It's been awhile since I posted my interests. I am a direct descendant of Lewis Wheeler and Rhody Gentry. They were married in 1813 in Greene Co TN and moved their family from there to Monroe Co KY about 1834/35. Their son, Richard Wheeler, was my ggrandfather. Descendants of Lewis Wheeler Generation No. 1 1. LEWIS WHEELER (JAMES1) was born Abt. 1792 in TN, and died Abt. 1869 in Monroe Co KY. He married RHODY GENTRY March 2, 1813 in Greene Co TN, daughter of SIMON GENTRY and CATHERINE ?. She was born Aft. 1790 in TN, and died Bet. 1849 - 1850 in Monroe Co KY. Children of LEWIS WHEELER and RHODY GENTRY are: 2. i. CATHERINE (KATIE) WHEELER, b. Abt. 1814, Greene Co TN; d. November 26, 1895, Milan, Sullivan Co MO. 3. ii. JAMES WHEELER, b. Abt. 1816, TN; d. Bet. 1848 - 1849, Monroe Co KY. 4. iii. MARGARET WHEELER, b. Abt. 1818, TN; d. Aft. 1876. 5. iv. MARY WHEELER, b. Abt. 1823, TN; d. Aft. 1880. 6. v. SIMON WHEELER, b. Abt. 1825, TN; d. October 5, 1862, Paola, Miami Co KS. vi. ISAAC WHEELER, b. Abt. 1829, TN. vii. RHODA WHEELER, b. Abt. 1829, TN. viii. UNKNOWN WHEELER, b. Abt. 1835, KY. 7. ix. RICHARD D WHEELER, b. January 30, 1837, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co Kentucky; d. June 16, 1905, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. 8. x. ARENA WHEELER, b. December 5, 1844, Monroe Co KY; d. February 3, 1929, Monroe Co KY. Generation No. 2 2. CATHERINE (KATIE)3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1814 in Greene Co TN, and died November 26, 1895 in Milan, Sullivan Co MO. She married ARCHIBALD MCNEESE Abt. 1836, son of WILLIAM MCNEESE and SARAH HUMBARD. He was born Abt. 1815 in TN, and died Aft. 1880 in Sullivan Co MO. Children of CATHERINE WHEELER and ARCHIBALD MCNEESE are: 9. i. SARAH4 MCNEESE, b. February 6, 1838, Monroe Co KY; d. July 10, 1923, Hopeton, Woods CO OK. 10. ii. MARGARET (PEGGY) MCNEESE, b. September 12, 1839, Monroe Co KY; d. May 8, 1921, Boynton Sullivan Co MO. 11. iii. WILLIAM H MCNEESE, b. Abt. 1842, Monroe Co KY; d. Aft. 1900. iv. SIMON P MCNEESE, b. Abt. 1844, Monroe Co KY; m. NANNI ALLSINGER, December 13, 1866, Sullivan Co MO. 12. v. RHODA MCNEESE, b. Abt. 1846, Monroe Co KY. vi. MARY MCNEESE, b. Abt. 1849, KY. vii. UNKNOWN MCNEESE, b. May 11, 1853, Monroe Co KY; d. May 11, 1853, Monroe Co KY. 3. JAMES3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1816 in TN, and died Bet. 1848 - 1849 in Monroe Co KY. He married NANCY Bef. 1839. She was born Abt. 1826, and died Bef. 1861. It is believed that Nancy's maiden name was England, although this has never been proven. Children of JAMES WHEELER and NANCY are: 13. i. ELISHA W WHEELER, b. Abt. 1839, Monroe Co KY; d. September 4, 1898, Sullivan Co MO. 14. ii. LEWIS WHEELER, b. Abt. 1840, Monroe Co KY; d. April 6, 1883, Massac Co ILL. iii. WILLIAM WHEELER, b. Abt. 1842, Monroe Co KY. iv. BARTON WHEELER, b. Abt. 1847, KY; d. April 13, 1863, Nashville TN. v. JAMES A WHEELER, b. Abt. 1848, KY. 4. MARGARET3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1818 in TN, and died Aft. 1876. She married CLAIBORNE D GUM, son of JESSE GUM and NANCY SIMPSON. He was born Abt. 1819 in KY, and died Bef. July 19, 1866 in Monroe Co KY. Children of MARGARET WHEELER and CLAIBORNE GUM are: i. SARAH4 GUM, b. Abt. 1848, Monroe Co KY; m. ROBERT DYER, April 23, 1876, Monroe Co KY. 15. ii. SAMUEL K GUM, b. June 17, 1851, Monroe Co KY; d. May 15, 1923, Monroe Co KY. iii. J T GUM, b. Abt. 1854, Monroe Co KY; d. Bef. 1870, Monroe Co KY. iv. MARY F GUM, b. April 18, 1857, Monroe Co KY. v. LUCY A GUM, b. May 1860, Monroe Co KY. vi. JAMES M GUM, b. May 1860. 