germany. His mother, Elenore E. is living with him, she is 52, born in England. Four children, all born in Illinois:

    Lester, 6; Josephine, 5; Virginia, 3; Robert, 2. The census was taken April 15, 1910.

    Had kids (Sissy and Pokey?)

    Tombstone lists birth as 1875.
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    References:
    Maud von Beschwitz notes.
    Memorial Park Cemetery Records.

    Edmund married Josephine Anna Leiber Abt 1902. Josephine (daughter of Captain Albrecht Leiber and Meta Klett) was born 18 Oct 1877, Springfield, Illinois; died 11 Aug 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 15 Aug 1946, Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 40. Lester Albert "Les" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jul 1903, Cook County, Illinois; died 21 Jun 1986, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.
    2. 41. Josephine Eleanor Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Jan 1905, Illinois; died 1990; was buried East Lawn Palms Cemetery, Pima County, Arizona.
    3. 42. Virginia Leiber "Ginger" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1906, Cook County, Illinois; died 8 Apr 1992, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.
    4. 43. Robert Edward Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Jan 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 15 Sep 1994; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

  8. 17.  Elmer Carlyle "Bud" WheelerElmer Carlyle "Bud" Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 20 Oct 1905, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia; died 18 Jul 1988, Chula Vista, San Diego County, California; was buried Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia

    Notes:

    In 1939 Bud worked as a mechanic in Detroit, Michigan for a pinball company. Here he met his future wife Leola Schram.

    In 1940 they moved to Cleveland, Ohio where Bud started his own business in game machines. However, Cleveland outlawed pinball machines, so Bud packed it in and moved his operation to Indianapolis, Indiana in 1941.

    In 1942 Bud married Leola Schram in Las Vegas, Nevada, and they moved to California. Both of them worked for Paramont Pictures for the next three years, Bud as an electrician, and Leola as a waitress at the Hollywood Commissary. He also worked as an electrician on a military ship, which meant he was in essential services, and not draft elegible.

    In 1946 they moved to Portland, Oregon, working for a furniture store, and an agriculture company as a salesman.

    In 1956, Bud started a sandwich business in Seattle which continued until 1963, when he and Leola separated.

    Social Security Number 569-26-7081. Location of death zip code 92010.
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    References:
    Edmund L. Wheeler Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.
    Social Security Death Index, December 1994.
    Roger Wheeler, maskman@speakeasy.org, 25 January 1999.
    Joan Wheeler Hardison family group sheets, 15 June 1999.

    Elmer married Martha Lillian Walker 1932, Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona; divorced Yes, date unknown. Martha (daughter of George Henderson Walker and Sibbia Rae) was born 26 May 1914, Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 44. Joan Carol Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Mar 1933, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
    2. 45. Jean Caroline Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Mar 1934, Salina, Kansas.

    Elmer married Leola Schram 1942, Las Vegas, Nevada. Leola was born 27 Apr 1916, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 46. Robert Roger "Roger" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1947, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.
    2. 47. Pamela Lee Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Oct 1953, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Elmer — Doris Millicent. Doris was born 13 Apr 1908; died 10 Apr 1992; was buried Goleta Cemetery, Goleta, Santa Barbara, California. [Group Sheet]


  9. 18.  Edith Violet "Vi" Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 29 Sep 1911, Savannah, Georgia; died 21 Aug 1993.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

    Notes:

    Grew up in an orphanage.
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    References:
    Edmund L. Wheeler Civil War pension papers, US National Archives.
    Mecklyn O. Stockton, Jr., mosjr@mindspring.com, 5 January 1999.

    Edith — Henry Oregon Stockton. Henry was born 10 Sep 1910, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia; died 25 Jul 1983, DeKalb County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 48. Mecklyn Oregon Stockton  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1937, Virginia.
    2. 49. Robert Theodore Stockton  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 19.  Percy Walter Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1869, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois


  11. 20.  Gertrude Ellen Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1875, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

    Gertrude married Clarence S. Cozzens 18 Feb 1903, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Clarence (son of William J. Cozzens and Evelyn H. Lawton) was born 23 Aug 1872, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet]


  12. 21.  Charles T. Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1)

  13. 22.  Herbert Edwin Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 11 Feb 1877, Illinois; died 15 Apr 1954, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Herbert — Ella Shields. Ella (daughter of Blaylock) was born 27 Jul 1881, Georgia; died 6 Sep 1967, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 50. Ethel L. Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jul 1905, Georgia; died 6 Dec 1984, Alameda County, California.
    2. 51. Charles T. Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Feb 1908, Georgia; died 4 Apr 1977, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.
    3. 52. Helen Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Jan 1910, Georgia.
    4. 53. Vivian Susan Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 May 1912, Georgia; died 12 Mar 2003.
    5. 54. Herbert E. Farrington, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jun 1914, South Carolina; died 9 Aug 2000; was buried Tranquility Terrace Gardens.

