_____________________
|
_Laban FAIRBANKS ____|
| (1755 - 1799) m 1785|
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Nancy FAIRBANKS
| (1796 - ....)
| _Jesse WHEELOCK _____+
| | (1731 - ....) m 1753
|_Nancy WHEELOCK _____|
(1767 - 1843) m 1785|
|_Phoebe WHITE _______
m 1753
_____________________
|
_Sylvanus RIPLEY ____|
| (1749 - 1787) |
| |_____________________
|
|
|--Eleazar Wheelock RIPLEY
| (1782 - 1839)
| _Eleazar WHEELOCK ___+
| | (1711 - 1779) m 1747
|_Abigail WHEELOCK ___|
(1751 - 1818) |
|_Mary BRINSMEAD _____
(1714 - 1783) m 1747
Eleazar Wheelock Ripley was born in Hanover, NH, 15 Apr 1782, the grandson of Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, founder of Dartmouth College. He graduated from Dartmouth, and began a carreer in law and politics. In 1807, he was a member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives. Later he became a member of the Massachusetts senate.
Events leading up to the War of 1812 drew him into the military, where he obtained the rank of General, and received a Congressional Medal for his service. He is widely recognized as a hero for his efforts in the War of 1812.
In 1820, he resumed the practice of law in Louisiana. He was a member of the Louisiana state senate, and a member of the Louisiana house of representatives.
The town of Ripley, Tippah County, Mississipppi is named after him, as are numerous other locales in the United States, including Ripley County, Indiana, and Ripley County, Missouri.
He died on 2 Mar 1839, and is buried in a small cemetery at the Locust Grove State Historic Site, in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
Written by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr., Northborough, Mass. 27 July 1998
SOURCES
"Political Graveyard Website", July 1998, short bios and places of burial for politicians, past and present. http://www.politicalgraveyard.com
"Town of Ripley, Mississippi, Website", Nov 2001. History of the Town of Ripley, http://www.tsixroads.com/ripley/ripley2.html
"Ripley County, Indiana, Website", Nov 2001, History of Ripley County, http://www.ripleycounty.com/Ripleyinfo.htm
"Locust Grove State Historic Site", website maintained by the Louisiana State Parks system, Nov 2001, http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/parks/locust/locust.htm
Nathaniel Thomas, Jr., of Rindge, removed to Jaffrey and settled on lot 16, range 6. He afterwards removed to Hartford, VT where he died. Feb 19, 1849, age 74. He left a son, Harvey, buried in the Centre burying-yard, who d. Dec. 4, 1801, age 1 yr, 11 months, 20 days.
_Albert Henry WHEELOCK _+
| (1805 - 1875)
_Oscar WHEELOCK _____|
| (1840 - 1922) m 1864|
| |_Lucina CLARK __________+
| (1816 - 1894)
|
|--Fred H. WHEELOCK
| (1875 - ....)
| ________________________
| |
|_Nancy Jane PARKE ___|
m 1864 |
|________________________
Fred H. Wheelock is enumerated in the 1910 Census living in Clarksburg, West Virginia. He was also there in 1922, according to his father's obituary, although he does not appear in the 1920 Census.
_Silas WHEELOCK _____+
| (1799 - 1869) m 1827
_Royal Silas WHEELOCK _|
| (1845 - 1915) m 1869 |
| |_Almira DURANT ______+
| (1806 - 1867) m 1827
|
|--John WHEELOCK
| (1871 - ....)
| _____________________
| |
|_Medora Jane FLINT ____|
(1848 - 1910) m 1869 |
|_____________________
Information about John and his descendants comes from Polly Birmingham, whose husband is a descendant of John. John R. Wheelock is enumerated in the 1900 Census living in Oceola, Livingston, MI, with his wife Edith, and children Paul L., Pearl M., and Leona.
_Charles Stuart WHEELOCK _+
| (1828 - 1883) m 1850
_Charles Hermann WHEELOCK ___|
| (1852 - ....) |
| |_Clarissa MANCHESTER _____
| (1823 - ....) m 1850
|
|--Minor Smeck WHEELOCK
| (1886 - ....)
| __________________________
| |
|_Angenette Deborah CRANDALL _|
|
|__________________________
_Robert Franklin WHEELOCK _+
| (1920 - 1997) m 1942
_Scott Jeffrey WHEELOCK _|
| (1954 - ....) |
| |_Ruth N. TOTTEN ___________
| m 1942
|
|--Tanya WHEELOCK
|
| ___________________________
| |
|_Maria KENNEDY __________|
|
|___________________________