5. MARY WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1823 in TN, and died Aft. 1880. She married THOMAS CARTER Aft. 1840. He was born 1825 in VA or TN, and died Abt. 1872 in Monroe Co KY. Children of MARY WHEELER and THOMAS CARTER are: 16. i. DINAH MARGARET4 CARTER, b. January 1847, Monroe Co KY; d. April 17, 1906, Ok ?. ii. SARAH E CARTER, b. Abt. 1852, Monroe Co KY. iii. SIMON T CARTER, b. November 5, 1856, Monroe Co KY. iv. FRANCIS T CARTER, b. 1863, KY. v. THOMAS CARTER, b. 1863, KY. 6. SIMON3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1825 in TN, and died October 5, 1862 in Paola, Miami Co KS. He married MELINDA JANE ENGLAND October 19, 1848 in Monroe CO KY, daughter of ELISHA ENGLAND and SARAH GUM. She was born Abt. 1832 in KY, and died April 18, 1863 in Leroy, Coffee CO KS. Children of SIMON WHEELER and MELINDA ENGLAND are: 17. i. JAMES LUTHER4 WHEELER, b. August 25, 1849, Monroe Co KY; d. February 22, 1929, Falls City, Polk Co OR. ii. SARAH J WHEELER, b. June 15, 1853, Monroe Co KY; m. JOHN JOHNSON, January 19, 1873, Sullivan Co MO. 18. iii. DIANA MARGARET WHEELER, b. June 15, 1856, Sullivan Co MO; d. October 16, 1903, Milan, Sullivan Co MO. 19. iv. RHODA THOMAS WHEELER, b. September 9, 1860, Sullivan CO MO; d. September 29, 1890, Sullivan Co MO. 20. v. SIMON P WHEELER, b. April 8, 1863, KS. vi. WILLIAM H WHEELER, b. April 8, 1863, Coffee CO KS; d. May 4, 1864, Sullivan CO MO. 7. RICHARD D3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born January 30, 1837 in Tompkinsville, Monroe Co Kentucky, and died June 16, 1905 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. He married CARRIE BELL TAYLOR October 7, 1875 in Kansas City Missouri, daughter of CYRUS TAYLOR and ACHSAH EGGLESTON. She was born May 16, 1857 in Barry, Clay Co Missouri, and died April 9, 1895 in Leon Kansas USA. (this is my line) Children of RICHARD WHEELER and CARRIE TAYLOR are: 21. i. LENA BELL4 WHEELER, b. September 4, 1876, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. May 21, 1951, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. 22. ii. JAY BERTRAM WHEELER, b. December 6, 1877, Leon Kansas; d. November 9, 1929, Assiniboia Sask Canada. 23. iii. RALPH CLAY WHEELER, b. October 29, 1879, Leon Kansas USA; d. July 3, 1964, Weyburn Sask Canada. (this is my line) iv. MYRTLE WHEELER, b. August 28, 1881, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. September 3, 1881, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. 24. v. CYRUS TAYLOR WHEELER, b. June 9, 1883, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. October 31, 1947, Fairview MT. 25. vi. EUGENE HALL WHEELER, b. October 21, 1885, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. January 3, 1960, Sidney Montana. 26. vii. ALICE GERTRUDE WHEELER, b. November 19, 1887, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. February 3, 1979, Travis Co Austin TX. viii. JOHN DELBERT WHEELER, b. June 7, 1892, Leon, Butler Co KS; d. January 6, 1953, Leon, Butler Co KS; m. FRANCES WHITE, December 29, 1924, Enid OK; b. November 16, 1892, Augusta KS; d. March 15, 1953, Leon, Butler Co KS. ix. PANSY GENEVIEVE WHEELER, b. March 17, 1895, Leon, Butler Co KS; d. July 5, 1895, Leon, Butler Co KS. 8. ARENA3 WHEELER (LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born December 5, 1844 in Monroe Co KY, and died February 3, 1929 in Monroe Co KY. She married WALTER KIRBY Abt. 1863 in TN or KY, son of JOHN KIRBY and FRANCES BEAN. He was born 1840 in Macon Co TN, and died March 7, 1897 in Monroe Co KY. Children of ARENA WHEELER and WALTER KIRBY are: i. JOHN D4 KIRBY, b. Abt. 1864, TN. ii. MARGARET F KIRBY, b. Abt. 1865, KY. iii. MARY E KIRBY, b. Abt. 1867, KY. iv. SARAH S KIRBY, b. Abt. 1869, KY. 27. v. SAMUEL J KIRBY, b. April 1870, KY. vi. MARTHA J KIRBY, b. Abt. 1873. 