  14. 23.  Edith Eleanora BosworthEdith Eleanora Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 28 Sep 1873, Elgin, Illinois; died 21 Nov 1964; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Notes:

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 24 page 270 [p.270] Mrs. Edith Eleanora Bosworth Levering. DAR ID Number: 23770 Born in Elgin, Illinois. Wife of William Levering. Descendant of Maj. Benjamin Bosworth, of Rhode Island. Daughter of Alfred Bosworth and Eleanora Wheeler, his wife. Granddaughter of Increase Child Bosworth and Mary Ann Root, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Alfred Bosworth and Olive Child, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Benjamin Bosworth and Mary Church, his second wife. Benjamin Bosworth, (1733-1810), served as major in Col. Nathaniel Martin's regiment of militia, 1775. He contributed to the relief of Boston and paid one-half the indemnity demanded when the British fleet threatened to bombard the town. He was born in Bristol, R. I.; where he died. Also Nos. 2293, 3088, 15180, 16845, 21333.

    Edith married William Alfred Levering 10 Jun 1902. William was born 15 Oct 1873; died 17 Nov 1959, Evanston hospital; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  15. 24.  Neil E. BosworthNeil E. Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 25 May 1878, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1943, St. Helena, Napa County, California; was buried 3 Jan 1944, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Carmel, Monterey County, California

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Neil Bosworth death certificate.

    Neil married Ethel Grace Lloyd 18 Sep 1905, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Ethel (daughter of Edwin Rowland Lloyd and Della Adel Dougan) was born 26 Aug 1882, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; died 13 May 1952, Napa, California; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 55. Abbie Louise "Abbie Lou" Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Jul 1906, Dundee, Illinois; died 27 Oct 1983, Monterey County, California.
    2. 56. Barbara Lloyd Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1907, Illinois; died 1952/1953.
    3. 57. Ruth Eleanora Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Oct 1909, Illinois; died 11 Jul 1985, Monterey County, California.
    4. 58. Helen E. "Betsey" Bosworth  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1916, Illinois.

  16. 25.  Louise Marian BosworthLouise Marian Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 11 Jul 1881, Illinois; died 6 Aug 1982, Connecticut; was buried Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 705 Highland Avenue, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    SS record:11 Jul 1881 Aug 1982 06777 (Washington Depot, CT) (No Location Given) 048-36-5628 Connecticut (1962)
    ----------
    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Bosworth, Louise Marion, 1881-1982. Papers, 1890-1946
    http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~sch00053


  17. 26.  Roland Increase BosworthRoland Increase Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 25 Dec 1883, Elgin, Illinois; died 28 Jun 1977; was buried 1 Jul 1977, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Draft Registration: 1942, Hotel Baker, St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Social Security Death Index: born 25 Dec 1883, Died Jun 1977 (No Location Given), Last benifit 60120 (Elgin, Kane, IL), ssn 342-38-4516, applied Illinois (1962)
    ----------
    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Roland — Charlotte Weatherill. Charlotte was born Abt 1893, Illinois; was buried 17 Dec 1980, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  18. 27.  Winifred Sarah BosworthWinifred Sarah Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 18 Aug 1885, Elgin, Illinois; died 16 Aug 1972; was buried 23 Aug 1972, Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    WINIFRED DOWNES 18 Aug 1885 Aug 1972 97520 (Ashland, Jackson, OR) (No Location Given) 028-34-7491 Massachusetts (1962)
    ----------
    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Winifred — Jerome Downes. Jerome (son of William H. Downes and Helen S.) was born 6 Aug 1887, Woodmont, Milford, New Haven County, Connectcut; died Nov 1962. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 59. Cynthia Downes  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1921, Massachusetts.
    2. 60. Alfred B. Downes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Nov 1922, Massachusetts.

