John (Whelehan) Wheeler1,2

#30, b. 1843, d. 9 August 1886
John (Whelehan) Wheeler|b. 1843\nd. 9 Aug 1886|p30.htm|Edward Wheeler|b. b 1825|p811.htm|Mary Kelly||p812.htm|||||||||||||
  • Birth*: John (Whelehan) Wheeler was born in 1843 at Ireland.4,5,6,7
  • He was the son of Edward Wheeler and Mary Kelly.3
  • Census*: John (Whelehan) Wheeler appeared on the census of 1860 at Hackensack, Bergen, NJ, US, ; Wheeler, John 25 IRE laborer, John should been just 16 in this census
    Wheeler, Mary 21 IRE Servant - living nearby on next sheet of census with English family.8
  • Residence*: He resided before 1862 at Cornelius Lydecker farm, Hackensack, Bergen, NJ, US; Mentions in a letter to the Secretary of the Interior that he lived with the ex-senator of NJ before the war, and after the war it was his family doctor who attended to his injury. Cornelius was a 33 year-old farmer in the 1860 census (pg. 10) but John was not living there at the time. Cornelius was in the 1870 census in Hackensack (pg. 33) and John is found on pg. 34. Cornelius was in the 1880 Englewood census pg 6 roll 770.9
  • Occupation: He was a coachmaker according to his discharge paper before 20 October 1862.10
  • Immigration*: He immigrated before 20 October 1862.11
  • Milit-Beg*: He entered military service on 20 October 1862; with Co. C 3rd Regiment PA Artillery Volunteers.11
  • Description*: He was described as 22 years, 5'7", light complexion, grey eyes, dark hair on 19 October 1865 at Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA, US.11
  • Milit-End*: He ended military service on 19 October 1865 at Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA, US; Expiration of term of service - 3 years.11
  • Marriage*: He married Bridget Rodehen, daughter of Theophilus Rodehen and Susan McGuire, on 12 May 1867 at Church of the Madonna, Ft. Lee, Bergen, NJ, US; Wheeler, John, 24, of Ed & Mary Kelly to Bridget Riorhan, 22, of Theophilus & Susan McGuire; W. Jas Quigley & Mary McGuire (they were living with James and Kate Quigley in the 1870 census, Mary McQuire was John's godmother).12,13
  • Naturalization*: John (Whelehan) Wheeler was naturalized on 29 October 1867 at Bergen, NJ, US; U.S. Army Discharge.14
  • Occupation*: He was a laborer in 1870.12
  • Census*: He and Bridget Rodehen appeared on the census of 28 June 1870 at Englewood, Bergen, NJ, US, ;
    Wheeler, John 26 IRE laborer, parents foreign born, citizen of US
         Bridget 26 IRE parents foreign born, cannot read/write
         Mary 1 NJ
         John 4/12 NJ Jan
    Also in same house:
    Quigley, James W/M/27 Teamster Ire. cannot read/write; real estate = 1000
         Kate 25 Housekpt Ire. cannot read/write
         Mary 4 NJ
         James 2 NJ
         Maggie 5/12 NJ
    Looks like: Qiugley or Qiupley.15
  • Census: John (Whelehan) Wheeler and Bridget Rodehen appeared on the census of 1880 at Western District, Englewood, Bergen, NJ, US, ;
    Wheeler, John 36 Ire 5 months unemployed
         Bridget 34 Ire
         Mary 12 NJ
         John 10 NJ
         Timothy 9 NJ
         Edward 5 NJ
    Living w/Margrette McGuire widowed 45 IRE, James 15 NY, Frank 9 NY
    James Mullarney 42 consumption, Thomas 12, William 9, James 7.16
  • Census: John (Whelehan) Wheeler and Bridget Rodehen appeared on the census of 1885 at Englewood, Bergen, NJ, US, ;
    Wheeler, John Ire 20-60
         Bridget Ire 20-60
         Mary     5-20
         Timothy     5-20
         John     5-20
         Edward     5-20.17
  • Occupation: John (Whelehan) Wheeler was a laborer at the time of his death in 1886 at Englewood, Bergen, NJ, US.18
  • Death*: He died on 9 August 1886 at Englewood, Bergen, NJ, US, suddenly due to apoplexy of the heart. He "liked the booze" according to cemetery records. One of his Civil War pension records contains a physician's affadavit which reads: "The results were not entirely satisfactory but my opinion is that he died of heart trouble incident to an irregular life and prolonged abstinence from food."19,20,9
  • Burial*: He was buried on 15 August 1886 at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, sec. 34, #57, Tenafly, Bergen, NJ, US; Son Timothy buried in #55.18,20

