Thomas Joseph Edwards

Spouse: Jessie Edna Wheelock
Marriage: 23 Nov 1929, Cambridge, Middlesex Co, MA

• Records of Georgia Wheelock, granddaughter of Guilford Percy Wheelock, of Cambridge, MA, Jan 2004.

Betsy Wheelock

Birth: 12 Mar 1789, Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA

• Shrewsbury Vital Records

Father: Silas Wheelock
Mother: Anna Whitney

Spouse: Elijah Harrington
Marriage: 17 Jan 1810, Shrewsbury, Worcester, MA

• Shrewsbury Vital Records

Elbridge Gerry Wheelock

Death: 24 Apr 1852

• Headstone record (taken by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr.)

Burial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Grafton, MA

• Headstone record (taken by Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr.)

Father: Paul Wheelock
Mother: Martha Sibley

Spouse: Dolly B. Atwood
Marriage: 13 Nov 1832, Grafton, Worcester Co, MA

• Grafton Vital Records

George Harold Wheelock

Birth: 28 Oct 1860, Rock Island Co, IL

• "History of Whiteside County, Illinois", William W. Davis, M.A., Pioneer Publishing Company, Chicago, 1908.

Death: 14 Feb 1954, Moline, Rock Island Co, IL

• Obituary of Robert E. Wheelock, published in the Sterling Daily Gazette, 24 Jan 1955, Sterling, IL; article kindly supplied by Linda Aust, 2001.

Burial: Erie Cemetery, Whiteside Co, IL

• Obituary of George Wheelock, published in the 18 Feb 1954 Sterling Daily Gazette, Sterling, IL; article kindly supplied by Linda Aust, 2001.

Father: Andrew Jackson Wheelock
Mother: Bridget Mary Evans

Spouse: Elizabeth Sherwood
Marriage: 8 Jan 1898, Sterling, Whiteside Co, IL

• Obituary of George Wheelock, published in the Sterling Daily Gazette, 15 Feb 1954, Sterling, IL; article kindly supplied by Linda Aust, 2001.

1. George Harold Wheelock, born 20 Jul 1899
2. Howard Andrew Wheelock, born 21 Feb 1905
3. Robert Evans Wheelock, born 18 Sep 1908, Erie Township, Whiteside Co, IL

Notes:

The biography of George H. Wheelock can be found in "The History of Whiteside County, Illinois", by William W. Davis, Pioneer Publishing Company, Chicago, 1908, pg. 1234.

He spent the days of his youth in his parents home, attending the public schools. To supplement his education, he attended Fulton College, and graduated in 1883. He taught for six years, then, after a two year interval as a travelling salesman, he opened a business "dealing in monuments", which he operated for eight years. Shortly after this he settled on the old homestead farm, cultivating and improving it. He specialized in raising and feeding Durham cattle and Jersey Red hogs. In addition he owned six residences in the village of Erie, from which he derived rental income.

George H. Wheelock was director of the Wheelock School in Erie, IL, for many years, most of which time he was president of the board. The school, which he attended as a lad, was built on land donated by his father.¹

His obituary mentions children Harold, Howard, and Robert, and grandchildren George and Warren Wheelock, of Erie.²

Sources:

1. "Presents History of Wheelock School at Community Meeting", article published in the Sterling Daily Gazette, 15 Sep 1941, Sterling, IL.
2. Sterling Daily Gazette, 15 Feb 1954.

Gertrude Louise Wheelock

Birth: 2 May 1877, Calais, Washinton Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFWR-14D : accessed 13 Nov 2020), Gertrude Louisa Wheelock birth; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004358914.

Death: 24 Dec 1971, Barre, Washington Co, VT

• "Mrs. Gertrude Wheelock," The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont), 27 Dec 1971, p. 20, col. 3; online at Newspapers.com, 14 Nov 2020.

Burial: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 November 2020), headstone photo for Gertrude Wheelock (1877–1971), Find a Grave Memorial no. 95531542, Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Washington Co, VT.