  19. 28.  Dorothy Helen Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 12 Jun 1890, Illinois; died 5 Mar 1989.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

    DOROTHY CRATES 12 Jun 1890 Jul 1965 (No Location Given) (No Location Given) 281-09-6498 Ohio (Before 1951)
    ----------
    Reference:
    "History of the Wheeler Family in America", 1914, Albert Gallatin Wheeler, Jr., p 112.

    Dorothy married John J. McDonnell, Jr. 27 Apr 1914, District of Columbia. John was born Abt 1891. [Group Sheet]


  20. 29.  Nora Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born 23 Jul 1877, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois; died 4 Mar 1884, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Edith Bosworth Levering tree circa 1917


  21. 30.  Elsie Irene Sharp Descendancy chart to this point (7.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born Feb 1879, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1880, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1900, Elgin, Kane County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma
    • Census: 1920, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1930, Dominguez, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles County, California

    Elsie married William Burnell Stokes 29 Sep 1900, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. William was born 15 Jan 1875, Ohio; died 6 Jul 1941, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 61. Dorothy Burnell Stokes  Descendancy chart to this point was born 3 May 1906, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 18 Feb 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 20 Feb 1907, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.


Generation: 4

  1. 31.  Roy E. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born Jun 1883, Nebraska.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Nebraska


  2. 32.  Ebert B. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born Aug 1885, Nebraska.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Normal, McLean County, Illinois


  3. 33.  Florence Ida Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born 11 Apr 1891, Illinois; died 28 Dec 1984; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Empire, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Empire Township, McLean County, Illinois

    Florence married Harry John Flegel 10 Feb 1921. Harry (son of Robert Flegel and Mary Freidinger) was born 28 Jul 1889, Illinois; died 1 Nov 1967; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 62. Robert W. Flegel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Dec 1927, Illinois; died 19 Apr 1987; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.
    2. 63. Harry Lee Flegel  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Sep 1930, Illinois; died 5 Sep 1956; was buried Oak Grove Cemetery, McLean County, Illinois.

  4. 34.  Marion M. Johnson Descendancy chart to this point (10.William3, 2.Anne2, 1.Sarah1) was born Mar 1896, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1910, Normal, McLean County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Normal, McLean County, Illinois


  5. 35.  Clifford Hawthorn Bowie Descendancy chart to this point (13.Alice3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Sarah1) was born 21 Jun 1896, New York.

  6. 36.  Alice Evelyn Bowie Descendancy chart to this point (13.Alice3, 3.Joseph2, 1.Sarah1) was born 13 Nov 1904, New York.

    Notes:

    There is an Alice E. Pollard born 13 Nov 1904, died 30 May 1996 last residence 1207 (Brooklyn, Kings, NY) ssn# 051-32-1798 issued in New York state.


  7. 37.  Milton Miles BeckwithMilton Miles Beckwith Descendancy chart to this point (15.Maude3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 27 Sep 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 25 Aug 1981, Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried 10 Oct 1981, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: Milton Morris von Beschwitz
    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, 1516 Ardmore Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Milton changed his name from Milton Morris von Beschwitz. The Morris was probably an Anglicized Moritz.

    Rescue Three Canoeists.

    Most spectacular of the lake rescues was that of three youths, whose sailing canoe was capsized by high waves half a mile out from the foot of Pratt boulevard. Three life guards from the Toughy beach, Sommers, Van Beschwirtz (sic), and Tresch, rowed out at the risk of their own lives to save them.

    The rescued canoeists, numbed by the cold and the lashing of high waves are Harvey Cohen, 1110 Pratt boulevard; Albert Levin, 5474 Harper avenue, and Major Lawrence, 1311 Farwell avenue. All are about 18 years old.

    Saturday, October 10, 1981

    Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet

    11 AM

    Memorial service of Milton M. Beckwith.

