Frances Banka

Birth: about 1891, Poland

• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21V-KRXP : accessed 6 January 2024), Clifford Wheelock and Francis Banka (1930); FHL 102122751.

Spouse: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Marriage: 23 Jul 1930, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968", database , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21V-KRXP : accessed 6 January 2024), Clifford Wheelock and Francis Banka (1930); FHL 102122751.

1. Edward Alexander Wheelock, born 3 Jul 1924, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
2. Frank Leroy Wheelock, born 12 Feb 1927, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
3. Vera Marion Wheelock, born 13 Jul 1928, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

Notes:

The children of Frances and Clifford were born prior to their marriage. The oldest, Edward A. Wheelock, was born before Clifford and Gertrude divorced.

In 1930, Frances Wheelock, 38 years old, born in Poland, was living in Chicago, with her husband Clifford Wheelock, and two children, Edward Wheelock, 5, listed as the step-son of Clifford, and Vera Wheelock, 1, both born in Illinois.

In 1950, Frances, 59, and Clifford, 71, were living in Chicago, no children in the household.

Gerald Andrew Grill

Birth: 6 Jan 1904, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX13-9XH : accessed 6 January 2024), Gerald Andrew Grill and Gertrude Woodard (1937);

Death: 24 Jun 1991, Ashland, WI

• "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7Z-815K : accessed 7 January 2024), Obit Gerald A Grill (1991); published in Grand Rapids Press; FHL 002371245.

Burial: Rosedale Memorial Park, Talmadge Township, Ottawa Co, MI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167597247/gerald-a-grill: accessed 07 January 2024), gravestone photo for Gerald A. Grill (1904–1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167597247, Rosedale Memorial Park, Tallmadge Township, Ottawa Co, MI, maintained by J. Grill Sanders (contributor 49072159).

Spouse: Gertrude Wallace
Marriage: 14 Jan 1937, Goshen, Elkhart Co, IN

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX13-9XH : accessed 6 January 2024), Gerald Andrew Grill and Gertrude Woodard (1937);

Dora Luwana Killgore

Birth: 10 Jun 1873, Kalkaska Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 7 Jan 2024), Dora Luwena Carrel death certificate (1944), State File No. 14140777, Grand Rapid, Kent County, Michigan; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3F7-RQ2 : accessed 6 January 2024), Clifford Wheelock and Dora Killgore (1899); FHL 2342512.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMT-5N5 : accessed 6 January 2024), Dora Kilgore Wheelock and Thomas E. Carrel (1909); FHL 2342686, image 175 of 225.

Death: 25 Dec 1944, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 7 Jan 2024), Dora Luwena Carrel death certificate (1944), State File No. 14140777, Grand Rapid, Kent County, Michigan; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

Burial: Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162593866/dora-luwena-carrel: accessed 07 January 2024), gravestone photo for Dora Luwena Kilgore Carrel (1873–1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 162593866, Garfield Park Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI, maintained by Brian Keith Timmer (contributor 48069242).

Father: Orrington Kilgore
Mother: Martha Avery

Spouse: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Marriage: 13 Sep 1899, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3F7-RQ2 : accessed 6 January 2024), Clifford Wheelock and Dora Killgore (1899); FHL 2342512.

Divorce: 14 Sep 1908, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/439585:9092 : accessed 7 Jan 2024) Clifford J. Wheelock from Dora L. Wheelock.

1. Floyd Wheelock, born 6 Jun 1901, MI
2. Lloyd Herman Wheelock, born 6 Jun 1901, Alto, MI

Spouse: Thomas Eddy Carrel
Marriage: 10 Aug 1909, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZMT-5N5 : accessed 6 January 2024), Dora Kilgore Wheelock and Thomas E. Carrel (1909); FHL 2342686, image 175 of 225.

Mary Eliza Stewart

Spouse: Dennis Wallace

1. Gertrude Wallace, born 7 Jan 1894, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

Dennis Wallace

Spouse: Mary Eliza Stewart

1. Gertrude Wallace, born 7 Jan 1894, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

Gertrude Wallace

Birth: 7 Jan 1894, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX13-9XH : accessed 6 January 2024), Gerald Andrew Grill and Gertrude Woodard (1937);
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N322-F6X : accessed 6 January 2024),Clifford Wheelock and Gertrude Wallace (1912); FHL 2342697.

