Emily Gorton

Birth: 26 Feb 1816, Charlton, Worcester Co, MA

• Charlton Vital Records to 1850

Father: Sanford Gorton
Mother: Roxa Wheelock

Diantha Minerva Spaulding

Birth: 15 Jul 1859

• Vermont Vital Records 1871-1908, Microfilm Collection, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA; 1891 death record for Dianthe Wheelock gives age 32 at death.

Death: 5 Apr 1891, St. Johnsbury, VT

• Vermont Vital Records 1871-1908, Microfilm Collection, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.

Spouse: Almon E. Wheelock
Marriage: 20 Feb 1882, St. Johnsbury, VT

• Vermont Vital Records 1871-1908, Microfilm Collection, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.

1. Olive Wheelock, born 8 Dec 1882, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co, VT
2. John Leroy Wheelock, born 11 Oct 1884, Lyndon, Caledonia Co, VT
3. Almon Milo Wheelock, born 9 Apr 1888, St. Johnsbury, VT
4. Lydia Almira Wheelock, born 11 Nov 1886, Lyndon, Caledonia Co, VT

Notes:

Diantha died at age 32 of child birth, per Vermont VRs.

Eli Tucker

Birth: 19 Oct 1797, Calais, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89Z-XR9 : accessed 16 Dec 2020), Eli Tucker birth; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705384.

Death: 25 Aug 1856, Calais, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89W-F5L : accessed 16 Dec 2020), Eli Tucker deatj; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705384.

Burial: Old West Church Cemetery, Kents Corners, Washington Co, VT

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 December 2020), headstone photo for Eli Tucker (died 25 Aug 1856, age 58 yrs, 10 mo, 6 days), Find a Grave Memorial no. 67628880, Old West Church Cemetery, Kents Corners, Washington Co, VT.

Father: Edward Tucker
Mother: Azubah Towne

Spouse: Deborah M. Wheelock
Marriage: 27 Dec 1817, Montpelier, Washington Co, VT

• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V89W-F58 : accessed 16 Dec 2020), Deborah Wheelock - Eli Tucker; citing Vermont State Archives & Records Administration, Office of the Secretary of State, Montpelier, Vermont; FHL 004705397.

1. Sarah Davis Tucker, born 27 Jul 1818, Calais, Washington Co, VT
2. Roxana Amanda Tucker, born 27 Nov 1819, Calais, Washington, Co, VT
3. Rachel Kent Tucker, born 18 Jun 1822, Calais, Washington Co, VT
4. Angeline Florence Tucker, born 8 Jun 1829, Calais, Washington Co, VT

Notes:

Son of Edward Tucker, per birth record.

Ellen Francis Wheelock

Birth: 16 Feb 1838, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

• Mendon Vital Records

Death: 27 Dec 1908, Hopedale, Worcester, MA

• Private records of Helen Gaskill, descendant of Diana Albee and Simeon Wheelock, Apr 1999.

Burial: Swandale Cemetery, Mendon, MA

• Private records of Helen Gaskill, descendant of Diana Albee and Simeon Wheelock, Apr 1999.

Father: Simeon Wheelock
Mother: Diana Albee

Spouse: Gilbert Gaskill
Marriage: 18 Feb 1855, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA

• Private records of Helen Gaskill, descendant of Diana Albee and Simeon Wheelock, Apr 1999.

1. Jane Louise Gaskill, born 26 Feb 1856, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
2. David Mellen Gaskill, born 8 Jun 1864
3. Harry Clayton Gaskill, born 21 Mar 1867, Mendon, Worcester Co, MA
4. Minnie Diana Gaskill, born 3 Dec 1872

John Wheelock

Birth: 14 May 1840, Union Township, Miami Co, OH

• Family Record, written by Benjamin N. Langston, 1 Jan 1881, on Miami County Infirmary Stationery, showing family birth dates; supplied by Robert Wheelock by way of Barbara Teague, both descendants of Lyman Wheelock, Sr., Aug 2000.

Father: Lyman Wheelock
Mother: Mary Fouts

Spouse: Harriet Miller
Marriage: 1870

• Miami County, Ohio Marriage Index, 1808-1873; located at Miami County Courthouse; Electronic Search, www.tdn-net.com/genealogy/miamico.htm, Aug. 2000

Notes:

Robert Wheelock, who supplied the note written in 1881 by Benjamin Langston containing vital dates for the family of Lyman Wheelock and Mary Fouts, descends from John Wheelock as follows:

Robert Lewis Wheelock/Richard Wheelock/John Clyde Wheelock/John Wheelock.