Father: Omar Wheelock
Mother: Hattie Collier

Spouse: Clarence Dean Wheelock
Marriage: 20 Feb 1921, Barre, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2V7W-YDQ : accessed 11 Nov 2020), Clarence Dean Wheelock - Gertrude Louise Wheelock; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 007011695.

Notes:

In 1921 she married her cousin, Clarence Dean Wheelock. He died in 1925 - they had no children. After that she lived with her sisters, Ida Glee Wheelock and Flora (Wheelock) Brown. In 1930 they were living in Cabot, Washington Co, VT. In 1940 she was living in Calais with Ida Glee.

She was an avid spinner, operating three antique spinning wheels on her isolated farm in Calais. Though she didn't consider herself a professional spinner, she often occupied her winter months with special orders for spinning work. She and her sister raised pigs, chickens and grew fruits and vegetables in their huge garden.¹

She died at the Macfarland House in Barre, at the age of 94.²

Sources:

1. "Calais Woman is One Of Few Spinners In State," with picture, The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont), 12 July 1946, p. 13, col. 1; online at Newspapers.com, 14 Nov 2020.
2. "Mrs. Gertrude Wheelock," The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont), 27 Dec 1971, p. 20, col. 3; online at Newspapers.com, 14 Nov 2020.

Moses Bond Wheelock

Birth: 27 Jan 1768, Westborough, Worcester, MA

• Westborough Vital Records

Death: 26 Jul 1848, Barre, MA

• Barre Vital Records to 1850

Father: Moses Wheelock
Mother: Lydia Bond

Spouse: Catherine Gleason
Marriage: 19 Dec 1793, Westborough, Worcester, MA

• Westborough Vital Records

1. Lambert Wheelock, born 30 Jun 1794, Barre, MA
2. Phineas Wheelock, born 30 Oct 1796, Barre, MA
3. Moses Wheelock, born 15 Jan 1799, Barre, Worcester Co, MA
4. Harriet Wheelock, born 24 Aug 1801, Barre, MA
5. John Wheelock, born 1 Nov 1807, Barre, Worcester Co, MA
6. Horatio Wheelock, born 31 Jan 1812, Barre, Worcester Co, MA

Notes:

Moses Bond Wheelock (1768-1848) was a schoolteacher in Templeton, Mass. He was born in Westborough, the son of Colonel Moses Wheelock (1736-1801), a minuteman and prominent citizen of Westborough, and his second wife, Lydia Bond of Mendon. He married Catherine Gleason (1774-1847) in 1793 in Southborough. They had five sons and one daughter, all of whom were born in Barre. He died in Barre in 1848.

Moses Bond Wheelock kept a diary during the years 1788 and 1789. This diary, help by the American Antiquarian Society, in Worcester, MA, contains very general references to his being a teacher, to his mundane daily life, and a few general items on the treatment of those who were ill. It does contain detailed references to the daily weather. There are also many references to Eli Whitney (1765-1825), his friend in Westborough and the inventor of the cotton gin. There is also one reference to the purchase of books at the bookstore of Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) in Worcester, Mass.

According to the Barre VRs, Moses died of dropsy.

Sources:

1. Catalog of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA.

Ronald Clarence Wheelock

Birth: 11 Nov 1916

• Private records of Nancy Docherty, descendent of Joseph Wheelock and Judith Foster, through Dolly Wheelock, Oct 1998.

Death: 29 Sep 1987, Los Angeles, CA

• California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Statistics Section; US GenWeb Electronic Search, Jun 2000.

Father: Howard C. Wheelock
Mother: Gertrude Ethel Lunn

Spouse: Margaret Yates
Marriage: 26 Feb 1936

• Private records of Nancy Docherty, descendent of Joseph Wheelock and Judith Foster, through Dolly Wheelock, Oct 1998.

1. Ronald Wheelock, born 13 May 1941
2. Karen Wheelock, born 22 Nov 1946

Notes:

The California Vital Records record Ronald's birth date as 11 Nov 1915.