    Born Sept. 27, 1901 - Chicago, Illinois

    Died Aug. 25, 1981 - Dunedin, Florida

    Married Sept. 24, 1927 to: Marjorie Mateer Beckwith

    One son: Robert M. Beckwith

    Three grandsons: Robert, John and David Beckwith

    Two great granddaughters: Crystal and Yvette Beckwith

    One surviving brother: George L. Beckwith

    Milton Miles Beckwith was the eldest of three sons born to George and Maude von Beschwitz. As a teenage youth he became interested in a relatively new organization, the Boy Scouts of America which was rapidly growing throughout the nation. Milton was one of the organizers of Boy Scout Troop 87 at the Fullerton Avenue Presbyterian Covenant Church in Chicago. This initial interest in helping other people through a youth organization was to become the ultimate cornerstone of his life. More than 20 years later he returned to the same troop with his son as scout and he as scoutmaster. It was this service to youth during World War II which helped fill the gap left by younger scout leaders engaged in military defense of their country. During his youthful days and continuing into his college years, Milton and his brothers became excellent swimmers over the vigorous objections of his mother who always feared the water. A strong believer that anyone could learn to swim with just a pail of water, Milton spent many summers as a life guard at the beaches of Chicago or the YMCA camp at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin ... again typical of his concern for the welfare of others, primarily youth.

    During his years at Northwestern University from which he earned his degree in Business Administration Milton continued swimming. He won many honors as a member of the University's swimming team. Later while obtaining a law degree from the Chicago Law School he became a member of the Illinois Athletic Club swimming team. During this period he sharpened his competitive spirit by joining a team mate in lively pursuit of ducks swimming in one of Chicago's boat harbors.

    While the team mate, Johnny Weismueller, went on to Olympic fame and movie stardom as "Tarzan", Milton settled down to marriage, raising a family and joining the credit department of Marshall Fields. But the memorable experiences Milton had swimming with, and sometimes against, "Tarzan" have become legendary to his family and friends.

    Following his interest in scouting, Milton turned his career from the field of credit management to the field of youth development. To help young people gain an appreciation of the free enterprise system and learn how to successfully operate their own small businesses, Milton became manager of a Junior Achievement center on the northwest side of Chicago. Working with boys and girls of all backgrounds and religious beliefs and with the schools and business leaders, Milton built a J. A. youth program that lacked a counterpart anywhere in the city.

    His life, his love for youth, his words of wisdom and counsel to the young, his knack of stimulating youth's creative spirit has been imparted in the minds and hearts of thousands of former J.A.ers who are today's adult leaders.

    For seventeen years Milton, known affectionately as "Mr. B" by his J.A.ers, served the teenagers of Chicago's northwest side ... and he served to help build in others an appreciation of our economic system which has helped make this a nation great.

    Upon his retirement Milton entered what may be regarded as the most beautiful and rewarding phase of his life. The time had come to serve as elder statesman ... to impart the family heritage and fulfill all the other important responsibilities of being a grandfather. And the time had come to enter into a closer spirit with the creator and those He created.

    As a young man Milton was very active in church work and served as Sunday school superintendent ... now as a retired citizen he returned to an active role in the Presbyterian Church of Evanston. As trustee of the church he found many ways to be of service.

    While his working years left no time for Milton to join organizations for his personal fulfillment, he now made up for this neglect by joining the Masonic Lodge of Evanston. His commitment to this brotherhood, as to his work in Junior Achievement, resulted in exceptional achievement and advancement. His unselfish service and the deep respect he held for others brought about a deep inner sense of self esteem.

    Shortly after becoming a Shriner, Milton and his wife, Marjorie, left the confines of Chicago area and for the next ten years "to the day", August 25, 1971 to August 25, 1981 established a new life in Dunedin (Dun nee' din), Florida. A happy ten years, he found many wonderful new friends and time to travel and enjoy a relaxed social life. This was the time of life when Milton's keen sense of humor and love to engage in hilarious antics showed at its finest ... and warmed the hearts of all ... and filled the air with howls of laughter.

    And till his end on this Earth, Milton Beckwith never stopped swimming ... like a fish under water, or a porpoise cresting the surface, his graceful form never aged.

    Milton competed in life as he competed as a swimmer ... always with grace, determination, and poise. He did not become an Olympian nor a cinema star, but he did become "our" Tarzan ... and for this he will swim in the heavens of our Lord and we shall follow his wake.
    ----------
    Reference:
    Newspaper article.
    "Milton Miles Beckwith Eulogy", Robert Milton Beckwith, 1981.

