Laura A. Cheney

Birth: 26 Jan 1824

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

Death: 19 Mar 1870

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

Burial: Greenville Cemetery, Leicester, MA

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

Spouse: Amasa J. Wheelock
Marriage: 23 Apr 1860, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• Massachusetts Archives, Worcester marriage record, Vol 137, Pg 257; online database at www.NewEnglandAncestors.com, Oct 2005.

Notes:

Laura's headstone indicates that she died 19 Mar 1870, at age 46 years, 1 month, 21 days.

Philip Dean Danker

Birth: 17 Jun 1934, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61667/ : accessed 13 October 2023), Philip D. Danker birth (1934), cert. no. 35110; citing New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

Death: 12 Oct 2010, Shalimar, Okaloosa Co, FL

• "Philip D. Danker," Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida), 17 Oct 2010, p. 14, col. 3; NewspaperArchive.com, accessed 13 October 2023.

Burial: Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158089392/philip-d-danker: accessed 13 October 2023), gravestone photo for Philip D. Danker (1934–2010), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158089392, Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua Co, NY, maintained by Mike Mierzwa (contributor 47745864).

Father: Milton Henry Danker
Mother: Helen E. Park

Spouse: Onnolee Mae Colander
Marriage: 5 Sep 1953, South Dayton, Cattaraugus Co., NY

• "Miss Colander, Phillip Danker Are Married," The Grape Belt and Chautauqua Farmer (Dunkirk, New York), 18 Sep 1953, p. 3, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 13 October 2023.

Notes:

Philip worked for IBM much of his life. He had three children with Onnalee. After she died, he married Emily Byrd Danker, circa 1999, maiden name uncertain, but probably Byrd.¹

Sources:

1. "Philip D. Danker," Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, Florida), 17 Oct 2010, p. 14, col. 3; NewspaperArchive.com, accessed 13 October 2023.

Sally Nurse Fairbanks

Birth: 26 Jan 1791, Grafton, Worcester Co, MA

• "Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897", Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Boston, The American Printing & Engraving Company, 1897. Record kindly supplied by Joe Fairbanks, May 2002.

Death: 10 Feb 1862

• "Genealogy of the Fairbanks Family in America, 1633-1897", Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, A.M., Boston, The American Printing & Engraving Company, 1897. Record kindly supplied by Joe Fairbanks, May 2002.

Father: Isaiah Fairbanks
Mother: Molly Goodale

Spouse: Thomas Wheelock
Marriage: 25 Dec 1808, Grafton, Worcester, MA

• Grafton Vital Records

1. Liscumb Wheelock, born 15 Nov 1808, Grafton, Worcester, MA
2. Leander F. Wheelock, born 15 Nov 1810, Grafton, Worcester, MA
3. Sarah Augusta Wheelock, born 1 Jun 1813, Grafton, Worcester, MA
4. Clarendon D. Wheelock, born 29 Aug 1816, Grafton, Worcester, MA
5. Lucy C. Wheelock, born 4 Jul 1819, Grafton, Worcester, MA
6. Harriet O. Wheelock, born 22 Apr 1825, Grafton, Worcester, MA
7. Susan R. Wheelock, born 14 Jul 1827, Grafton, Worcester, MA
8. Jane E. Wheelock, born 3 Jan 1830, Grafton, Worcester, MA
9. Thomas L. Wheelock, born 11 Jan 1832, Grafton, Worcester, MA

Notes:

Sally was from Grafton, according to the Shrewsbury Vital Records. The name "Sally Nurse Fairbanks" was given in the Grafton VRs. He father's second wife was Sarah Nourse, and it is possible the middle name is Nourse, not Nurse.

Elizabeth Flanigan

Spouse: Everett J. Wheelock
Marriage: 4 Oct 1868, Allegan, MI

• "The Street Genealogy", By Mary Evarts Anderson, Henry Augustus Street, Published by Printed by J. Templeton, 1895, Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Digitized Jan 17, 2008, Google Books.

1. George R. Wheelock, born 24 Jun 1869
2. Willis Warren Wheelock, born 30 Aug 1873
3. Frederick Welcome Wheelock, born 6 Mar 1881

Aaron Hammond

Birth: 29 Mar 1814, Cheshire, Berkshire Ci, MA

• Frederick Stam Hammond, History and Genealogies of the Hammond Families in America, 2 volumes (Oneida, New York: Ryan & Burkhard, 1904), vol 2, p. 41; online at FamilySearch.org.
• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 13 Sep 2022), Pittsfield deaths, vol. 301, p. 56; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Death: 13 Apr 1878, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 13 Sep 2022), Pittsfield deaths, vol. 301, p. 56; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44999353/aaron-hammond: accessed 13 September 2022), gravestone photo for Aaron Hammond (d. 13 Apr 1878, aged 64 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44999353, Main Street Cemetery, Dalton, Berkshire Co, MA.

