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Charles McCollister Wheeler

Male 1838 - 1917  (79 years)


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    Hopewell Church/Charles M Wheeler gravestone.jpg    		Hopewell Church/Charles M Wheeler gravestone.jpg

  • Name Charles McCollister Wheeler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth 25 Aug 1838  Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Mack 
    Residence 1850  Militia District 442, Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1860  Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Southern District 
    Military 4 Mar 1862  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1870  Not Stated, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 15 Jun 1880  White Springs and Belmont, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1900  Belmont, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    62 Age: 62; Farmer Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; EnumerationDistrict: 0042; HomeMortgaged: F; HomeOwnership: Own; OwnsFarm: F; YearsMarried: 16; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head 
    Residence 1910  Precinct 4, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 25 Aug 1917  Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 10] 
    Burial Hopewell Cemetery, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Person ID I3077  tng Genealogy

    Father Charles Wheeler,   b. 22 Aug 1800, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1888, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Penny Jane Taylor,   b. 1810, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 71 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Between 1818 and 1857 
    Family ID F1523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Eliza Ann Holton,   b. Between 1837 and 1838, Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1880, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Marriage 1860  Appling, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Wheeler,   b. 1860, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Julia Mae Wheeler,   b. Feb 1870, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Nancy Wheeler,   b. 1873, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Georgia Wheeler,   b. 1875, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Annie America Wheeler,   b. 1878, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. William Wheeler,   b. 1878, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Avaleaner Wheeler,   b. 16 Mar 1880, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1960, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +8. Charles Francis Wheeler,   b. 6 Mar 1876, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1940, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    +9. Eliza Missouri Wheeler,   b. 1864, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +10. Dalcdar Wheeler,   b. Oct 1867, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Nov 1952, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +11. Sarah Elizabeth Wheeler,   b. 1862, Columbia, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1917, McAlpin, Suwannee, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1339  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan M Bryan,   b. 1 Apr 1855, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1917, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1884  Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Artia M Wheeler,   b. Apr 1884, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Grover Cleveland Wheeler,   b. 20 Jun 1887, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1933, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Henry C Wheeler,   b. Mar 1891, Hamilton, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Aug 1838 - Appling, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Southern District - 1860 - Appling, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1860 - Appling, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 4 Mar 1862 - Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Appling, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1884 - Hamilton, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • CSA Soldier
      Added by colcicolonel (Alton Christie) on 8 Jan 2008

      Charles McCollister Wheeler was known as "Mack" Wheeler. He had a home near the Suwannee River and operated a Ferry. The site was called Wheeler's Landing. He also served as a County Commissioner from Hamilton County, Florida representing the Belmont District. Mack was a Confederate States Army Veteran. He enlisted as a private in Lake City, Columbia, Florida on 14 Aug 1862 and surrendered on 09 Apr 1865 at Appomatox Court House, Virginia.
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      Charles McCollister Wheeler was the son of Charles Wheeler 1800-1888 and Penny Jane "Jinsey" Taylor 1810-? of Appling County, Georgia.

      He married Eliza Ann Holton abt. 1860 in ,Appling, Georgia. C.M. Wheeler had a home near the Suwannee River and operated a ferry. The site was known as Wheeler's Landing. He also served as a County Commissioner from Hamilton County representing the Belmont District and was a Confederate Veteran.Charles and Eliza had at least 11 children as follows: Mary Jane b. abt 1860; Sarah Elizabeth b. abt 1862; Missouri b. abt. 1864; Deliann b. abt. 1866; Dalcdar b. 1867; Julia b. abt 1870; Nancy b. abt 1873; William McCollister b. abt 1875; Charles b. abt. 1876;Annie America b. 1879; and Avaleaner b. Mar. 16, 1880.

      His 2nd wife was Susan Bryan (the daughter of William and Easter Collier Bryan. They had three children: Grover Cleveland Wheeler 1887-1933, an unmaned infant son (died in infancy)and Henry Clifford Wheeler(female) 1891-1969.

      Also after C.M.'s first wife (Eliza) died, C.M took in Melinda Sellars Newman (b. 1858), a young mother with five children (ages 2-8) whose husband, Daniel Newman, had deserted her after she became ill. C.M. and Melinda never married due to her unresolved marital status. Melinda died prior to July 1886. C.M. and Melinda had one child: Artimitia "Artimish" b. 01 Apr 1884 d. 21 Jan 1964. She married Frances Marion Young.

      The following is a brief history of Charles Wheeler's service in the Confederate States Army. He enlisted in Company F, 47th Georgia Infantry on April 27, 1862 and mustered with his company on May 12th. He was transferred to Company A, 1st Battalion of Georgia Sharpshooters at Savannah, GA on Aug 1, 1862. His Battalion was sent to Mississippi where he participated in battles at Jackson and around Vicksburg, MS. His command then participated in the battles at Chickamuga, Chattanooga, and the battles as Sherman moved his Union troops on Atlanta. Pvt. Wheeler's last fight was around June 4, 1864 at Lost Mountain, GA where on June 14th, he claims in his pension application he was cut off from his command. The company rolls list him as deserting and his pension was not approved.

      Copied from Find A Grave

  • Sources 
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      Online publication - Historical Data Systems, comp.. American Civil War Soldiers 1999.Original data - Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA form the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2000 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury.

    2. [S242] Ancestry.com, Public Member Stories, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006;).
      Public Member Stories 2006.Original data - Family tree stories submitted by Ancestry members.

    3. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9455040/charles-mccollister-wheeler.
      Record for Charles McCollister Wheeler
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    4. [S360] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
      Year: 1850; Census Place: Militia District 442, Appling, Georgia; Roll: M432_61; Page: 11B; Image: 30.
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    5. [S354] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern District, Appling, Georgia; Roll M653_111; Page: 64; Image: 65.
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    6. [S352] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
      Year: 1870; Census Place: Columbia, Florida; Roll: M593_128; Page: 349; Image: 702.
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      Year: 1880; Census Place: White Springs and Belmont, Hamilton, Florida; Roll: 128; Family History Film: 1254128; Page: 342B; Enumeration District: 059; Image: 0247.
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      Year: 1900; Census Place: Belmont, Hamilton, Florida; Roll: 169; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0042
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    9. [S356] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hamilton, Florida; Roll T624_161; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 97; Image: 174.
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    10. [S142] Gravestone.
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