Family: Bridget Rodehen b. 1844, d. b 1900

Citations:

  1. [S120] John Wheeler family, Church Records, Film 1468656 (Ft. Lee and Englewood, NJ: Church of the Madonna, 1864-), Marriage Record; Family History Center.
  2. [S124] Compiled, Paterson & Passaic Directory (Griffith/Boyd, 1897-1906),1899 - John V. & John Jr.
  3. [S120] John Wheeler family, Church Records, Film 1468656 (Ft. Lee and Englewood, NJ: Church of the Madonna, 1864-), Marriage Record of John Wheeler; Family History Center.
  4. [S22] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen Co, Hackensack, Englewood (Database online: Provo, Utah: ancestry.com, 28 Jun 1870), age 26 ; Ancestry.com.
  5. [S303] 1880 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen County (Database online, Proto, Utah: Ancestry.com, 1880, Census as of 1 June 1880), Englewood, ED2, sheet 26, age 36; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  6. [S234] John Wheeler, Certificate of Death, (9 Aug 1886) (Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services, Aug 1886), Age 46 at death.
  7. [S235] John Wheeler, Civil War Pension File (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Discharge papers - 22 on 19 Oct 1865.
  8. [S397] 1860 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen County (Database online, Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, 2004), Hackensack, page 98, dwelling 655, family 687; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  9. [S235] John Wheeler, Civil War Pension File (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration).
  10. [S235] John Wheeler, Civil War Pension File (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Discharge paper says "and by occupation, when enrolled, a coachmaker".
  11. [S235] John Wheeler, Civil War Pension File (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration), Discharge papers.
  12. [S22] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen Co, Hackensack, Englewood (Database online: Provo, Utah: ancestry.com, 28 Jun 1870); Ancestry.com.
  13. [S120] John Wheeler family, Church Records, Film 1468656 (Ft. Lee and Englewood, NJ: Church of the Madonna, 1864-), Marriage Records; Family History Center.
  14. [S116] John Wheeler, Bergen County Naturalization Records (Panama Canal Records); National Archives II.
  15. [S22] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen Co, Hackensack, Englewood (Database online: Provo, Utah: ancestry.com, 28 Jun 1870), sheet 34, dwelling 215, family 273, line 24 (image 34); Ancestry.com.
  16. [S303] 1880 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen County (Database online, Proto, Utah: Ancestry.com, 1880, Census as of 1 June 1880), Englewood, ED2, page 26, dwelling 216, family 252; http://www.ancestry.com, subscription database, (Digital scan of original records in the National Archives, Washington, DC).
  17. [S206] 1885 NJ State Census (Population schedule), Englewood (n.pub., 1885), pg 65 - Englewood; Family History Center.
  18. [S234] John Wheeler, Certificate of Death, (9 Aug 1886) (Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services, Aug 1886).
  19. [S234] John Wheeler, Certificate of Death, (9 Aug 1886) (Trenton, NJ: New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services, Aug 1886), Found in National Archives Pension File.
  20. [S237] John Wheeler, Mt. Carmel Cemetery (Tenafly, NJ (201) 569-8727: Mt. Carmel Cemetery).
  21. [S22] 1870 US Federal Census (Population Schedule), NJ, Bergen Co, Hackensack, Englewood (Database online: Provo, Utah: ancestry.com, 28 Jun 1870), John Wheeler, 26 in 1870; Ancestry.com.
  22. [S114] John Wheeler family, Church Records, Film 1455519 (Englewood, NJ: St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, 1870-1890), pg 3.
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