Burial: Main Street Cemetery, Dalton, Berkshire Co, MA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44999353/aaron-hammond: accessed 13 September 2022), gravestone photo for Aaron Hammond (d. 13 Apr 1878, aged 64 years), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44999353, Main Street Cemetery, Dalton, Berkshire Co, MA.
• Records of Beverly Rainey, a descendant of Aaron Hammond, Jr., Apr 2001.

Father: Aaron Hammond
Mother: Esther Wheelock

Spouse: Lovina Brown
Marriage:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44328056/lovina-hammond: accessed 13 September 2022), gravestone photo for Lovina Brown Hammond (d. 22 Oct 1846, aged 30 years 13 days), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44328056, North Cemetery, Cheshire, Berkshire Co, MA, maintained by Jason M. Crockwell (contributor 46803214).

Spouse: Elizabeth Fields
Marriage:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104660649/elizabeth-hammond: accessed 13 September 2022), gravestone photo for Elizabeth Fields wife of Aaron Hammond (19 Dec 1829–20 Mar 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 104660649, Main Street Cemetery, Dalton, Berkshire Co, MA, maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).
• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 13 Sep 2022), Pittsfield deaths, vol. 481, p. 105; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Notes:

Aaron died intestate. Harvey Chase was appointed administrator of his estate on 4 June 1878. Elizabeth Hammond was identified as the widow with the following family under her care: William, Frances, Lovina, Effie, Lydia and Nancy Hammond, all minor children. Other named relatives: Harriet Chapman wife of Daniel Chapman, of Illinois; Esther Hammond of Cheshire, Ellen Church, wife of Dell? Church of North Adams; Laura Hunt wife of Lyman Hunt of Williamstown; Marry Gallup wife of Robert Gallup of Dalton; and Dan Hammond, of Pittsfield.¹

Sources:

1. Berkshire County probate case 13004.

Braeden Robert McAllister

Birth: 2003

• Records of Don McAllister, son of Robert and Barbara (Richert) McAllister, Aug 2013.

Father: Scott David McAllister
Mother: Shannon Bryans

Arthur H. Smith

Birth: 1866

• Private records of Christy M. Van Heukelem, a descendant of Rozilla Cordelia Wheelock, and Stella Smith, Jan 2000.

Death: 1943

• Private records of Christy M. Van Heukelem, a descendant of Rozilla Cordelia Wheelock, and Stella Smith, Jan 2000.

Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Columbia, SD

• Private records of Christy M. Van Heukelem, a descendant of Rozilla Cordelia Wheelock, and Stella Smith, Jan 2000.

Father: Homer Judson Smith
Mother: Rozilla Cordelia Wheelock

Arthur Newhall Wheelock

Birth: 17 Dec 1853, Wakefield, Middlesex Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with image, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 17 Jan 2021), South Reading births, vol. 73, p. 160; from Massachusetts State Archives, Boston.

Death: 22 Feb 1941, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA

• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGY8-2X8 : accessed 18 Jan 2021), Arthur N Wheelock death (1941); Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
• California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research, Vital Statistics Section; US GenWeb Electronic Search, Jun 2000.

Burial: Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 January 2021), headstone photo for Arthur N. Wheelock (1853–1941), Find a Grave Memorial no. 125491820, Olivewood Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA.

Father: Delorma Brooks Wheelock
Mother: Mary Sophia Newhall

Spouse: Ellen Cora Wheaton
Marriage: 12 Aug 1880, Barre, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF46-F7B : accessed 17 Jan 2021), Arthur N. Wheelock - Ellen C. Wheaton; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004358914.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF46-31G : accessed 17 Jan 2021), Ellen C. Wheaton - Arthur N. Wheelock; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004358914.

Spouse: Kate Dudley Johnson
Marriage: 22 Jun 1887, Presque Isle, Aroostook Co, ME

• Marcus Warren Waite, The Wheelock Family of Calais, Vermont, (North Montpelier, Vermont : Driftwind Press, 1940).

