Benjamin Bowman

Spouse: Abigail Wheelock
Marriage: 15 Nov 1786, Westborough, Worcester, MA

• Westborough Vital Records

1. Josiah Brigham Bowman, born 25 Nov 1787, Westborough, Worcester, MA
2. Daniell Bowman, born 5 Sep 1789, Westborough, Worcester, MA
3. Abihail Bowman, born 15 Jul 1791, Westborough, Worcester, MA
4. Susannah Bowman, born 5 Apr 1793, Westborough, Worcester, MA

Louis Alice Grant

Spouse: Ralph Hervey Wheelock
Marriage: 10 Apr 1917

1. Robert Edward Wheelock, born 1919
2. Ralph Hervey Wheelock, born 1921

Notes:

All info in this record was provided by a letter dated September 14, 1925, to Mr. Carlyle S. Wheelock, 632 South Main Street, Woonsocket, RI, from Ralph H. Wheelock, Sr. (copy in possession of Edwin K. Wheelock)

Anna Elizabeth Peterson

Birth: 5 Mar 1863, Skåne County, Sweden

• "Anna Wheelock is Dead at 86," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 June 1949, p. 2, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 26 August 2024.

Death: 11 Jun 1949, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Anna Wheelock is Dead at 86," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 June 1949, p. 2, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 26 August 2024.

Father: Peter O Peterson
Mother: Elna (--?--)

Spouse: Henry Lincoln Wheelock
Marriage: 19 May 1888, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSDV-4MMM : accessed 26 August 2024), Henry L. Wheelock and Anna E. Peterson (1888); FHL 1428581, image 148 of 748.
• Carlyle C. Wheelock, Winifred Thomson Argersinger Gonseth, "Wheelock Genealogy [1955]," p. 276, citing Lucius P. Wheelock as informant; Mss 792, NEHGS, Boston.
• "Anna Wheelock is Dead at 86," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 June 1949, p. 2, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 26 August 2024.

Divorce: 10 May 1893, Rock Island Co, IL

• "Circuit Court Cullings," The Rock Island Argus (Rock Island, Illinois), 11 May 1893, p. 8, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 26 August 2024.

1. Rex Russell Wheelock, born 7 Apr 1890, Moline, Rock Island, IL

Notes:

Per obit of Mrs. Anna E. Wheelock, she was born in Sweden and came to this country with her parents, settling first in Henderson County, Illinois. She was a field representative for the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Works of America (CIO). Anna was survived by her son, Rex R. Wheelock, at home; two granddaughters, Marcia Dell Wheelock and Diane Shireen Wheelock; a sister, Mrs. Alfred Freed of Moline; and several nieces and nephews.¹

Her Mother Elna's Maiden Name:

Per 1882 marriage record of Elna's son, Peter O. Peterson to Emma Polka, her maiden name was Vinstrom.² Peter's 1946 death record refers to his mother as Elna Peterson.³

The Rock Island County 1879 marriage record of ELna's daughter, Mary Rebecca Peterson to Alfred Freed does not identify her parents.⁴ Nor does the Rock Island marriage records of Nels W. Peterson and Anna E. Peterson.

Carlyle Capron Wheelock (CCW) in his "Wheelock Genealogy" manuscript identifies Elna's maiden name as Johannerson, citing Lucius P. Wheelock as his source. Lucius would have been Henry Lincoln Wheelock's cousin. CCW also gives Anna E. Peterson's middle name as Elizabeth.⁵

The death certificate of Elna's daughter, Mary Rebecca (Peterson) Freed might identify her parents. This would have to be ordered from the Rock Island County clerk.

Research Notes for Anna Peterson:

In 1870 she was living with her parents, Peter and Ellen Peterson in Township 11 Range 5, Henderson, Illinois.

In 1880 she was not living with her parents in township 11 range 4, Henerson County, Illinois. She was probably the Anna Peterson living in Moline, a servant in the household of William A. and Kittie Muse.

In 1900 she was a student, living in Moline Ward 5, Illinois. She was born Mar 1874 [sic] in Sweden, age 36, living with her son, Rex Russell Wheelock, age 10. Per census she was widowed, though in reality she was divorced.

Sources:

1. "Anna Wheelock is Dead at 86," The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 13 June 1949, p. 2, col. 6; Newspapers.com, accessed 26 August 2024.
2. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKV-2XP : accessed 27 August 2024), Peter O. Peterson and Emma H. Polks (1882); FHL 001377856, image 381 of 414.
3. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZD-NGN : accessed 28 August 2024), Peter Olof Peterson (1946); FHL 1991238, image 112.
4. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLV-P9Y : accessed 27 August 2024), Alfred Freed and Mary R. Peterson (1879); FHL 001428580, image 830 of 867.
5. Carlyle C. Wheelock, Winifred Thomson Argersinger Gonseth, "Wheelock Genealogy [1955]," p. 276, citing Lucius P. Wheelock as informant; Mss 792, NEHGS, Boston.

Augusta Wheelock

Birth: 28 Jan 1847, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Cemetery Records Online, database, Interment.net (https://www.interment.net/data/us/ny/chautauqua/foresthill/forest_wawh.htm : accessed 2 Nov 2023).

Baptism: 1 Dec 1861, Villenova, Chautauqua, NY

• Methodist Episcopal Church records (Villenova/Hamlet, New York), 1856-1888, FHL film 1437513, items 10,11; transcribed at "Villenova Circuit Church Records Hamlet, Chautauqua County, NY," Rootsweb (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nychauta/CHURCH/Villenov.htm, accessed 30 Sep 2023).

