71. Gideon R. Wheeler (Hezekiah , John , Henry , John , Henry ) was born about 1809 in Georgia. He died in Dec 1857 in Chambers Co., Alabama. Gideon was counted in a census 1 in 1850 in Chambers Co., Alabama.
On the 24th of Feb. 1857 he bought 6 "second choice chairs" at the sale of the estate of Jonathan Musick for $1.50.
Gideon married 1 Mary Connell on 12 Jan 1836 in Butts Co., Georgia. Mary was born 2 on 3 Oct 1810 in Georgia. She died on 3 Nov 1887 in Chambers Co., Alabama. Mary was counted in a census in 1860 in Southern Division, Chambers Co., Alabama. She was counted in a census in 1870 in Chambers Co., Alabama. She was counted in a census 3 in 1880 in Hickory Flats, Chambers Co., Alabama.
The 1880 census has her name as "Sallie."
They had the following children:
+ 229 F i Elizabeth "Bettie" Wheeler + 230 M ii Nicholas Aaron "Nick" Wheeler + 231 M iii Hezekiah Wheeler 232 F iv Rebecca "Becky" Wheeler was born 1 in Aug 1841 in Georgia. She died 2 in May 1926 in Chambers Co., Alabama.
They never had any children. He did have a daughter by a first wife. In 1910 she was living with her step-daughter, Jennie and her family.Rebecca married 1 Benjamin F. Davis on 19 Dec 1880 in Chambers Co., Alabama. Benjamin was born 2 in Nov 1839 in Georgia. He died about 1905 in Chambers Co., Alabama. Benjamin was counted in a census 3 in 1900 in Hickory Flat, Chambers Co., Alabama. + 233 M v Robert Wheeler 234 F vi Mary S. Wheeler was born 1 in 1846 in Chambers Co., Alabama. She died after 1870 in Chambers Co., Alabama. + 235 M vii John T. Wheeler 236 F viii Frances "Fannie" Wheeler was born 1 in 1850 in Chambers Co., Alabama. She died 2 on 27 Apr 1920 in Chambers Co., Alabama. Frances married 1 George W. McKinney on 21 Sep 1889 in Chambers Co., Alabama. George was born in Sep 1853 in Alabama .
This was a second marriage for him. He and Fannie apparently did not have any children. He was counted in a census in 1900 in Chambers Co., Alabama. He was counted in a census in 1910 in Hamburg, Chambers Co., Alabama.+ 237 F ix Martha Ann Wheeler