Father: Dennis Wallace
Mother: Mary Eliza Stewart

Spouse: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Marriage: 23 Jul 1912, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N322-F6X : accessed 6 January 2024),Clifford Wheelock and Gertrude Wallace (1912); FHL 2342697.

Divorce: 11 Apr 1925, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6222724:9092 : accessed 7 Jan 2024) Gertrude Wheelock from Clifford J. Wheelock (1925).

1. George F. Wheelock, born 29 May 1913, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI
2. Kenneth Morgan Wheelock, born 21 Jan 1917, Harvard, Kent Co, MI
3. Harold Theodore Wheelock, born 4 Dec 1919, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, MI
4. Donald L. Wheelock, born 4 Apr 1921, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co, MI

Spouse: Edward L. Woodard
Marriage: 10 Nov 1931, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLS-PXV : accessed 6 January 2024), Edward L Woodard and Gertrude (Wallace) Wheelock (1931); FHL 001295522.

Spouse: Gerald Andrew Grill
Marriage: 14 Jan 1937, Goshen, Elkhart Co, IN

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX13-9XH : accessed 6 January 2024), Gerald Andrew Grill and Gertrude Woodard (1937);

Notes:

In 1950, Gertrude Grill, age 55, was living in Grand Rapids with her husband, Gerald, 46, and her father, Dennis Wallace, 87. She also appears in the Grand Rapids city directory in 1951, with her husband, Gerald Grill. Gertrude Grill is not found with Gerald in any later Grand Rapids directories.

Floyd Wheelock

Birth: 6 Jun 1901, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 6 Jan 2024), Floyd Wheelock death (1902), Lowell, Kent County, Michigan; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

Death: 12 Jan 1902, Lowell, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/ : accessed 6 Jan 2024), Floyd Wheelock death (1902), Lowell, Kent County, Michigan; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

Father: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Mother: Dora Luwana Killgore

Notes:

He was the twin of Lloyd Wheelock.

Frank Leroy Wheelock

Birth: 12 Feb 1927, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMW-6TTV : accessed 6 January 2024), Frank Leroy Wheelock (1927); FHL 100587204.

Death: 19 Jun 1929, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998",database , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-W3NN : accessed 6 January 2024), Frank Wheelock (1929); FHL 101022598.

Father: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Mother: Frances Banka

George F. Wheelock

Birth: 29 May 1913, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MD-TTR3 : accessed 8 January 2024), George F Wheelock (1942); FHL 101245399.
• 1920 U.S. census, Kalamazoo Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, household of Clifford and Gertrude Wheelock.

Death: 28 Jun 1942, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MD-TTR3 : accessed 8 January 2024), George F Wheelock (1942); FHL 101245399.
• George F. Wheelock death notice, Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 29 Jun 1942, p. 12, col. 8; Newspapers.com, accessed 8 January 2024.

Burial: Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook Co, IL

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9616514/george-f-wheelock: accessed 08 January 2024), gravestone photo for George F. Wheelock (1913–1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9616514, Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook Co, IL, maintained by Ken Nagel (contributor 47221898).

Father: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Mother: Gertrude Wallace

Spouse: Irma Caroline Zarbeck
Marriage: 31 Oct 1932, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2167303:9093 : accessed 8 January 2024), George F. Wheelock and Irma Zarbeck (1932), County file no. 528, state file no. 41 12027; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing.

1. Doris C. Wheelock, born 23 Apr 1934, Cook Co, IL
2. Dorothy Wheelock, born 24 Apr 1935, Cook Co, IL
3. Phylis Wheelock, born about 1937, IL
4. Barbara Wheelock, born about 1938, IL

Notes:

In 1940, George F. Wheelock, 26, was a Galvanizer, renting in Chicago, living with his wife, Irma, 25, and daughters Doris, 5, Dorothy, 4, Phyllis, 3, and Barbara, 2.

