Edmund Bemis

Birth: 25 Sep 1813, Spencer, Worcester Co, MA

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022.

Death: 7 Jun 1883

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022; Gives death date of 7 June 1884.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34401739/edmund-bemis: accessed 17 August 2022), gravestone photo for Edmund Bemis (1814–1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34401739, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO.

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34401739/edmund-bemis: accessed 17 August 2022), gravestone photo for Edmund Bemis (1814–1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34401739, Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO.

Father: Daniel Bemis
Mother: Charlotte Wheelock

Spouse: Louisa Hall
Marriage: 12 Feb 1837, Elba, Genesee Co, NY

• Henry Mendell Tower, Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass., 4 vols. (Spencer, Mass.: W. J. Heffernam-Spencer Leader Print, 1901-1909), vol. 1, pp. 165-171; online at Archive.org, 15 Aug 2022.

Luther Persons

Birth: 1809

• Catalog of Coventry, VT Cemeteries, compiled by Richard A. Colburn, Sr, 2001; headstone inscription; kindly supplied by Kathy Karn, May 2003.

Death: 1849

• Catalog of Coventry, VT Cemeteries, compiled by Richard A. Colburn, Sr, 2001; headstone inscription; kindly supplied by Kathy Karn, May 2003.

Burial: Coventry Village Cemetery, Coventry, VT

• Catalog of Coventry, VT Cemeteries, compiled by Richard A. Colburn, Sr, 2001; headstone inscription; kindly supplied by Kathy Karn, May 2003.

Spouse: Mary Wheelock
Marriage: 16 Mar 1837

• "History of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, Vol II - Genealogies", by Rev. M. T. Runnels, published by Alfred Mudge & Son, 1881.

Dorothy E. Rathbone

Spouse: Frederic Melvin Wheelock
Marriage: 10 Aug 1937

• Records of Deborah (Wheelock) Taylor, daughter of Frederic Melvin Wheelock and Dorothy Rathbone, July 2001.

1. Martha Ellen Wheelock, born 24 Sep 1941, Exeter, NH
2. Deborah Ann Wheelock, born 16 Jul 1945, Glen Cove, NY

Phineas Ward

Birth: 5 Aug 1705, Marlborough, Middlesex, MA

• Marlborough Vital Records

Father: Joseph Ward
Mother: Abiel Wheelock

Charles B. Wheelock

Birth: 27 Jul 1856, Bedford, Middlesex Co, MA

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, Vol. 97, Pg 87. (From original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004.)

Father: Edwin Miller Wheelock
Mother: Ellen M. Brackett

Notes:

The MA Vital Records record a birth date of 27 July 1856 (MA 97:87), but family records state that he was born 8 July 1856.

Henry M. Wheelock

Birth: estimated 1823

Death: 30 Apr 1824, Orange, Franklin Co, MA

• Orange Vital Records, Holbrook Research Institute, Orange, MA 1767-1891; Microfilm, Worcester Public Library, Worcester, MA.

Father: Alexander Wheelock
Mother: Lois Cheney

Leo D. Wheelock

Birth: 25 Dec 1898, Willow Township, Cherokee, IA

• "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935", online database at www.FamilySearch.org, Feb 2015.

Death: 9 Feb 1970, Fort Dodge, Webster Co, IA

• "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-YH7V : accessed 4 June 2022), Leo Deville Wheelock, 9 Feb 1970; Fort Dodge, Webster, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,210,773.
• "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQT1-LV6Z : accessed 4 June 2022), Leo Wheelock; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.

Burial: Fort Dodge Memorial Park, Fort Dodge, Webster Co, IA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177673972/leo-deville-wheelock : accessed 04 June 2022), gravestone photo for Leo D. Wheelock (1898–1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177673972, Fort Dodge Memorial Park, Fort Dodge, Webster Co, IA, maintained by Leta Koll (contributor 47365090).

Father: Lewis Jackson Wheelock
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Westfall

Spouse: Faye Pelton
Marriage: 19 Aug 1926, Primghar, O'Brien Co, IA

• "Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934", online database at www.FamilySearch.org, Feb 2015.

Spouse: Hannah Muriel Stickel
Marriage: 18 Aug 1931, Elk Point, Union Co, SD

• "South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8561/ : accessed 4 June 2022); South Dakota Marriage Index, 1905-1914, 1950-2013 and South Dakota Marriage Certificates, 1905-1949, 2014-2018, South Dakota Department of Health, Pierre, SD.

