David Wheeler and Martha Jane Kelly

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Husband David Wheeler ¹

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           Born: 1845 - Indiana Co, PA 1
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Wife Martha Jane Kelly ¹

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Children

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1 M Andrew Wheeler ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Apr 1871 - Indiana Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Anna S. McCreight (      -1912) 2 3
           Marr: 1896 3

         Spouse: Mate M. Murdock (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 1918 3

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General Notes: Husband - David Wheeler

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He was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and settled in Jefferson County in 1873. He was initially a sawmill operator and a merchant, operating a feed and meat business, but later he became a buyer and seller of mules at Reynoldsville, building up a business which covered ten Pennsylvania counties. Wheeler mules, which were purchased in the West, pulled the first load of coal mined and shipped in railroad cars and taken from Jefferson County mines. These mules were used exclusively at that time for hauling purposes, and David Wheeler reaped a large return on his business in selling and bartering these animals. He passed away at the age of ninety-six years. A staunch Republican in politics, he was a member of the school board in Reynoldsville for many years.

1 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 549.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 737.

3 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 550.