Family Group Sheet
NameSolomon Modee Barber WHEELER
Birthabt 1816, New York
CensusDec 1850, Monroe Co, IA
Move1851, Macedonia [later Wheeler’s Grove], Pottawattamie, IA
Census14 Jul 1860, Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, IA
Census1880, Lewis, Cass, IA
Death1896, Pottawattamie Co, IA [23]
BurialWheeler’s Grove, Pottawattamie, IA
FatherSilas M. WHEELER (1790-1855)
MotherRhoda (Wheeler) (~1795-)
Other spousesRebecca Ann WEDDING
Marriageabt 1858, Pottawamie Co, IA [2]
SpouseElizabeth A. Elwick
BirthMay 1834, Tennessee [32]
Deathaft 1900, of Grove Twp, Pottawattamie Co, IA
Children
1 FEmily Wheeler
Birthabt Jan 1860
SpouseRobert E. Chorn
Marriage24 Dec 1878, Cass Co, IA
Notes for Solomon Modee Barber WHEELER
One of the original settlers of the area that eventually became Grove Township in Pottawamie, IA, he settled section 16 in 1851. The first school was held in his home for several years in the early 1850’s. In 1858, he was elected a trustee of the new Grove Township created from Macedonia. The town was named “Wheeler’s Grove” in his honor. The town was located on the Mormon Trail and was a stop for a number of Mormons who stopped for a year or two on their way west. In 1859, SMB built a mill on Jordan Creek (the year after J.S. Watson built his on Farm Creek). (Hist of Grove Twp, http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/Hist-TwpGrove.htm)
Children by second marriage: Emma (Emily), Anna Rebecca, Frank, Lewis, Frederick. [770]
Marriage record for his son Lafayette in 1909 lists his name as “Solomon Foster Barber Wheeler.”
A post on Ancestry in 1999 gives his birthdate as 6 Jan 1816 and says he was in Indiana, perhaps Vigo County, 1837-1843. (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa....ies.vigo/774/mb.ashx - Keith Wheeler)
Children by second marriage: Emma (Emily), Anna Rebecca, Frank, Lewis, Frederick. [770]
Marriage record for his son Lafayette in 1909 lists his name as “Solomon Foster Barber Wheeler.”
A post on Ancestry in 1999 gives his birthdate as 6 Jan 1816 and says he was in Indiana, perhaps Vigo County, 1837-1843. (http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa....ies.vigo/774/mb.ashx - Keith Wheeler)
Census notes for Solomon Modee Barber WHEELER
1850 Monroe, IA: Salmon age 35 NY; Rebecca 35 MD; John 13 IN; Selm 10 IN; Philander 8 IN; Salmon 4 MO; Lafayette 2 IA. (13th Dist. p. 314 Dec 1850) (7/14/95)
1860 Pottawamie, IA: Salmon age 43 b. NY [farmer $5280/$1200]; Elizabeth A. 25 TN [housewife]; Stal. 18 IN [farmhand]; Philander 15 IN; Salmon F. 12 MO; Lafayett 10 IA; Mary E. 8 IA; James W. 6 IA; George 4 IA; Emily 6/12 IA. (Grove Twp. p. 415 7/14/1860)
1870 Mongomery Co, IA: M.B. Wheeler 45 PA, miller; Anna E. 34 IA; Layfette 21 IA; Jas. W. 16; Geo R. 12 IA; Emma 10 IA; Anna 8 IA; Francis 7 IA; Louis 5 IA; Fredric 3 IA; Anne Olson 19 Sweden (Red Oak, p. 44B, 7/12/1870)
1880 Cass Co, IA: S. M. B. WHEELER 63 PA Farmer (par bp unknown); Elizabeth A. 46 TN Keeping House TN/TN; Anna O. WHEELER 19 IA At Home; Lewis B. WHEELER Son 17 IA At School; Fredie Son 11 IA At School; George 23 Son IA Day Laborer. (Lewis p. 517B) (FamilySearch 11/28/02) (Son Silas next door)
1885 Nebraska state census: SMB Wheeler 69 b. NY farmer, E.A. 50 TN; Annie 23 IA; Freddie 16 IA; Louis 19 IA (Western Twp, Saline Co, p. 24, 6/18/1885)
1860 Pottawamie, IA: Salmon age 43 b. NY [farmer $5280/$1200]; Elizabeth A. 25 TN [housewife]; Stal. 18 IN [farmhand]; Philander 15 IN; Salmon F. 12 MO; Lafayett 10 IA; Mary E. 8 IA; James W. 6 IA; George 4 IA; Emily 6/12 IA. (Grove Twp. p. 415 7/14/1860)
1870 Mongomery Co, IA: M.B. Wheeler 45 PA, miller; Anna E. 34 IA; Layfette 21 IA; Jas. W. 16; Geo R. 12 IA; Emma 10 IA; Anna 8 IA; Francis 7 IA; Louis 5 IA; Fredric 3 IA; Anne Olson 19 Sweden (Red Oak, p. 44B, 7/12/1870)
1880 Cass Co, IA: S. M. B. WHEELER 63 PA Farmer (par bp unknown); Elizabeth A. 46 TN Keeping House TN/TN; Anna O. WHEELER 19 IA At Home; Lewis B. WHEELER Son 17 IA At School; Fredie Son 11 IA At School; George 23 Son IA Day Laborer. (Lewis p. 517B) (FamilySearch 11/28/02) (Son Silas next door)
1885 Nebraska state census: SMB Wheeler 69 b. NY farmer, E.A. 50 TN; Annie 23 IA; Freddie 16 IA; Louis 19 IA (Western Twp, Saline Co, p. 24, 6/18/1885)
Census notes for Elizabeth A. Elwick
1900 Pottawattamie Co, IA: Polly Elwick Dec 1813 TN, par b. TN. 8 kids, 6 living; Elizabeth A. Wheeler (dau) May 1834 TN, 5 kids all living. (grove Twp, p. 98, ED 128, sht 5, 6/12/1900)