28. vii. NANCY C KIRBY, b. August 1874, KY. 29. viii. JAMES B KIRBY, b. December 1875, KY. 30. ix. WILLIAM J KIRBY, b. August 1880, KY; d. January 14, 1932, Monroe Co KY. x. ADDIE J KIRBY, b. May 1879, KY. xi. THEODORE KIRBY, b. August 1883, KY. xii. LUCY A KIRBY, b. May 1886, Monroe Co KY. xiii. UNKNOWN KIRBY. xiv. UNKNOWN KIRBY. Generation No. 3 9. SARAH4 MCNEESE (CATHERINE (KATIE)3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born February 6, 1838 in Monroe Co KY, and died July 10, 1923 in Hopeton, Woods CO OK. She married FRANCIS MARION QUINN May 25, 1854 in Putnam Co MO, son of WILLIAM QUINN and PATSY JENKINS. He was born January 18, 1827 in Warren CO KY, and died February 4, 1905 in Jackson, Putnam Co MO. Children of SARAH MCNEESE and FRANCIS QUINN are: i. JULIA ANN5 QUINN, b. May 13, 1855, Putnam Co MO; d. Aft. 1905; m. (1) JOSEPH WALLS, Abt. 1873; m. (2) CHARLES FLEMING, February 11, 1885, St Louis MO. ii. WILLIAM ARCHIBALD QUINN, b. April 6, 1857, Putnam Co MO; d. October 23, 1933, Woods Co OK; m. (1) MINERVA PARISH, September 29, 1877, Putnam Co MO; m. (2) FLORENCE MAGDALENE DALEY, May 24, 1883, Putnam Co MO. iii. SARAH CATHERINE QUINN, b. September 22, 1859, Putnam Co MO; d. Aft. 1905; m. WILLIAM HENRY BARTIMASS, September 22, 1878, Putnam Co MO. iv. ANDREW F "ANDY" QUINN, b. March 13, 1861, Putnam Co Missouri; d. Bef. 1870, Putnam Co MO. v. RHODA SUSAN QUINN, b. March 26, 1863, Putnam Co MO; d. March 9, 1930, Alva,Woods Co OK; m. MARSHALL E FRAIZER, June 1, 1885, Putnam Co MO. vi. SPENCER SYLVESTER QUINN, b. September 30, 1867, Putnam Co MO; d. February 6, 1952, Alva, Woods Co OK; m. HENRIETTA THOMAS HILL, May 5, 1889, Putnam Co MO; b. March 18, 1873, Unionville, Putnam Co MO; d. February 26, 1940, Woods Co OK. vii. MYRA ANGELINE QUINN, b. May 7, 1871, Putnam Co MO; d. January 7, 1941, Woods Co OK; m. (1) WILLIAM THOMAS TODD, January 18, 1887; m. (2) ERASTUS R TODD, 1904; b. 1904. viii. MARY FRANCES MARGARET QUINN, b. December 29, 1873, Putnam Co MO; d. July 3, 1900, MO; m. NEWTON E SWIGER, November 25, 1891, Missouri. ix. DORA ELENDERR "ELLA" QUINN, b. December 15, 1877, Putnam Co MO; d. March 4, 1961; m. (1) RICHARD PARSONS; m. (2) LEE MURPHY. x. LINCOLN QUINN, d. February 23, 1864. 10. MARGARET (PEGGY)4 MCNEESE (CATHERINE (KATIE)3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born September 12, 1839 in Monroe Co KY, and died May 8, 1921 in Boynton Sullivan Co MO. She married JARRETT BRANDON HAMILTON January 5, 1860 in Sullivan Co MO, son of HARVEY HAMILTON and LYDIA SMITH. He was born May 26, 1830 in Morgan Co KY, and died Aft. 1900. Children of MARGARET MCNEESE and JARRETT HAMILTON are: i. CALVIN W5 HAMILTON, b. November 12, 1860, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. March 21, 1921, Boynton, Missouri; m. SARAH JANE ROUNDS, Abt. 1891; b. December 1873, Mo; d. Aft. 1920. ii. MARY FRANCES HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1861, Sullivan CO MO; m. ? GRINDSTAFF, Aft. 1880. iii. CHARLOTTE C HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1864, Sullivan CO MO; d. Abt. 1911; m. JONATHAN M SAULSBERRY, April 27, 1883, Sullivan Co MO. iv. WILLIAM HUMBERT HAMILTON, b. February 6, 1866, Sullivan CO MO; m. FLORA ZELL COPELAND, March 29, 1896, Sullivan Co MO; b. September 1878, MO. v. HARVEY