Sources:

1. Email from Robert Lewis Wheelock, Aug 2000

Joseph Drury Wheelock

Birth: 3 Nov 1770, Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, MA

• Shrewsbury Vital Records

Death: 12 Oct 1858, Plymouth, Windsor Co, VT

• Vermont Vital Records to 1870, Microfilm Collection, New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, MA.

Father: Jonathan Wheelock
Mother: Anna Drury

Spouse: Abigail Barrett
Intention: 25 Aug 1791, Ashby, Middlesex Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7GKV : accessed 16 Apr 2024), Joseph Wheelock and Abigail Barrett intention (1791); citing Intentions of Marriages 1767-1848, Ashby, Middlesex Co, MA; FHL microfilm 7,009,591, image 155 of 375.

1. Ebenezer Wheelock, born 12 Dec 1792, Cavendish, VT
2. Joseph Wheelock, born 29 Nov 1794
3. Nabby Wheelock, born 21 May 1797
4. Polly Wheelock, born 18 Feb 1799
5. Anna Wheelock, born 4 Feb 1802
6. Cecelia Wheelock, born 2 Mar 1804
7. Luke Wheelock, born 26 Apr 1806, Cavendish, Windsor Co, VT
8. Nabby Wheelock, born 17 Sep 1808
9. John R. Wheelock, born 1811, Vermont
10. Roxanna Wheelock, born 15 May 1812
11. Fannie Wheelock
12. Sophronia Wheelock

Notes:

Joseph Drury Wheelock came to Cavendish, Vermont with his parents in 1789 at the age of 19. Per census records, he was living with his family in Cavendish in 1810, probably living with his son John R. Wheelock on a farm near Plymouth, VT in 1840, and with his daughter, Sophronia Sawyer at Reading, VT in 1850.

Marriage Date:

Joseph Wheelock of Cavendish and Abigail Barrett of Ashby published their intentions in Ashby on 25 Aug 1791, with certificate to marry granted 1 Oct 1791.¹

These dates contradict the 28 March 1791 marriage widely given in online genealogies (as of Apr 2024), and published in Families of Cavendish: The Early Settlers of the Black River Valley in Windsor County, Vermont by Linda Margaret Farr Welsh.² No original source for this date has been found.

Sources:

1. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9979-7GKV : accessed 16 Apr 2024), Joseph Wheelock and Abigail Barrett intention (1791); citing Intentions of Marriages 1767-1848, Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, p. 19; FHL microfilm 7,009,591, image 155 of 375.
2. Linda Margaret Farr Welsh, Families of Cavendish: The Early Settlers of the Black River Valley in Windsor County, Vermont (Cavendish, Vermont : Cavendish Historical Society, 1995, 1st edition), Vol 1, p. 315.

Mary Wheelock

Birth: 7 Nov 1925, Buffalo, Erie Co, NY

• "New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61667/ : accessed 8 Nov 2023), May [sic] D. Wheelock birth (1925), cert. no. 90176; citing New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

Death: 19 Dec 1993, Sewickley, Allegheny Co, PA

• Death Notice, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 20 Dec 1993, p. 24, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 8 November 2023.

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24267610/mary-fenner: accessed 08 November 2023), gravestone photo for Mary Wheelock Fenner (1925–1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24267610, Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co, NY, maintained by Mark Peebles (contributor 46514135).

Father: Harry Elmer Ruddy Wheelock
Mother: Clara Durlin Dana

Spouse: Milton M. Fenner
Marriage: 12 Jun 1948, Pomfret, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61632/ : accessed 8 Nov 2023), Mary D. Wheelock and Milton M. Fenner (1948), cert. no. 26270; citing New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.

1. Ann Fenner
2. John W. D. Fenner
3. David M. Fenner

Notes:

Per obit, she was survived by a daughter, Ann Stolberg of New York City and Denver; two sons, John W. D. Fenner and David M. Fenner, both of Sewickley.¹

Sources:

1. "Mary Fenner, 68," obit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 21 Dec 1993, p. 31, col. 1; Newspapers.com, accessed 8 November 2023.

William Wheelock

Father: Albert J. Wheelock
Mother: Mary _____

Notes:

William resided in Clayton, NY.