Notes:

Leo married first Faye Pelton. They were later divorced, and he married Muriel Stickel in Elk Point, Union Co, South Dakota.

Loretta Wheelock

Birth: 21 Oct 1828, Winchester, Cheshire Co, NH

• Records of Su Wetzel (swetzel@@erols.com), a descendant of Phinehas Wheelock and Prudence Dodge, May 1999.
• "The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, 1734 to 1890", by Benjamin Read, The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co, Salem, MA, 1892; digitized and placed online at books.google.com, 2009.

Death: 26 Oct 1848

• "The History of Swanzey, New Hampshire, 1734 to 1890", by Benjamin Read, The Salem Press Publishing and Printing Co, Salem, MA, 1892; digitized and placed online at books.google.com, 2009.

Father: William Elijah Wheelock
Mother: Harriet Porter

Noel B. Wheelock

Birth: 26 Jun 1845, NY

• Headstone record, Union Valley Cemetery, Union Valley, Cortland County, New York, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 76770053, created 19 Sep 2011.
• 1850 Federal Census, Truxton, Cortland Co, NY

Death: 21 Apr 1864, Washington, DC

• "U.S, Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862 - 1960", online at www.ancestry.com, retrieved Mar 2018.
• "U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865", New York, online at www.ancestry.com, retrieved Mar 2018.

Burial: Union Valley Cemetery, Union Valley, Cortland Co, NY

• Headstone record, Union Valley Cemetery, Union Valley, Cortland County, New York, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 76770053, created 19 Sep 2011.

Father: Melancton Wheelock
Mother: Julia Smith

Notes:

He was a private in 22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry, Company E.

He shares a headstone with Jannett J. Wheelock, possibly his wife.

Sally Wheelock

Birth: 15 Feb 1791, Spencer, Worcester Co, MA

• Spencer Vital Records to 1850

Death: 6 Sep 1831, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Charlton Vital Records to 1850

Burial: Bay Path Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Headstone Record, Bay Path Cemetery, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 19433498, created 18 May 2007 by Fred Saar.

Father: John Wheelock
Mother: Lydia Davis

Spouse: John Spurr
Intention: 4 Nov 1810, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15309230:2495 : accessed 29 May 2024), Charlton, Births, Marriages and Death (1810), image 266 of 1179; Charlton town clerk.

Marriage: 27 Nov 1810, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Charlton Vital Records to 1850

1. John Wheelock Spurr, born 11 Sep 1811, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA
2. George Washington Spurr, born 9 Apr 1813, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA
3. William Henry Spurr, born 10 Jun 1815, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA
4. Sally Spurr, born 19 Jul 1817, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA
5. Andrew Jackson Spurr, born 18 Jan 1820, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA
6. Emily Spurr, born 3 Dec 1821, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

Notes:

The Charlton Vital Records record the marriage of Sally to John as follows: Sally and John Spurr Jr., Nov. 27, 1811[1810 ?]

Sarah Wheelock

Birth: 10 Jan 1782, Leverett, Franklin Co, MA

• "The Willis Family of Sudbury, Mass.", by Frances (Davis) McTeer and Frederick G. Warner, published in New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 114, 1960.

Death: 23 Aug 1827

• Headstone record, Long Plain Cemetery, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 140757825, created 1 Jan 2015 by James Bianco.

Burial: Long Plain Cemetery, Leverett, Franklin Co, MA

• Headstone record, Long Plain Cemetery, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 140757825, created 1 Jan 2015 by James Bianco.

Father: John Wheelock
Mother: Sarah Willis

Spouse: David Cowles
Marriage:

• "Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby", compiled by Lucius M Boltwood, Clearfield Company, Inc, 1993, page 30; online at books.google.com, retrieved Aug 2017; David Cowles married Sally Wheelock of Leverett.

Spouse: Giles Hubbard
Intention: 10 Feb 1816

• "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", online at www.Ancestry.com, retrieved Aug 2017.

Notes:

This is probably the Sarah W. Hubbard who died 23 Aug 1827 (per headstone), and is buried in Long Plain Cemetery, Leverett, Franklin Co, MA. She married David Cowles who died 23 May 1814. She then married Giles Hubbard, int 10 Feb 1816 in Deerfield, MA.¹

Her headstone indicates that she was 45 years of age, in good agreement with her date of birth in Leverett.

Sources:

1. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", online at www.Ancestry.com.