WILLIAM HAMILTON, b. December 21, 1870, Sullivan CO MO; d. October 18, 1938, Ellis Co OK; m. MARY WYANT, May 18, 1890, Sullivan Co MO; b. October 1872, Iowa. vi. ARCHIBALD F HAMILTON, b. December 14, 1873, Putnam Co Missouri; d. July 8, 1938, Boynton MO; m. DORA T PAYNE, November 30, 1897, Sullivan Co MO; b. July 1863, MO. vii. SARAH HAMILTON, b. 1875, Sullivan Co Missouri; m. WINFIELD K CARSON, August 10, 1893, Sullivan Co MO. viii. ELIZA JANE HAMILTON, b. 1877, Missouri; m. FRANKLIN MARTIN WYANT, March 29, 1892, Sullivan Co MO. ix. JARRETT (BEE) BRANDON HAMILTON, b. April 11, 1881, near Boynton, Sullivan Co MO; d. December 7, 1955, Boynton, Missouri; m. (1) FRANCIS ?; m. (2) ADAH MAY STERLING, August 9, 1914, Sullivan Co MO. x. JANE HAMILTON, b. 1883, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. Abt. 1883, In infancy. xi. WINNIE HAMILTON, b. Abt. 1885, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. Abt. 1885, Sullvian Co MO in infancy. xii. UNKNOWN HAMILTON, d. In infancy. 11. WILLIAM H4 MCNEESE (CATHERINE (KATIE)3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1842 in Monroe Co KY, and died Aft. 1900. He married (1) NANCY GRINDSTAFF 1867. She was born January 31, 1846 in Missouri, and died September 18, 1876. He married (2) CLARISSA VAUGHN April 8, 1877 in Sullivan Co MO, daughter of JOHN VAUGHN and LUCRETIA MARTIN. She was born Abt. 1848 in Keokuk, Lee Co Iowa, and died Bet. November 1889 - June 1900 in Clay Co MO. Children of WILLIAM MCNEESE and NANCY GRINDSTAFF are: i. EDWARD5 MCNEESE, b. 1868. ii. MARY C MCNEESE, b. 1870. Children of WILLIAM MCNEESE and CLARISSA VAUGHN are: iii. ADA5 MCNEESE. iv. INA MABEL MCNEESE, m. IRA BAYS, August 1890, Jerico Springs, Dade Co MO. v. JAY MCNEESE. vi. MARTHA MCNEESE. vii. MARTHA MCNEESE. viii. OWEN MCNEESE. ix. VIRGIL MCNEESE, b. November 1889. x. BENJAMIN HARRISON MCNEESE, b. July 6, 1890, March 31 1952; m. WILLA LAKE BEACH, 1907. 12. RHODA4 MCNEESE (CATHERINE (KATIE)3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1846 in Monroe Co KY. She married GEORGE WILSON September 27, 1865 in Sullivan Co MO, son of THOMAS WILSON and SARAH ROBBINS. He was born in OH. Children of RHODA MCNEESE and GEORGE WILSON are: i. SHERIDAN THOMAS5 WILSON, b. May 23, 1866, Boynton, Sullivan Co MO; d. June 26, 1932, Pollock, Sullivan Co MO; m. MILDRED MILTEDA MORLEY, April 14, 1889, Sullivan Co MO. ii. WAREN D WILSON, b. September 1867, Missouri; m. ADDIE ?. iii. LANDER WILSON, b. May 1875, Missouri; m. MARY N, 1896; b. July 1878, MO. iv. JOSEPHINE WILSON, m. ? JOHNSON. v. ADA LAVERNCE WILSON. vi. FRANK WILSON. 13. ELISHA W4 WHEELER (JAMES3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1839 in Monroe Co KY, and died September 4, 1898 in Sullivan Co MO. He married HANNAH WEST April 23, 1863 in Sullivan Co MO, daughter of JAMES WEST and RACHEL MEALMAN. She was born March 25, 1841 in Zanesville Muskingum co Ohio, and died September 27, 1896 in Sullivan Co MO. Children of ELISHA WHEELER and HANNAH WEST are: i. RACHEL F5 WHEELER, b. 1867, Missouri; m. (1) JOHN W TURNER, June 26, 1887, Milan, Sullivan Co MO; m. (2) CHARLES E CHAPMAN, October 27, 1900, Sullivan Co MO. ii. TABITHA WHEELER, b. March 15, 1868; d. Bef. 1870. iii. JAMES "OWEN" WHEELER, b. December 1869, MO; d. February 23, 1938, Sullivan Co MO; m. BERTHA CAROLINA CREASON, September 2, 1900, Boynton, Sullivan Co MO; b. Abt. 1879, Missouri; d. February 6, 1925, Milan, Sullivan Co MO. iv. WILLIAM M WHEELER, b. May 1872, Sullivan Co Missouri. v. CLARINDA WHEELER, b. September 1875, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. August 9, 1876, Sullivan Co Missouri. vi. SIDNEY WHEELER, b. July 17, 1878, Sullivan Co Missouri. 