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Wheeler family of Pennsylvania

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  Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841-1920) — also known as Nelson P. Wheeler — of Endeavor, Forest County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., November 4, 1841. Republican. Surveyor; civil engineer; lumber business; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1878-79; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1907-11. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 3, 1920 (age 78 years, 120 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother of William Egbert Wheeler; father of Alexander Royal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah