Wheeler Family Heritage

Aerial View of Mill Shoals Mill Shoals - This village is situated on sections 19 and 20, on the banks of Skillet Fork. The land is very level, and was originally owned by William Linder.  The village was laid out in 1869 by Judge Boggs, of Wayne County, who received one half of forty acres for the work. There is now a population of about 275 persons.  There is a flouring mill, owned by Samuel Burrell, and run by water-power; a saw-mill, owned by the Behymer Co., doing a large business; a lumber manufactory, where lumber is prepared for the market; two general stores - Behymer & Co. and Upton & Laster; two groceries, one hotel, two doctors, and a good school, taught by B.F. Files. [ History of White County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages & Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military & Political History, 1883] According to Loren Taylor & Stephanie Bare in their History of Mill Shoals Nathaniel Behymer purchased Wakefiel...

Nathaniel Behymer Born: June 29, 1822, Ohio Died: November 9, 1896, Mill Shoals, White Co., IL Buried: Shrewsbury Cemetery, Mill Shoals, White County, IL Married: 1) Sarah Burton/Davis?, Nov. 11, 1841 in Clermont Co., OH, she died in 1854. There is a marriage license in Ohio between Nathaniel Behymer & Sarah Burton. The biographical sketch says she was the daughter of Reason Davis. This may have been a second marriage for her. 2) Nancy Gordon, Sept. 24, 1854 in Ripley Co., IN, she died Dec. 24, 1865 3) Mary Jane Brooks, Feb. 18, 1866 in Richland Co., IL, she died April 21, 1870 4) Louisa (Evans) Gill, Sept. 1, 1870 in Noble, Richland Co., IL Nathaniel Behymer, merchant, lumber deal and manufacturer of lumber, plow and wagon timber; postoffice, Mill Shoals; is the first child of John and Jane (Meeker) Behymer, natives of Virginia and New Jersey respectively. They moved to Ohio with their parents, married and moved to Indiana, and then to Missouri, thence to Illinois,...

Martin N. Taylor Born: ca. 1831 Illinois Died: Buried: unknown Married: 1) Dorcas Watkins ca. 1849 & 2) Caroline Moody 1882 in White County, Illinois Records: 1860 Sep. 5 - Illinois, White Co., Twp., 3S, Range 8E, Post Office Burnt Prairie [Mill Shoals Twp.] - census: Taylor, Martin N. 29, no occupation, personal estate $3000 b. IL Darcus 28, b. IL, illiterate Matilda 10, b. IL Sarah 8, b. IL Jane(?) 4, b. IL Samantha 2, b. IL Rebecca 2/12, b. IL living next to William Taylor age 55, Robert Taylor age 19, James Taylor age 34, Isaac Taylor age 23, James Taylor age 33, Daniel Taylor age 24 1865 - July 3 - Illinois, White County, Seven Mile Prairie - census: Taylor, M. H. or N. (?) family - census smudged on name 1 male under 10 James 1 male 30-40 Martin 1 female under 10 Rebecca 2 females 10-20 Matilda, Sarah 1 female 40-50 - Dorcas (?) 1870 - June 6 - Illinois, White County, Burnt Prairie - census: Taylor, Martin, 39, farmer, personal estate $250, b. I...

This is a blog about the Wheeler family of White County, Illinois for the descendants of William Nathan & Rebecca Frances (Taylor) Wheeler. Children: 1. Verna May Wheeler 1880-1952, md. 1) William Allen & 2) Benjamin Gwaltney 2.  Lonnie Vernet Wheeler 1883-1956, md.  Anna Erkman 3. Donald Vernon Wheeler 1885-1955 md. Grace Behymer b.1970 4. unidentified child 5. unidentified child Grandchildren: 1a. Charles Ronald Allen 1901- 1b. Elmer Ruel Allen 1902- 1c. Eugene Field Gwaltney, 1904-1983 1d. Jess Wheeler Gwaltney 1909- 1e. Frances Marie Gwaltney 1920- md. Willis Funkhouser 2a. William John Wheeler 1914-1914 2b. Bernice Iona Wheeler 1918-1914 3a. Bernard E. Wheeler 1909-1988 md. Evelyn A. (--?--) 1907-2001 3b. Lowell N. Wheeler 1911-1945 md. Vera May Gray 1917-2007 3c. Robert Graham Wheeler 1915-2000 md. Frieda Kathryn French Great grandchildren: 3a1. Donald Edward Wheeler md. Elizabeth 3a2. Michael Wheeler 3a3. Helen Louise Wheeler 3a4. Bernar...