14. LEWIS4 WHEELER (JAMES3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born Abt. 1840 in Monroe Co KY, and died April 6, 1883 in Massac Co ILL. He married SARAH MOSELLE SMITH September 30, 1877 in New Columbia Massac Co ILL. She was born 1848 in Illinois, and died January 26, 1884 in Massac Co ILL. Children of LEWIS WHEELER and SARAH SMITH are: i. IRENE ROSETTA5 WHEELER, b. August 23, 1878, Illinois; m. THOMAS GRISSOM, March 9, 1897, Massac Co ILL; b. Abt. 1874, Illinois; d. July 21, 1916, Massac Co ILL. ii. MARY E WHEELER, b. March 1880, Illinois; d. Bef. 1883, Illinois. iii. AGGIE M WHEELER, b. April 11, 1882. 15. SAMUEL K4 GUM (MARGARET3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born June 17, 1851 in Monroe Co KY, and died May 15, 1923 in Monroe Co KY. He married LOUISA ALLEN Abt. 1880. She was born July 1852 in TN, and died August 4, 1944 in Monroe Co KY. Children of SAMUEL GUM and LOUISA ALLEN are: i. ROSELLA5 GUM, b. August 1883, KY; d. April 14, 1947, Monroe Co KY. ii. BERTIE GUM, b. January 1885, KY. iii. LOIS GUM, b. January 1889, KY. iv. POSY DALE GUM, b. July 1894, KY; d. August 10, 1978, Monroe Co KY. v. UNKNOWN GUM. vi. UNKNOWN GUM. 16. DINAH MARGARET4 CARTER (MARY3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born January 1847 in Monroe Co KY, and died April 17, 1906 in Ok ?. She married TURNER GOODALL ENGLAND September 19, 1865 in Monroe Co KY, son of LEROY ENGLAND and MARY GUM. He was born May 20, 1844 in Monroe Co Ky, and died July 1, 1931 in Hoffman, Olmulgee Co OK. Children of DINAH CARTER and TURNER ENGLAND are: i. MARY SUSAN5 ENGLAND, b. July 6, 1866; d. Bef. 1876. ii. LEROY T ENGLAND, b. February 2, 1868, KY. iii. WILLIAM R ENGLAND, b. March 30, 1870, KY; d. 1943; m. JESSE; b. Abt. 1883, MO. iv. JAMES C ENGLAND, b. September 24, 1872, MO; d. Bef. 1898. v. DAVID M ENGLAND, b. April 23, 1874, MO; m. VANNIE E; b. Abt. 1890, Ark. vi. JOHN T ENGLAND, b. January 29, 1877, MO; m. ETHEL; b. Abt. 1892, North Carolina. vii. MARGARET T ENGLAND, b. January 4, 1880, MO; m. ? SMITH. viii. MYRTLE ENGLAND, b. February 19, 1882; d. Bef. 1898. ix. HOWEY S ENGLAND, b. November 25, 1883, Arkansas. 17. JAMES LUTHER4 WHEELER (SIMON3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born August 25, 1849 in Monroe Co KY, and died February 22, 1929 in Falls City, Polk Co OR. He married MARY ANN MCNEESE November 12, 1868 in Sullivan Co MO, daughter of SAMUEL MCNEESE and DELILAH. She was born July 23, 1848, and died June 7, 1928 in Falls City, Polk Co OR. Children of JAMES WHEELER and MARY MCNEESE are: i. DORA A5 WHEELER, b. January 30, 1873, Missouri; d. October 17, 1901, Sullivan Co MO; m. JOHN T COTTER, December 22, 1892; b. September 1868, Missouri. ii. SIMON PETER WHEELER, b. March 23, 1874, Polk Missouri; d. April 29, 1939, Abilene, Dickinson Co KS; m. SUSIE MCCORKLE BARNETT, December 24, 1899, Milan, Sullivan Co MO; b. August 13, 1879, Carrollton, Carroll Co MO; d. January 7, 1946, Higginsville MO. iii. SAMUEL F WHEELER, b. 1878, Missouri. iv. ETNA WHEELER, b. June 1883, IA. v. LINDSEY WHEELER, b. December 1886, IA; m. JENNIE E; b. 1891, OR. vi. SADIE J WHEELER, b. June 1888, MO; m. ?. 