Death: 27 Sep 1900, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61535 : accessed 3 Nov 2023), Augusta Wheelock death (1900), certificate no. 39898, citing New York State Death Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.
• "Funeral of Miss Augusta Wheelock," The Buffalo Commercial (Buffalo, New York), 1 Oct 1900, p. 4, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 4 November 2023.

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15748247/augusta-wheelock: accessed 04 November 2023), memorial page for Miss Augusta Wheelock (28 Jan 1847–27 Sep 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15748247, Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, NY, maintained by Mark Peebles (contributor 46514135).

Father: John Homer Wheelock
Mother: Sarah Lucina Houghton

Notes:

Per obit, she left a brother, Elmer Wheelock, and three sisters, Misses Lelia and Delia Wheelock of Fredonia, and Mrs. Randlett of Dayton.¹

Sources:

1. "Funeral of Miss Augusta Wheelock," The Buffalo Commercial (Buffalo, New York), 1 Oct 1900, p. 4, col. 4; Newspapers.com, accessed 4 November 2023.

Charles Albert Wheelock

Birth: 15 Jul 1834, Lancaster, Worcester Co, MA

• Lancaster Vital Records.

Death: 24 Aug 1871, Sterling, Worcester Co, MA

• Leominster Death Records, Vol 240, Pg 268, online database at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, July 2007.

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, MA

• Headstone record, Evergreen Cemetery, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 44597892, created 20 Nov 2009.

Father: Charles Wheelock
Mother: Elizabeth Hastings

Spouse: Mary A. McMeekin
Marriage: 31 Jan 1865, Leominster, Worcester Co, MA

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Volume 182, Pg 211, online database at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, May 2008, original records at the Massachusetts Archives.

Notes:

This birth also appears in the Leominster Vital Records, as follows: "Charles Albert, s. Charles and Elizabeth D., born in Lancaster."

"C. Albert Wheelock, while in a state of intoxication, fell from an extra-camp meeting train at Sterling, and was fatally injured."¹

Charles mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 12 Jul 1861, age 26 years, 11 months and 27 days. His brother, William Everett Wheelock, also served in the 15th. He mustered out 28 July 1864, while absent sick, having fulfilled his term of service. His brother, George Franklin Wheelock, served in the 21st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.²

Sources:

1. Annual Report: Including Returns of Railway Companies By Massachusetts Board of Railroad, Published 1872 by Wright and Potter, state printers.
2. Roster and Genealogies of the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, online records at http://www.nextech.de/ma15mvi/ma15mvi-p/main.htm, compiled by Susan Harnwell, May 2008.

Donald Wheelock

Father: Frank Bascom Wheelock
Mother: Jean Hanna

Gershom Wheelock

Baptism: 3 Jan 1632/33, Eccles, Norfolk, England

• "Mr. Wheelock's Cure", by Christopher Gleason Clark, published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152, July 1998.

Death: 28 Nov 1684, Medfield, Norfolk, MA

• Medfield Vital Records

Father: Ralph Wheelock
Mother: Rebecca Clarke

Spouse: Hannah Stodder
Marriage: 18 May 1658, Medfield, Norfolk, MA

• Medfield Vital Records

1. Hannah Wheelock, born 25 Jun 1659, Medfield, Norfolk, MA
2. Samuel Wheelock, born 14 Jan 1660/61, Medfield, MA
3. Hannah Wheelock, born 26 Jan 1661/62, Medfield, MA
4. Samuel Wheelock, born 21 Jan 1664/65, Medfield, Norfolk, MA
5. Joseph Wheelock, born before 8 Mar 1669, Medfield, Norfolk Co, MA
6. John Wheelock, born 18 Dec 1670, Medfield, Norfolk, MA
7. Timothy Wheelock, born 1673

Notes:

The baptism record for Gershom was found in the Register at the village of Eccles, near Banham, Norfolk, England. The record reads as follows: "Gersham Wheelocke filius Radolphi Wheelocke baptisatus fuit 3 die Jan:1632/33".³

William S. Tilden, "History of Medfield, Massachusetts, 1650-1886", 1886, writes the following about Gershom: "Gershom was in the list for Mr. Wilson's rate in 1657,¹ and probably came of age about that time. He married Hannah Stodder, daughter of John of Hingham, in 1658. In 1663, he had liberty from the town to cut "200 sedar plank" in the common swamp. His house stood on the Harbor Island road, a short distance south-west of the present residence of Charles Hamant. He rung the bell and swept the meeting-house in 1674, for which the town paid him 2 pounds, 15 shillings. The next year, he assisted in thatching the meeting-house. His house was burned by the Indians in 1676, and it appears to have been rebuilt on the same spot.² He died in 1684, and in 1690 his heirs sold the homestead to Joseph Plimpton."

Sources:

1. Mr Wilson was the first minister in Medfield.
2. King Philip's War.
3. Christopher Gleason Clark, "Mr. Wheelock's Cure," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 152 (July 1998): p. 311-2.

_____ Wheelock

Birth: 1848, Pittsfield, Washtenaw, MI

• Private records of Marian Chamberlain, whose spouse is a descendant of Reu Wheelock and Rosanna Smiley, Apr 1999. Her sources include the Washtenaw Historical Society, Michigan.

Death: 1848

• Private records of Marian Chamberlain, whose spouse is a descendant of Reu Wheelock and Rosanna Smiley, Apr 1999. Her sources include the Washtenaw Historical Society, Michigan.

Father: James Loring Wheelock
Mother: Irene Jane Haynes

Notes:

This child was stillborn. The date of birth is uncertain; it may have been 1849.