    Milton married Marjorie Ruth Mateer 24 Sep 1927, Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Marjorie (daughter of Fred De Loss Mateer and Blanche Ridenour) was born 8 Jan 1904, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; died 12 May 1994, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 30 Jul 1994, Elmhurst Memorial Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 64. Robert Milton "Bob" Beckwith  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jul 1928, Grant Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

  8. 38.  Willard Francis von Beschwitz Descendancy chart to this point (15.Maude3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 23 Nov 1903, Illinois; died Jun 1976, Washington; was buried Fern Hill Cemetery, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    P.F.C. Willard von Beschwitz
    Reg. Hq. Bat Band Sec.
    202 C.A. & A.A.
    Fort Bliss
    El Paso, Texas

    Willard married Birdie M. Avery 5 Dec 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Birdie (daughter of William Webster Avery and Josie May Sharp) was born 11 Dec 1899, Owensville, Gibson County, Indiana; died Dec 1978, Washington; was buried Fern Hill Cemetery, Anacortes, Skagit County, Washington. [Group Sheet]


  9. 39.  George Lester Beckwith Descendancy chart to this point (15.Maude3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 22 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 6 Mar 1989, Redmond, Washington; was buried 16 May 1989, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 537 Arlington Place, #60, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Notes:

    George changed his name from George von Beschwitz.

    George — Gladys. [Group Sheet]

    George — Ruth E.. Ruth was born 7 Jan 1923; died 24 Jul 2008. [Group Sheet]


  10. 40.  Lester Albert "Les" WheelerLester Albert "Les" Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (16.Edmund3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 19 Jul 1903, Cook County, Illinois; died 21 Jun 1986, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 6213 North Fairfield Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Lester — Rora Hutia. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 65. Albert Frédérick Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1952, Bora Bora.

    Lester — Lita Colby. Lita was born 4 Mar 1907; died 27 Feb 1996, Westminster Shores Health Care Center; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  11. 41.  Josephine Eleanor Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (16.Edmund3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 26 Jan 1905, Illinois; died 1990; was buried East Lawn Palms Cemetery, Pima County, Arizona.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Josephine — Robert Symington Couper. Robert was born 30 Dec 1900, Scotland; died 1974; was buried East Lawn Palms Cemetery, Pima County, Arizona. [Group Sheet]


  12. 42.  Virginia Leiber "Ginger" Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (16.Edmund3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 1 Aug 1906, Cook County, Illinois; died 8 Apr 1992, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, 6213 North Fairfield Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

    Virginia — Thomas James Reid. Thomas (son of Captain James T. Reid and Anna A. Heumann) was born 24 May 1898, Michigan; died 3 Jun 1956, Cook County, Illinois; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]


  13. 43.  Robert Edward WheelerRobert Edward Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (16.Edmund3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 7 Jan 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 15 Sep 1994; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1910, 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1930, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
    • Census: 1940, Villa Park, DuPage County, Illinois
    • Will: 29 Nov 1994, Pinellas County, Florida

    Robert — Evelyn Lucille McDowell. Evelyn (daughter of Seth S. McDowell and Dora Etellca Proctor) was born 29 Aug 1909, Minot, North Dakota; died 3 Feb 1992, Panarama, Los Angeles, California; was buried Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 66. Thomas McDowell Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 8 Jun 1933, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois; died 5 May 2014, Memorial Campus of Mission Hospitals; was buried Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.
    2. 67. Robert E. Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Aug 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 8 Aug 1935, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 9 Aug 1935, Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
    3. 68. Richard Edmond "Rick" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Jun 1937, Illinois.
    4. 69. Anthony Alan "Tony" Wheeler  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Aug 1939, Illinois.

    Robert — Natayle W.. Natayle was born 18 Jul 1917, Glyndon, Maryland; died 1 Apr 1996, Suncoast Manor. [Group Sheet]


  14. 44.  Joan Carol WheelerJoan Carol Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elmer3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 24 Mar 1933, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Joan Wheeler Hardison, Jchardi@aol.com, 20 September 1998.
    Joan Wheeler Hardison family group sheets, 15 June 1999.

    Joan married Charles James Hardison 7 Feb 1953, Lordsburg, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Charles (son of John Hardison and Rosa Lee Wirth) was born 12 May 1929, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona; died 10 Mar 2004; was buried Louis B Hazelton Memorial Cemetery, Buckeye, Maricopa County, Arizona. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 70. John Charles Hardison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Nov 1950, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    2. 71. Daniel Martin Hardison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 May 1952, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    3. 72. Kenneth Harold Hardison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Jun 1954, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    4. 73. Carol Joan Hardison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 May 1960, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
    5. 74. Anne Marie Hardison  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Jan 1962, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

    Joan — John Moore. [Group Sheet]


  15. 45.  Jean Caroline Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elmer3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 22 Mar 1934, Salina, Kansas.

