Wheeler / Taylor Ahnentafel

Ahnentafel is German for ancestor table. It is a genealogical numbering system for listing direct lines of descent.  For this blog we are starting with the three children of William & Rebecca (Taylor) Wheeler.  Double the number of a person to find their father.  Double the number of a person and add 1 to find their mother.  Use this page to navigate through the Wheeler portion of the blog.
Grace & Donnie Wheeler
Verna (Wheeler) (Allen) Gwaltney
Anna & Lonnie Wheeler

Generation 1 - siblings:
1. Verna May Wheeler 1880-1952
1. Lonnie Vernet Wheeler 1883-1956
1. Donald Vernon Wheeler 1885-1955
1. unidentified child
1. unidentified child

Generation 2:
2. William Nathan Wheeler 1859-1923
3. Rebecca Frances Taylor 1860-1942

Generation 3:
4. William Wheeler b. ca. 1832
5. Elizabeth Jane Renfro b. ca. 1838
6. Martin Taylor b. ca. 1831
7. Dorcas Watkins b. ca. 1832

Generation 4:
8. William W. Wheeler b. ca. 1780
9.
10. Nathan Renfro
11. Nancy Jane Baird (?)
12. (--?--) Taylor
13.
14. (--?--) Watkins

Generation 5:
16. Benjamin(?) Wheeler

Revised 5/31/2019

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