Mordecai Wheeler (c1787-bef1873)
Birth
Mordecai Wheeler was born around 1787 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Mordecai is believed to be the son of Mordecai Wheeler (c1765-?) and Melinda Price (c1766-?), although no direct evidence has been discovered which confirms the connection between Mordecai and his suspected parents at this point.
Marriage to Keziah Murray Gill
On November 27, 1813, Mordecai married Keziah Murray Gill in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Chidren by Keziah Murray Gill
Census data indicates that Mordecai and Keziah had at least 10 children together. The children of Mordecai and Keziah are as follows:
- Christopher Wheeler (c1816-1887)
- Rezin Wheeler (c1818-aft1880)
- Mary Ann Wheeler (1821-1858)
- Malinda Wheeler (c1824-aft1860)
- Mordecai Wheeler III (c1825-aft1880)
- ? Wheeler (c1827-bef1840) - male child appearing in the 1830 census
- Keziah Wheeler (c1828-aft1860)
- Nancy Wheeler (c1830-aft1855)
- John Wheeler (c1833-aft1880)
- Rachel Wheeler (c1836-aft1880)
1820 Census
Mordecai was the head of household in the 1820 census of Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A reconstruction of the household is as follows:
- Mordecai Wheeler II, 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
Mordecai was the head of household 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
1840 Census
Mordecai was the head of household in the 1840 census of German Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A reconstruction of the household is as follows:
- Mordecai Wheeler II, head, 50, MD
Mordecai appears to have been living alone, separate from his family.
Death
Mordecai died sometime between the 1840 census and the death of his wife in 1873. As he has not been found in the 1850 census, it is presumed that he had already died.