He moved with his father's family, to Bedford, Ohio, USA, ca 1852. He married Ellen Kirkham,in Nov 1860, in Ohio. (Ellen was born in Boston,Summit Co.,Ohio, ca 1842, dau. of Hiram & Susan Kirkham) Ellen died May 3, 1878, Bedford, Ohio, aged 35.)
WH & Ellen were the parents of Jessie M., Rose A.,Hattie E., and William Henry Wheelock, Jr.
WH Wheelock, a Civil War veteran, served 1862-June 1865. Co.G, 103rd OVI. Promoted to Sgt., he was detailed to the Commissary Dep't of the 23rd Army Corps. He was a member of N.L. Norris Post No.40,GAR, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
By occupation, WH was a chair manufacturer in Bedford. He also was Editor of the Chagrin Falls Exponent, which carried a column about Bedford happenings.
He moved with his father's family, to Bedford, Ohio, USA, ca 1852. He married Ellen Kirkham,in Nov 1860, in Ohio. (Ellen was born in Boston,Summit Co.,Ohio, ca 1842, dau. of Hiram & Susan Kirkham) Ellen died May 3, 1878, Bedford, Ohio, aged 35.)
WH & Ellen were the parents of Jessie M., Rose A.,Hattie E., and William Henry Wheelock, Jr.
WH Wheelock, a Civil War veteran, served 1862-June 1865. Co.G, 103rd OVI. Promoted to Sgt., he was detailed to the Commissary Dep't of the 23rd Army Corps. He was a member of N.L. Norris Post No.40,GAR, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
By occupation, WH was a chair manufacturer in Bedford. He also was Editor of the Chagrin Falls Exponent, which carried a column about Bedford happenings.
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W.H. WHEELOCK
1840 - 1894
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