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Joan Wheeler Hardison, Jchardi@aol.com, 20 September 1998.

    Jean — Walter Edward Warley. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 75. Marcia Ann Warley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Jan 1953, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.

  16. 46.  Robert Roger "Roger" Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elmer3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1947, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Notes:

    In Seattle, Washington area.
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    Reference:
    Joan Wheeler Hardison, Jchardi@aol.com, 20 September 1998.
    Roger Wheeler, maskman@speakeasy.org, 29 September 1998.
    Joan Wheeler Hardison family group sheets, 15 June 1999.


  17. 47.  Pamela Lee Wheeler Descendancy chart to this point (17.Elmer3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born 9 Oct 1953, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

    Notes:

    In Seattle, Washington area.
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    Reference:
    Joan Wheeler Hardison, Jchardi@aol.com, 20 September 1998.
    Roger Wheeler, maskman@speakeasy.org, 25 January 1999.
    Joan Wheeler Hardison family group sheets, 15 June 1999.

    Pamela — Stephen George Downs. Stephen was born 8 Apr 1948; died 30 Oct 1984. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 76. Stephen Gus Downs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Sep 1976, Seattle, King County, Washington.
    2. 77. Candys Lee Ann Downs  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Oct 1982, Seattle, King County, Washington.

    Pamela — Glen Holger Oakley. Glen was born 9 Feb 1948. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 78. Tiffany Rene Oakley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 28 Dec 1986, Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington.

  18. 48.  Mecklyn Oregon Stockton Descendancy chart to this point (18.Edith3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1937, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

    Notes:

    ----------
    Reference:
    Mecklyn O. Stockton, Jr., mosjr@mindspring.com, 5 January 1999.

    Mecklyn — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 79. Mecklyn Oregon Stockton, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point

  19. 49.  Robert Theodore Stockton Descendancy chart to this point (18.Edith3, 4.Edmund2, 1.Sarah1)

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Mecklyn O. Stockton, Jr., mosjr@mindspring.com, 5 January 1999.


  20. 50.  Ethel L. Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herbert3, 5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 12 Jul 1905, Georgia; died 6 Dec 1984, Alameda County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Notes:

    ETHEL BALL 12 Jul 1905 Dec 1984 94545 (Hayward, Alameda, CA) (No Location Given) 565-74-8738 California (1964)

    Ethel — Robert J. Ball. Robert (son of Nalley) was born 15 Mar 1896, Louisiana; died 23 May 1964, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]


  21. 51.  Charles T. Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herbert3, 5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 23 Feb 1908, Georgia; died 4 Apr 1977, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Notes:

    CHARLES FARRINGTON 9 Feb 1908 Apr 1977 90274 (Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles, CA) (No Location Given) 547-24-7734 California (Before 1951)
    CHARLES FARRINGTON 24 Feb 1908 Nov 1981 30031 (No Location Given) (No Location Given) 466-01-3911 Texas (Before 1951)

    Charles — Florence A.. Florence (daughter of Gray) was born 10 Feb 1910, Missouri; died 8 Jul 1966, Ventura County, California. [Group Sheet]


  22. 52.  Helen Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herbert3, 5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 25 Jan 1910, Georgia.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Notes:

    HELEN ABDILL 25 Jan 1910 Jul 1989 08096 (Blackwood, Camden, NJ) (No Location Given) 156-07-6417 New Jersey (Before 1951)
    HELEN ACHOR 25 Jan 1910 15 Jul 1998 46131 (Franklin, Johnson, IN) (No Location Given) 309-40-0371 Indiana (1956)
    HELEN ATKINSON 25 Jan 1910 4 Oct 1997 48081 (Saint Clair Shores, MI) (No Location Given) 369-22-1952 Michigan (Before 1951)

    Helen — Chandler. [Group Sheet]


  23. 53.  Vivian Susan Farrington Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herbert3, 5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 14 May 1912, Georgia; died 12 Mar 2003.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Notes:

    VIVIAN BAUGHN 14 May 1912 Oct 1981 98338 (Orting, Pierce, WA) 98338 (Orting, Pierce, WA) 534-12-6482 Washington (Before 1951)
    VIVIAN BROWN 14 May 1912 Apr 1987 43420 (Fremont, Sandusky, OH) (No Location Given) 280-03-2415 Ohio (Before 1951)

    Vivian — Burton Eugene "Bert" Craddock. Burton (son of Medlin) was born 15 Nov 1903, Texas; died 20 May 1982, Los Angeles County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 80. Eula Lee Craddock  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Sep 1933, Harris County, Texas.
    2. 81. Joan Craddock  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1935, California.