18. DIANA MARGARET4 WHEELER (SIMON3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born June 15, 1856 in Sullivan Co MO, and died October 16, 1903 in Milan, Sullivan Co MO. She married JAMES T YARDLEY December 24, 1874 in Sullivan Co MO, son of FREDERICK YARDLEY and MISSOURI LONG. He was born February 20, 1851 in St Charles Co Missouri, and died December 12, 1896 in Sullivan CO MO. Children of DIANA WHEELER and JAMES YARDLEY are: i. JENNY5 YARDLEY. ii. SILVA YARDLEY. iii. ETHEL D YARDLEY, b. October 1875, Missouri; m. JAMES R SANDERS, April 24, 1895; b. October 1870, MO. iv. VINETTA J YARDLEY, b. 1878, Missouri; m. WW ROON, August 22, 1895; b. 1874. v. LETHA DELL YARDLEY, b. March 1880, Missoui; d. August 1897, Elmwood, Sullivan Co MO. vi. MAGGIE MAY YARDLEY, b. 1882, Sullivan CO MO; d. 1900, Sullivan Co Missouri. vii. DELIA YARDLEY, b. July 1884, MO; m. ? MILLER. viii. CREUSA YARDLEY, b. August 1887, Sullivan CO MO; m. RAY O COX, January 1905. ix. PEARL YARDLEY, b. September 1890, Sullivan CO MO; m. ELMER W SEVIER, December 27, 1911, Quincy ILL. x. SOPHIA LEA YARDLEY, b. December 1892, Sullivan CO MO; d. 1969, Sullivan CO MO; m. CLYDE WAGES. 19. RHODA THOMAS4 WHEELER (SIMON3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born September 9, 1860 in Sullivan CO MO, and died September 29, 1890 in Sullivan Co MO. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON VAUGHN April 24, 1881 in Sullivan Co MO, son of JAMES VAUGHN and ELIZA WEST. He was born September 1, 1858 in Jackson Twp Sullivan Co MO, and died August 3, 1940 in Sullivan Co MO. Children of RHODA WHEELER and GEORGE VAUGHN are: i. JAMES BRODIE5 VAUGHN, b. August 27, 1883, Missouri; d. March 14, 1982, Sullivan Co MO; m. ELEANOR ELDORADA SLOAN, December 23, 1908, Sullivan Co MO; b. 1890, MO; d. 1976. ii. WILLIAM L VAUGHN, b. September 1884, Missouri. iii. DESSIE MAUD VAUGHN, b. April 27, 1886, Harper Co KS; d. April 25, 1984, Milan, Sullivan Co MO; m. JOSEPH LEROY "ROY" YARDLEY, January 17, 1904, Pollock MO; b. September 10, 1884, Boynton, Sullivan Co MO; d. November 25, 1965, Sullivan CO MO. iv. VERNIE L VAUGHN, b. October 1888, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. August 31, 1889, Sullivan Co Missouri. v. ROXIE EVELYN VAUGHN, b. December 15, 1889, Sullivan Co Missouri; d. March 10, 1954, Sullivan Co Missouri; m. WILLIAM RILEY FRAZIER, September 25, 1909, Sullivan Co MO; b. April 19, 1888, Putnam Co MO; d. April 1931, Sauscreek WYO. 20. SIMON P4 WHEELER (SIMON3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born April 8, 1863 in KS. He married MARY M HALL June 30, 1899 in Sullivan Co MO, daughter of ? HALL and MARGARET. She was born June 1882 in KS. Child of SIMON WHEELER and MARY HALL is: i. SARAH EG5 WHEELER, b. February 1900, MO. 21. LENA BELL4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born September 4, 1876 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA, and died May 21, 1951 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. She married GEORGE BRITAIN MCCLELLAN TATUM January 1, 1901 in Eldorado, Butler Co KS, son of WILLIAM TATUM and LOUISA EDWARDS. He was born June 9, 1866 in Lawrence Co South Point Ohio, and died December 27, 1957 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. Children of LENA WHEELER and GEORGE TATUM are: i. PANSY5 TATUM, b. January 13, 1902, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. January 16, 1902, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA. ii. PAULINE BESSIE TATUM, b. July 28, 1903, Leon, Butler Co KS; d. October 17, 1976, Leon, Butler Co KS; m. (2) ELZA EARL BURKAM; b. 1891; d. August 31, 1971, KS. iii. AUDINE MARIE TATUM, b. September 8, 1906, Leon, Butler Co KS; d. February 8, 1937, Wichita KS; m. RAYMOND H DAVIS, May 1925; b. Abt. 1900, KS. 22. JAY BERTRAM4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born