James Wheeler

Birth Date

1811-04-11

Death Date

1886-03-22

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Christian County, Kentucky, physician and farmer. South Carolina native. Married to Elizabeth S. Wheeler. Father of William G. Wheeler, Mary S. Wheeler, James J. Wheeler, Elizabeth Wheeler, Susan Wheeler, John Wheeler, Laura Wheeler, Joel W. Wheeler, Katie Wheeler, Charles K. Wheeler, and Emma Wheeler. Physician in Christian County, Kentucky, Owned fifteen enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Physician and farmer in Christian County in 1860. Owned thirty-five enslaved people in Christian County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. 365B.
Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. X.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 707.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 285A.
Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, County, District 4, p. 442B-443A.
"Dr. James Wheeler (1811-1886)," Find A Grave, Memorial #89943946, accessed December 16, 2021, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89943946.

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