  24. 54.  Herbert E. Farrington, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (22.Herbert3, 5.Emily2, 1.Sarah1) was born 12 Jun 1914, South Carolina; died 9 Aug 2000; was buried Tranquility Terrace Gardens.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

    Herbert — Ida Marie. Ida was born 31 Jul 1913; died 25 Nov 2001; was buried Tranquility Terrace Gardens. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 82. Herbert Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 83. Michael Farrington  Descendancy chart to this point

  25. 55.  Abbie Louise "Abbie Lou" Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (24.Neil3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 24 Jul 1906, Dundee, Illinois; died 27 Oct 1983, Monterey County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

    Notes:

    The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 24 page 270 Miss Abbie L. Bosworth. DAR ID Number: 23771 Born in Dundee, Illinois. Descendant of Maj. Benjamin Bosworth. Daughter of Increase Child Bosworth and Mary Ann Root, his wife. See No. 23770

    Abbie married Laidlaw Onderdonk Williams 31 Jul 1937, Carmel, Monterey County, California. Laidlaw (son of Jesse Lynch Williams and Alice Laidlaw) was born 9 Jun 1904, New York, New York; died 12 Oct 1976, Carmel, Monterey County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 84. Alice Williams  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 85. Laidlaw Bosworth "Boz" Williams  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Oct 1942, Carmel, Monterey County, Califorinia; died 7 May 2011, Guerneville, California.

  26. 56.  Barbara Lloyd Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (24.Neil3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 20 Oct 1907, Illinois; died 1952/1953.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine

    Notes:

    BARBARA MCMULLIN 20 Oct 1907 27 Sep 1992 01450 (Groton, Middlesex, MA) (none specified) 030-20-4335 Massachusetts
    BARBARA HOFER 20 Oct 1907 May 1983 13820 (Oneonta, Otsego, NY) (none specified) 069-34-8708 New York
    BARBARA E PECHKIS 20 Oct 1907 18 Mar 1998 (V) 07722 (Colts Neck, Monmouth, NJ) 07083 (Union, Union, NJ) 135-10-5764 New Jersey
    BARBARA SVOBODA 20 Oct 1907 Mar 1976 21666 (Stevensville, Queen Annes, MD) (none specified) 214-18-2738 Maryland

    Barbara married Robert Douglass Seward Abt 1930. Robert (son of Ora Philander Seward and Mary Ellis Pray) was born 25 Jun 1900, Salt Lake, Utah; died Nov 1966. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 86. Nancy Bosworth Seward  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1932, Maine.
    2. 87. Susanna Lloyd Seward  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1935, Maine.

  27. 57.  Ruth Eleanora Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (24.Neil3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 20 Oct 1909, Illinois; died 11 Jul 1985, Monterey County, California.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California

    Ruth — William Henry Black. William (son of Goode) was born 28 Nov 1900, Ireland; died 24 Dec 1991, Sonoma County, California. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 88. Erin Black  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1938, California.
    2. 89. Hillary Black  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 90. Deborah Black  Descendancy chart to this point

  28. 58.  Helen E. "Betsey" Bosworth Descendancy chart to this point (24.Neil3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1916, Illinois.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California
    • Census: 1940, Carmel, Monterey County, California


  29. 59.  Cynthia Downes Descendancy chart to this point (27.Winifred3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born Abt 1921, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts


  30. 60.  Alfred B. Downes Descendancy chart to this point (27.Winifred3, 6.Eleanora2, 1.Sarah1) was born 28 Nov 1922, Massachusetts.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1930, Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Census: 1940, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
    • Military Service: 23 Dec 1942, Boston, Massachusetts; Enlistment


  31. 61.  Dorothy Burnell Stokes Descendancy chart to this point (30.Elsie3, 7.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born 3 May 1906, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 18 Feb 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried 20 Feb 1907, Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.


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