I've searched everywhere i could think of, with no luck. Maybe someone 'local' could search the newspaper archives in Huntington at some point? ----- Original Message ----- From: <LLHANEY@aol.com> To: <wvcabell@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [WVCABELL] Family in Huntington in 1953 > Did anyone get an obit of Myrtle Wheeler? Linda > > > In a message dated 10/24/2008 1:27:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > charlotteandrobert@tm.net writes: > > > > HI!.... > > > just sent a copy of Joseph E. Wheeler's death cert....it lists Myrtle > Pfadt > as his wife. > > and apparently he died in 1947, before Myrtle's father did.....if that > 1953 > date is correct. > > > 1920 Clifton Forge {Independent City} VA > > Wheeler, Joseph e. 34 WV WV WV railroad lineman > Myrtle 32 OH OH OH telegraph operator > Mary T. 1 & 4/12 VA WV OH > ELIZA J. 57....mother...widowed....WV WV WV > Effie 37 .. sister....single....WV WV WV > > > per the death record i sent a bit ago, Joseph's father was Clark > Wheeler...which could possibly be John Clark Wheeler. > > {see following censuses}. > > > apparently the girl Mary didn't make it to 1930 as she is not shown in > the > census w/ her family: > > 1930 Huntington CABELL Co., WV > > Wheeler, Joseph 44 WV WV WV railroad lineman > Myrtle 40 OH VA VA > Thelma 11 VA WV OH > Joseph Jr. 6 VA WV OH > Martin, Arthur 27 WV US US....a boarder > > it says that Joseph was 30 at the time of marriage and Myrtle 26...so > this > would place their marriage year as 1916 or > > thereabouts. > > > 1900 Summers Co. WV census: > > Wheeler, Eliza J. 38 widow > Effie 18 > Walter 16 > JOSEPH 14 > Roscoe 13 > Wildie 9 > Oma 3 > Luceal 1 > > with the youngest having been born circa 1899, it could be supposed that > that is the time that Clark Wheeler died (?). > > > in the 1910 Cenuses we find: > > 1910 Summers Co. WV: > > Wheeler, Eliza J. 48...widowed [misindexed as WHEELES] > Effie 28 > Roscoe 22 > Omie 13 > > 1910 Alleghaney Co. VIRGINIA...living with a Dobbs family is > > Wheeler, Joseph E. 23...WV WV WV...working for the railroad > > in a SEPERATE Household: > > Pfadt, John J. m2} bn. OH...GER...FR[(?) hard to read /possible GER > too]..........telegraph operator for the railroad > Rosa m1} bn. VA VA VA...married 17 yrs. having had 7 > children > MYRTLE M 20...OH OH OH........telegraph operator for the > railroad > John 17 OH OH OH.......same > Ray 16 > Harry 14 > Edith 11 > Gaddis 8 > Lillian 5 > Berdie 3 > Ruth 1 > > it is obvious that Myrtle and her brother John do not belong to > Rosa...and > in the census Myrtle is MISINDEXED > > as "MARTHA" !!! also obvious is that Myrtle and Joseph met while > working at the same place!! > > > at the LDS site there is a listing for a John J. Pfadt bn. circa 1866 in > FAIRFIELD CO OHIO to a Martin and > > Magdalena Pfadt {both parents born in GERMANY}....other entries state > that > John J. Pfadt married MAY ADCOTT > > bc 1870 and had a son John born circa Apr. 1892....this would match with > the > age of Myrtle's brother John shown in > > 1910. It could prob. be safely assumed that May Adcott was Myrtle's > mother, at this point. You can see this > > 1880 Fairfield Co. OH census at www.familysearch.com if you wish. > > > in the 1880 Talcott, SUMMERS, WV census: > > Wheeler, Eliza Ann 59...widow > John CLARK 30....son > Drucilla 20....dau. > Berian 18...son [spelling is hard to read] > Sarah E. 13 ...dau > ELIZA JANE 18....NIECE > > > so we can tell that Eliza Jane's maiden name was also WHEELER and she > married her cousin John CLARK Wheeler!!! > > [see 1870 Monroe Co WV census...following a bit below..... for more info] > > > 1870 Forest Hill, MONROE CO WV: > > Wheeler, Eliza 39 > John C. 19 > Matthew 17 > Andrew 15 > Elizabeth 13 > Drusilla 9 > Benniah (?) 8 > Sarah 2 > > 1860 MONROE CO VA/ now WV: > > Wheeler, Joseph A. 31 > Eliza 29 > John C. 9 > Matthew 7 > Andrew 5 > Elizabeth 3 > Drucilla 4/12 > Meriam 15 [she may be Joseph's younger sister? but the > census doesn't explain her position in the family] > > > at www.rootsweb.com under their family trees you will find that Joseph > Anderson Wheeler was the s/o > > Robert Wheeler and Miriam Payne. > > > in the 1870 Census we also find in Monroe Co. WV: > > Wheeler, Elias 36 > Eliza 33 > Lewis 12 > Marinda 11 > Luverny 9 > ELIZA J 7 > Elias 4 > John 3 > Sarah 8/12 > > Elias Wheeler was ALSO the SON OF ROBERT WHEELER AND MIRIAM PAYNE....so > Joseph Anderson > > Wheeler was his brother.... making Eliza J. Wheeler and John Clark > Wheeler > first cousins. > > > > WHEW!!! this has been a long and interesting journey for me > tonight..... i > do so love a good challenge ! > > > if i can help with anything else, just let me know ! Charlotte > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <UDnelPS@aol.com> > To: <WVCABELL@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:43 PM > Subject: [WVCABELL] Family in Huntington in 1953 > > >> I'm trying to obtain ANY information on family of Joseph Wheeler and his >> wife >> Mary Myrtle Pfadt Wheeler. 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