Per death notice, his wife was Irma, children Doris, Phyllis, and Barbara.¹

Research Notes for George Wheelock:

Per 1920 census, enumerated 10 Jan 1920, he was 6.

Per 1930 census, enumerated 28 Apr 1930, he was 16.

Per 1940 census, enumerated 8 Apr 1940, he was 26.

Per gravestone, he was born 1913.

Per marriage record, he was born about 1911.²

Per WW II draft registration, he was born 29 Mar 1912 in Cedar Springs, Michigan.³

Per Cook County, Illinois, death record, he was born 29 May 1913 in Cedar Springs, Michigan.⁴ This latter date is consistent with census records, and gravestone, and is assumed to be correct.

Sources:

1. George F. Wheelock death notice, Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 29 Jun 1942, p. 12, col. 8; Newspapers.com, accessed 8 January 2024.
2. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2167303:9093 : accessed 8 January 2024), George F. Wheelock and Irma Zarbeck (1932), County file no. 528, state file no. 41 12027; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing.
3. "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/ : accessed 8 Jan 2024), card for George Frederick Wheelock, serial number 303, order number 1488, dated 16 Oct 1940; Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Selective Service Board, Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147, National Archives and Records Administration.
4. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MD-TTR3 : accessed 8 January 2024), George F Wheelock (1942); FHL 101245399.

Vera Marion Wheelock

Birth: 13 Jul 1928, Chicago, Cook Co, IL

• "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDC-Z7XY : accessed 6 January 2024), Vera Marion Wheelock (1928); FHL 100628600.

Death: 12 Sep 2016, Anderson, Madison Co, IN

• "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5351962:60716 : accessed 7 Jan 2024); Indiana State Board of Health, Vera M. Heleniak, certificate no. 043163 (2016), Indiana Archvies and Records Administration, Indianapolis.

Father: Clifford Judson Wheelock
Mother: Frances Banka

Spouse: Earl J. Evans
Marriage: 21 Jul 1951, Cook Co, IL

• "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5568411:1500 : accessed 11 Jan 2024), Vera Evans and Earl J. Evans (1951); Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago.

Spouse: Stanislaw Theodore Heleniak
Marriage: 29 Jun 1953, Cook Co, IL

• Stanislaw Theodore "Stanley" Heleniak, Jr. obit, Chicago Suburban Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois), 31 July 2016; reproduced at FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180081413/stanislaw-theodore-heleniak : accessed 11 Jan 2024).
• Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5175339:1500 : accessed 11 Jan 2024), Vera Evans and Stanley Heleniak (1953); Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago.

Notes:

Vera M. Evans and Earl J. Evans married on 21 July 1951 in Cook County, Illinois. This was probably Vera M. Wheelock, who was listed in the 1950 census as Vera M Evans, 21, the wife of Earl J. Evans, Jr, living in Elmwood Park, Cook Co, Illinois, with their daughter, Nancy Jean Evans, age 1, born Illinois.¹

On 29 June 1953, Vera Evans married Stanley Heleniak.²

Per obit, Vera was survived by her brother, Edward, daughters Nancy Lumpp, Deborah Hoy, and Cindy (Roy) Wilde. She was predeceased by her husband Stanley, daughter Linda, and sons-in-law William Lumpp and Mark Hoy.³

Sources:

1. "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5568411:1500 : accessed 11 Jan 2024), Vera Evans and Earl J. Evans (1951); Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago.
2. "Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5175339:1500 : accessed 11 Jan 2024), Vera Evans and Stanley Heleniak (1953); Cook County Clerk’s Office, Chicago.
3. Vera Marie Wheelock Heleniak obit, Chicago Suburban Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois), 16 Sep 2016; printed at FindAGrave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180081220/vera-marie-heleniak : accessed 11 Jan 2024).

Edward L. Woodard

Spouse: Gertrude Wallace
Marriage: 10 Nov 1931, Cedar Springs, Kent Co, MI

• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNLS-PXV : accessed 6 January 2024), Edward L Woodard and Gertrude (Wallace) Wheelock (1931); FHL 001295522.