December 6, 1877 in Leon Kansas, and died November 9, 1929 in Assiniboia Sask Canada. He married ETHEL JANE MORGAN March 27, 1902 in Butler Co, Leon KS, daughter of ISAAC MORGAN and MARGARET SMITH. She was born August 27, 1879 in Haverhill KS, and died January 16, 1971 in Regina Sask, Canada. Children of JAY WHEELER and ETHEL MORGAN are: i. CARRIE FRANCES5 WHEELER, b. June 20, 1903, Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA; d. March 10, 2002, Regina Sask Canada; m. JOHN TURNBULL, January 14, 1929, Assiniboia Sask; b. April 28, 1902; d. 1978, Regina Saskatchewan. ii. GERALD RICHARD WHEELER, b. April 25, 1906, Leon, Butler Co Kansas; d. October 14, 1964, Assiniboia Sask., Canada. iii. MARGARET ELEANOR WHEELER, b. March 3, 1914, Assiniboia Sask; d. May 3, 1914, Assiniboia Sask Canada. iv. BERTRAM GILLETTE WHEELER, b. June 18, 1916, Assiniboia Sask., Canada; d. February 25, 1920, Wichita KS. v. MIRIAM GENEVIEVE WHEELER, b. June 10, 1922, Assiniboia Sask., Canada. 23. RALPH CLAY4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born October 29, 1879 in Leon Kansas USA, and died July 3, 1964 in Weyburn Sask Canada. He married MAGGIE MCKELLAR January 24, 1921 in Meyronne Sask, daughter of JOHN JR and MARTHA BROWN. She was born March 15, 1886 in White Water Municipality, Manitoba, and died August 11, 1970 in Saskatoon, Sask Canada. Children of RALPH WHEELER and MAGGIE MCKELLAR are: i. RALPH "CLAY"5 WHEELER, b. March 18, 1922, Meyronne, Sask Canada; m. MARY ACHTEMICHUK, July 1965; b. March 21, 1923, Regina, Sask Canada. ii. HUGH GLENN WHEELER, b. February 7, 1924, Meyronne Sask Canada; m. SONJA SURJIK, November 12, 1956; b. May 19, 1932, Yorkton, Sask Canada. iii. LOIS MARTHA WHEELER, b. June 12, 1925, Meyronne, SK Canada; d. July 25, 1998, Saskatoon, SK; m. DONALD HENRY LEFEBRE, December 30, 1954, Weyburn Sask; b. May 5, 1930, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. 24. CYRUS TAYLOR4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born June 9, 1883 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA, and died October 31, 1947 in Fairview MT. He married MALINDA ELIZABETH HAWLEY June 4, 1912 in Fort Buford, North Dakota, daughter of JOHN HAWLEY and ELLA ?. She was born February 10, 1891 in Nebraska, and died November 1, 1979 in Fairview MT. Children of CYRUS WHEELER and MALINDA HAWLEY are: i. VINCENT LEROY5 WHEELER, b. February 6, 1913, Glasgow Montana; d. June 16, 2002, Sidney Montana; m. MARTHA GERALDINE DOYLE, October 7, 1946, Glendive MT; b. February 22, 1924, Sidney Montana. ii. LV DELBERT WHEELER, b. December 5, 1915; d. November 27, 1989; m. IRENE HANSON, November 1, 1941, Inglewood CA; b. June 26, 1921; d. July 29, 1987. 25. EUGENE HALL4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born October 21, 1885 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA, and died January 3, 1960 in Sidney Montana. He married MYRTLE ALICE MCNARY February 12, 1912 in Mondak. She was born October 27, 1878 in Martinsville ILL, and died October 17, 1968 in Lynnwood WA. Children of EUGENE WHEELER and MYRTLE MCNARY are: i. JAY5 WHEELER, b. May 20, 1913, FT Buford ND; d. May 5, 1921, Sidney MT. ii. DOROTHY LEONE WHEELER, b. August 14, 1915, Cartwright ND; m. WILLIAM "LOREN" GIBBS, July 14, 1940, Terry MT; b. January 23, 1918, Hendersonville NC. iii. CLAYTON EUGENE WHEELER, b. July 1, 1917, Cartwright ND; d. June 3, 1997, Danville Ca; m. JANE ANTHONY, Honolulu Hawaii. iv. JOHN DELBERT WHEELER, b. June 15, 1918, Benny Pierre MT; d. May 2, 1985, Corvallis OR; m. (1) DORIS PETERSON; m. (2) RAMONA RALPHINE RANSOM, December 24, 1949, Portland Or; b. February 19, 1921, Fairfield Nebraska. v. ROBERT LEON WHEELER, b. September 3, 1920, Cartwright ND; d. September 13, 1942, Australia. 