The obituary of George W. Lewis, from the Fredonia Censor, 18 Nov 1885, courtesy of Theresa Bickhart, Mar 2000:
"George W. Lewis died 13 Nov 1885 b. Buffalo 13 Mar 1816. Fredonia business man .. to Fredonia 42 years ago ... to Canada as a clerk .. in 1843 Woonsocket, RI, married Miss Eliza Wheelock of Mendon, MA. He had probably the best library in town. Bapt., later founder of Free Methodist Church corner of Free & Day Sts. Funeral held Sunday in Christian Church, E.E. Smith assisted by Revs. Manley & Kingsbury...6 children: the oldest, Mrs. Weaver & Mrs. F. D. Shaver have died; others: Clarence of Fredonia, Wilton of Boston, Mrs. Estelle Daniels in Dakota & May, now in Fredonia. Each of deceased daughters left one child."
George Lewis' mother was Polly Lewis. She died 9 Nov 1863, in Fredonia. She was a resident of Buffalo during the war of 1812 and was witness to burning and pillage by Indians.
_Avery Harrison WHEELOCK _+
| (1918 - 1992) m 1942
_Avery David WHEELOCK _|
| m 1967 |
| |_Rae Una SMITH ___________
| (1923 - 2004) m 1942
|
|--Arthur D. WHEELOCK
|
| _Leo LOOMAN ______________
| |
|_Alice LOOMAN _________|
(1949 - 2002) m 1967 |
|_Alice LAGRANGE __________
_Jonathan WHEELOCK __+
| (1713 - 1783) m 1735
_Asa WHEELOCK _______|
| (1741 - 1816) m 1763|
| |_Martha WIGHT _______+
| (1718 - 1764) m 1735
|
|--Asa WHEELOCK
| (1783 - 1858)
| _John DRURY _________
| |
|_Rachel DRURY _______|
(1744 - 1830) m 1763|
|_Susannah GODDARD ___
Marcus Warren Waite, in "The Wheelock Family of Calais, VT", 1940, writes as follows:
"No documentary evidence has been discovered to prove that this Asa was the son of Asa of Calais, yet the weight of circumstantial evidence appears to indicate that he was. The family lived at Cape Vincent, NY, for many years. He was ensign and sergeant in the War of 1812 from Cape Vincent. Late in life, or in 1853, the family moved to Illinois, where he died at the home of his son Oscar, near Apple River, Feb 24, 1858, ae 75, and is buried in Morseville Cemetery three miles southeast of Stockton, ILL. Mrs. Wheelock resided in Stockton until 1882 when she removed to Iowa to be with her daughter, Mrs. Biddleman, and died at Mrs. Biddleman's home in Atlantic, Iowa, in 1890 or '91, ae 94. She was a member of the Methodist Church over fifty years. Buried at Atlantic."
_Martin WHEELOCK ____+
| (1792 - 1840)
_Martin N. WHEELOCK _|
| (1818 - ....) m 1842|
| |_Rachel ORDWAY ______
| (1794 - 1840)
|
|--Lyman L. WHEELOCK
| (1847 - 1869)
| _____________________
| |
|_Lydia LITTLE _______|
m 1842 |
|_____________________
There is no birth record for Lyman L. Wheelock, but his death record specifies that he was the son of Martin M. Wheelock and Lydia Little.
_Asa WHEELOCK _______+
| (1741 - 1816) m 1763
_Asa WHEELOCK ________|
| (1783 - 1858) m 1816 |
| |_Rachel DRURY _______+
| (1744 - 1830) m 1763
|
|--Oscar Uberto WHEELOCK
| (1830 - 1891)
| _____________________
| |
|_Weltha Adaline HORR _|
(1796 - 1890) m 1816 |
|_____________________
_Samuel Leland WHEELOCK _+
| (1825 - 1901) m 1844
_Elbert E. WHEELOCK _|
| (1847 - 1908) m 1868|
| |_Almena R. LANGDON ______
| (1822 - 1892) m 1844
|
|--Samuel E. WHEELOCK
| (1874 - 1944)
| _________________________
| |
|_Edla LINKLETTER ____|
(1851 - 1922) m 1868|
|_________________________
Samuel E. Wheelock purchased a furniture and undertaking business in 1913 from E. E. Dill and F. H. Geyer. The business thrived in Rock Falls, Illinois, becoming something of an institution in that city. "Bert" Wheelock was joing by his two sons, Jay Loomis Wheelock and Elbert K. Wheelock in 1937, at which time the business became known as "S. E. Wheelock and Sons". The business burnt down, but was reconstructed in 1951. (Source: "S. E. Wheelock and Sons - A Rock Falls Tradition!", editorial in the Sterling Daily Gazette, 19 Apr 1951"; kindly supplied by Linda Aust, Aug 2001.)
The children Elbert and Jay Loomis are taken from the above referenced newspaper article. His obituary in the 25 Oct 1944 Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling, IL, names the same two children; and brothers Clifford E. of Waukegan, and Jay of Boulder, Colorado. One sister, Mrs. Cora McMillen of Sterling is listed.