Wheeler Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Wheeler Family

13,661 Wheeler records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

13,661Records in our database

1835Earliest birth

7Documented families

2Biographies

See the Wheeler family trees →729 Wheeler families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

13,661 Wheeler records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (3,133 of 13,661)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: John H Wheeler, born 1835, Guthrie County, Iowa

Most common first names

Mary333 William324 James296 Robert288 John282 Charles259 George146 Ruth138 Helen135 Margaret120 Dorothy109 Donald106

Documented families

Wheeler families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Wheeler family of Boone CountyIowaStarts: Morris Wheeler (b. 1832)Most recent: Schuyler J. Wheeler (b. 1862)

Family records from county histories (6)

Clara Ethel WheelerAudubon County, IowaStarts: Joseph L. WheelerMost recent: Earl Boehme, Evelyn Boehme Ira Verne WheelerAudubon County, IowaStarts: Joseph L. WheelerMost recent: Gerald Wheeler James WheelerHarrison County, IowaStarts: Josiah H. Wheeler, from New YorkMost recent: John R. Wheeler Josiah H. WheelerHarrison County, IowaStarts: Francis WheelerMost recent: James Wheeler Nancy WheelerNoble County, OhioStarts: Nancy WheelerMost recent: Elizabeth Carr, Lemuel N. Carr, Ellis C. Carr Joseph L. WheelerAudubon County, IowaStarts: Joseph L. WheelerMost recent: Clarence Earl Wheeler, Clara Ethel Wheeler, Ira Verne Wheeler

The earliest Wheelers in the county histories

Charles C. WheelerBorn 1807Marshall County, Kansas Alfred WheelerBorn 1807, Garrard countySaline County, Missouri B. F. WheelerBorn 1808Child of Oliver Wheeler and Hannah (Ashby) WheelerSummit County, Ohio Stephen WheelerBorn 1812Saline County, Missouri Benjamin G. WheelerBorn 1816, Harrison countyFranklin County, Ohio Isaac WheelerBorn 1817Mcleod County, Minnesota

Family trees from the public record

729 Wheeler families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

44 Wheeler death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

50 Wheeler people in 39 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (2)

Joseph Franklin WheelerBorn 1845 · Boone County, Iowa Schuyler J. WheelerBorn 1862 · Boone County, Iowa

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Common questions

Wheeler genealogy: FAQ

Where were Wheeler ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 13,661 Wheeler records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (3,133), then Ohio (2,390) and Illinois (1,759).

How far back does the Wheeler family tree go?

The earliest Wheeler birth in our database is 1835: John H Wheeler, Guthrie County, Iowa. We have pieced together 729 Wheeler family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Wheeler family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Wheeler family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.