Metta A. Persons

Birth: 29 Jun 1870, PA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114514051/metta-wheelock: accessed 28 October 2023), gravestone photo for Metta Persons Wheelock (29 Jun 1870–5 Apr 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114514051, Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co, PA, maintained by Debbie Dabrowski (contributor 47262640).
• Rev. W. W. Down, A.M., The descendants of Henry Doude who came from England in 1639 (Hartford, Conn.: Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1885), p. 129, 249; online at Archive.org, 28 Oct 2023.
• 1880 U.S. census, Amity, Erie County, Pennsylvania, household of H. and S. A. Persons.

Death: 5 Apr 1896, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114514051/metta-wheelock: accessed 28 October 2023), gravestone photo for Metta Persons Wheelock (29 Jun 1870–5 Apr 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114514051, Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co, PA, maintained by Debbie Dabrowski (contributor 47262640).
• "New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1957-1970," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61668/ : accessed 28 Oct 2023), Metta Wheelock (1896), death certificate #14379; New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index, Albany, New York.

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co, PA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114514051/metta-wheelock: accessed 28 October 2023), gravestone photo for Metta Persons Wheelock (29 Jun 1870–5 Apr 1896), Find a Grave Memorial ID 114514051, Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co, PA, maintained by Debbie Dabrowski (contributor 47262640).

Father: Edwin Culver
Mother: Annette C. Persons

Spouse: Frank H. Wheelock
Marriage: 10 Jun 1891, Austinburg, Ashtabula Co, OH

• "Hamburg," Buffalo Courier (Buffalo, New York), 14 June 1891, p. 3, col. 2; Newspapers.com, accessed 28 October 2023.
• "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD78-SQG : 10 February 2018), Frank H. Wheelock and Mettie A. Persons, 10 Jun 1891; citing Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, reference volume J pg 224 #3; FHL microfilm 890,267.

1. Merritte Huntington Wheelock, born 20 Mar 1892

Irene Rittman

Birth: 1871

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Irene Rittman Wheelock (1871–1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60217412, citing Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB9-LJK : 11 March 2018), Clifford T Wheelock and Irene Ritman, 01 Aug 1897; citing registration , Bridgeburg, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,919.

Death: 1915

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Irene Rittman Wheelock (1871–1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60217412, citing Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).

Burial: Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Irene Rittman Wheelock (1871–1915), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60217412, citing Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).

Spouse: Clifford Frederick Wheelock
Marriage: 1 Aug 1897, Bridgeburg, Welland, Ontario, Canada

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB9-LJK : 11 March 2018), Clifford T Wheelock and Irene Ritman, 01 Aug 1897; citing registration , Bridgeburg, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,919.

1. Esther E. Wheelock, born 18 Dec 1896, NY
2. Harold Rittman Wheelock, born 21 Feb 1898, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY
3. Clifford A. Wheelock, born about 1904
4. Allen Howard Wheelock, born 28 Feb 1912, Hamburg, Erie Co, NY

Notes:

Irene's birth date is given as Jan 1870 in the 1900 U.S. census. She was the daughter of Abraham and Kate Rittman, per marriage record, both born in Germany (1900 U.S. census).

Merritte Huntington Wheelock

Birth: 20 Mar 1892

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Merritte H Wheelock (20 Mar 1892–9 Oct 1892), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173322266, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Walczak (contributor 46794988).
• Meritte Huntington Wheelock birth announcement, The Sun and Erie County Independent (Hamburg, New York), 1 Apr 1892, p. 5, online at www.Newspapers.com, retrieved Aug 2018.

Death: 9 Oct 1892

• Buffalo Courier Express (Buffalo, New York), 11 Oct 1892, p. 6, col. 5; Newspapers.com, accessed 29 October 2023.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Merritte H Wheelock (20 Mar 1892–9 Oct 1892), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173322266, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Walczak (contributor 46794988).

Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie Co, PA

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 August 2018), memorial page for Merritte H Wheelock (20 Mar 1892–9 Oct 1892), Find A Grave Memorial no. 173322266, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Union City, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Walczak (contributor 46794988).

Father: Frank H. Wheelock
Mother: Metta A. Persons

Rachel Wheelock

Birth: 1 Apr 1777

• "Letters, diary, and vital record pages of Polly Converse, circa 1804-1843", in the possesion of Peggy (Stockwell) Cole, 3-great granddaughhter of Abner Wheelock and Polly Converse; Aug 2018.

Death: 1 Jun 1778

• "Letters, diary, and vital record pages of Polly Converse, circa 1804-1843", in the possesion of Peggy (Stockwell) Cole, 3-great granddaughhter of Abner Wheelock and Polly Converse; Aug 2018.

Father: Benjamin Wheelock
Mother: Elizabeth Thompson