26. ALICE GERTRUDE4 WHEELER (RICHARD D3, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born November 19, 1887 in Butler Co, Leon Kansas USA, and died February 3, 1979 in Travis Co Austin TX. She married SPENCER WALTER KITLEY December 22, 1907 in Broken Arrow, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, son of FRANCES KITLEY and MARY SMITHERS. He was born July 23, 1881 in Cumberland Indiana, and died March 1, 1962 in Austin TX. Children of ALICE WHEELER and SPENCER KITLEY are: i. DAYTON VICTOR5 KITLEY, b. September 27, 1908, Jenks Oklahoma; d. May 30, 1996, Bowie TX; m. HAZEL JOSEPHONE EAVES, June 10, 1933, Troup TX; d. August 1, 1987, Midland TX. ii. HELEN KITLEY, b. April 1, 1910; d. August 22, 1912, Jenkins OK. iii. DONALD RALPH KITLEY, b. February 2, 1914, Banff Alta Canada; m. NITA PEEPLES, February 28, 1942, Brownwood TX; b. May 19, 1916, Mt Pleasant TX; d. February 12, 2003, Austin TX. iv. JEANNE GUSSIE KITLEY, b. May 11, 1918, Banff Alta Canada; m. HAROLD GOULD MOFFATT, November 14, 1937, Troup TX; b. May 30, 1911, Crossnet Arkansas; d. April 4, 1985, Batesville Arkansas. v. WILLIAM (BILL) WALTER KITLEY, b. September 28, 1921, Eastland Co, Eastland Tx; d. February 4, 2001, Salt Lake City UT; m. (1) HELEN BISHOP; m. (2) KATHERINE CHRISTENSEN, May 14, 1970, Ely Nevada; b. May 27, 1926, Salt Lake City UT; d. May 23, 2000, Salt Lake City UT. vi. ALICE FAYE KITLEY, b. January 27, 1925, Eastland Co, Eastland Tex; m. MORRELL GLENN YOUNGBLOOD, April 19, 1946, Memphis Tenn; b. May 21, 1922, Parker Co TX. 27. SAMUEL J4 KIRBY (ARENA3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born April 1870 in KY. He married HARRIET E COOK September 6, 1894 in Monroe Co KY. She was born Abt. 1869 in Ky. Children of SAMUEL KIRBY and HARRIET COOK are: i. SARAH H5 KIRBY, b. July 1889, KY; d. Ky. ii. IVA KIRBY, b. Abt. 1896, KY. iii. EDEN KIRBY, b. Abt. 1904, KY. iv. OTTIE KIRBY, b. Abt. 1907, Ky. 28. NANCY C4 KIRBY (ARENA3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born August 1874 in KY. She married JA JENKINS April 19, 1896 in Monroe Co KY. He was born in Ky, and died Bef. 1900 in Ky. Child of NANCY KIRBY and JA JENKINS is: i. WALTER5 JENKINS, b. February 1897, Monroe Co KY. 29. JAMES B4 KIRBY (ARENA3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born December 1875 in KY. He married CORA (LORA?) S Abt. 1897. She was born November 1875 in KY. Children of JAMES KIRBY and CORA S are: i. LEE H5 KIRBY, b. October 1897, KY. ii. IVA W KIRBY, b. December 1899, Monroe Co KY. iii. LEXIE KIRBY, b. Abt. 1902, KY. iv. VERGIE KIRBY, b. Abt. 1904, KY. v. ROMA KIRBY, b. Abt. 1908, KY. vi. CHALANA KIRBY, b. 1910, KY. 30. WILLIAM J4 KIRBY (ARENA3 WHEELER, LEWIS2, JAMES1) was born August 1880 in KY, and died January 14, 1932 in Monroe Co KY. He married SARAH M Abt. 1900. She was born Abt. 1883 in KY, and died 1960 in Monroe Co KY. Children of WILLIAM KIRBY and SARAH M are: i. MARY C5 KIRBY, b. Abt. 1902, KY. ii. JAMES ARTHUR KIRBY, b. Abt. 1904, KY. iii. WILLIE KIRBY, b. Abt. 1906, KY. iv. ELSIE P KIRBY, b. Abt. 1908, KY. v. BESSIE KIRBY, b. 1910, KY. vi. ANNIE M KIRBY, b. 1914, KY. vii. EDNA A KIRBY, b. 1917, KY. I have learned that the Wheelers married into the McNeese and Vaughn families more than once. Several of the Wheelers moved from Monroe Co KY to Sullivan Co MO before and after the Civil War. Colleen Lill Saskatoon, Canada