Christopher Wheeler (c1816-1887)
Birth[]
Christopher was born about 1816 in Maryland to parents Mordecai Wheeler (c1787-bef1873) and Keziah Murray Gill (1795-1873).
1820 Census[]
Christopher is believed to have resided with his parents in the 1820 census of Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A reconstruction of the household is as follows:
- Mordecai Wheeler, head, 30, MD
- Keziah Murray (Gill) Wheeler, wife, 25, MD
- Christopher Wheeler, son, 4, MD
- Rezin Wheeler, son, 2, MD
- ?, male, 10-16
1830 Census[]
Christopher is believed to have resided with his parents in the 1830 census of German Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A reconstruction of the household is as follows:
- Mordecai Wheeler II, head, 40, MD
- Keziah Murray (Gill) Wheeler, wife, 35, MD
- Christopher Wheeler, son, 14, MD
- Rezin Wheeler, son, 12, MD
- Mary Ann Wheeler, daughter, 9, OH
- Malinda Wheeler, daughter, 6, OH
- Mordecai Wheeler III, son, 5, OH
- ? Wheeler, son, 0-5, OH
- Keziah Wheeler, daughter, 2, OH
- Nancy Wheeler, daughter, 0, OH
Marriage[]
Christopher married Rebecca Arnold (c1815-1896) April 13, 1837 in Harrison County, Ohio.
Children by Rebecca Arnold[]
- Male child born between 1837 and 1840, died prior to 1850
- Mary Jane Wheeler (c1839-aft1870)
- William Wheeler (c1841-?)
- John H. Wheeler (c1843-?)
- Elizabeth Ann Wheeler (c1844-?)
- Ruben Wheeler (c1847-?)
- Benjamin Wheeler (c1849-?)
- Samuel C. Wheeler (c1856-?)
- Eliza Ellen Wheeler (c1858-?)
Death[]
Christopher died in 1887.