1. Dorothy Wheelock, born 25 Jun 1888, ME
2. Margery J. Wheelock, born 7 Dec 1890, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA
3. Frederick Bancroft Wheelock, born probably Riverside, Riverside Co, CA
4. Dudley Brooks Wheelock, born 26 Mar 1894, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA
5. Edward Johnson Wheelock, born Mar 1896, probably Riverside, Riverside Co, CA
6. Charles Delorma Wheelock, born 28 Jul 1897, Riverside, Riverside Co, CA

Notes:

"Samuel Davis, of Oxford, MA, and Joseph Davis, of Dudley, MA, and Their Descendants", by George L. Davis, published by the author, North Andover, MA 1884, has the following to say about Arthur N. Wheelock:

"Arthur N. Wheelock was educated at the Vermont University, at Burlington; for a time principle of the Barre (Vt.) Academy, and later teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Boston."

"The Wheelock Family of Calais, VT", by Marcus W. Waite, 1940, adds the following:

"Instructor, 1882-3, MIT, Boston. Lived at Presque Isle, ME, 1888-9; at Salt Lake City, Utah, 1889-1890; at Riverside, CA, from 1890 to date 1941. In 1898 he became head of the History Dept., Riverside High School, and from 1902 to 1928 was Supt. of Schools."

He had been a member of the Riverside County Board of Education continuously from 1899 to 1941. He served as president of the board for three terms.¹

Research Notes:

He is enumerated in the 1900 census, living in Riverside, California, born Dec 1853, in Massachsetts, with his wife, Kate, born Feb 1862 in Maine, his daughter Dorothy, born June 1888 in Maine, and remaining children all born in California: Marjory, born Dec 1890, Dudley born Nov 1894, and Charles, born July 1897. He appears in the census records living in Riverside through 1940. His sister, Emily, lived with him from 1920 onward. In 1940, his daughter Margery Dixon, divorced, and granddaughter Sally K. Dixon were also living with him.

The California Vital Records list his mother's maiden name as Davis.

Sources:

1. The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 24 Feb 1941, p. 11, col. 8; online at Newspapers.com, accessed 18 Jan 2021.

Caroline Wheelock

Birth: 1822

• Records of Kate O'Keefe, Mar 2004.

Father: John T. Wheelock
Mother: Euphemia Turnbull

Levi C. Wheelock

Birth: 6 Mar 1831, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1910, Hopkinton Death Record, Vol 473, Pg 209. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, retrieved May 2017; Age 66y 1m 8d at death.

Death: 14 Apr 1897, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co, MA

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1910, Hopkinton Death Record, Vol 473, Pg 209. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, retrieved May 2017.

Father: Thomas Wheelock
Mother: Paulina Cook

Spouse: Mary E. Howard
Marriage: 27 Feb 1853, Milford, Worcester, MA

• Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 to 1910, Milford Marriage Record, Vol 71, Pg 237. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, retrieved May 2017.

1. Mary Estelle Wheelock, born 14 Feb 1860, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co, MA
2. Arthur L. Wheelock, born 9 Mar 1864, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co, MA
3. Jennie Cora Wheelock, born 30 Nov 1868

Notes:

Levi C. Wheelock is listed as the son of Thomas Wheelock and Jane (sic) Cook in his death record.

Maurice Wheelock

Father: Ward Wheelock
Mother: Azabah Gates

Orville Edgar Wheelock

Birth: 17 Jan 1823, Cavendish, Windsor Co, VT

• Records of Dale Edward Wheelock, a descendant of Alba Lucius Wheelock, Apr 1999.
• Headstone record, Hoffman Cemetery, Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 27889611, created 28 June 2008.

Death: 9 Aug 1899, Rome, Jefferson Co, WI

• Records of Dale Edward Wheelock, a descendant of Alba Lucius Wheelock, Apr 1999.
• Headstone record, Hoffman Cemetery, Rome, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA; documented at FindAGrave.com, memorial number 27889611, created 28 June 2008.

Father: Jonathan Wheelock
Mother: Susannah Blood

Spouse: Mary Ann Libbey
Marriage: 15 Aug 1847, Jackson, Wisconsin

• "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911", online database at www.familysearch.org, retrieved Aug 2017.

1. Warren Wheelock, born about 1848
2. Elbert H. Wheelock, born 7 Oct 1853, Rome, Jefferson Co, WI
3. Arthur L. Wheelock, born 1857

Notes:

Orville Wheelock's Vermont birth record gives a birth date of 17 June 1823, yet his headstone in Rome, Wisconsin gives a birth date of 17 January 1823.