This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RichardWheeler599 Surnames: Bonney, Burdwin, Carter, Finney, Pease, Pierce, Wheeler Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chenango/1318/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, January 26, 1881 Obituary - Deacon Sylvester Wheeler died at South Otselic, January 14th (1881). He was born March 8th, 1801, consequently was nearly eighty years of age. He came to the town of Otselic fifty one years ago, and with his family shared the privations and hardships of those early days. His life and character were much like those of Deacon Benson Wheeler, who recently died in Pharsalia. He took a strong interest in the political affair if the country. He was a Republican from the foundation of the party and at the last election, though quite feeble, rode over to Beaver Meadow to vote. In company with his youngest son H. S. Wheeler (Hiram), he has carried on the Hardware business in South Otselic for twenty six years. He was a man of strict integrity of life, of tender sympathy for the suffering, and better that all else, of earnest piety. For sixty years he had been a consistent Christian. A few weeks after the organization of the Baptist Church at South Otselic, he tran! sferred his membership from Beaver Meadow to that place, was soon made a deacon of the Church, and remained such until his death, though for the last two or three years his failing health had not allowed him to perform the duties of the office, or to attend religious meetings. His death was a quiet and beautiful ending of a long and well spent life. End of Obituary. Authors notes - Sylvester's wife was Anna Pierce, born 1798, Connecticut and died 17 Oct 1887, South Otselic, Chenango County, NY. Sylvester was the son of Daniel Wheeler, born 17 Aug 1771 in Canaan, Columbia County, NY, and died 25 Dec 1806 in Lebanon, Madison County, New York and Amanda Pease, born 1777 in Connecticut, and died 22 Apr 1869 in Eaton, Madison County, New York. Children of Sylvester Wheeler and Anna Pierce were: Wakeman S. Wheeler, born 14 Aug 1827, Hamilton, Madison County, NY; died 13 Mar 1913, Eaton, Madison County, NY. He married Charlotte Irene Bonney 18 May 1852 in Eaton, Madison County, NY. She was born 11 Jan 1831 in Morrisville, Madison County, NY, and died Oct 1921 in Eaton, Madison County, NY. Jerome Ferdinand Wheeler, born 20 Apr 1829, Hamilton, Madison County, NY; died 25 May 1910, Cortland, Cortland County, NY. He married (1) Jane C. Burdwin 01 Jan 1854 in Marion, Wayne County, NY. She was born 1831 in Otselic, Chenango County, NY, and died 30 Aug 1888 in Cortland, Cortland County, NY. He married (2) Mary J. (____?) 1896 in Cortland County, NY. She was born Jun 1840 in New York State. Hiram S. Wheeler, born 25 Apr 1835, Lincklaen, Chenango County, NY; died 02 Jun 1886, South Otselic, Chenango County, NY. He married Flora M. Finney 21 Oct 1857 in Eaton, Madison County, NY, daughter of Sylvester Finney and Flora Carter. She was born 17 May 1835 in Eaton, Madison County, NY, and died 07 May 1918 in Fayetteville, Onondaga County, NY. Sylvester Wheeler is this Richard Wheeler's 3rd Great Grandfather Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.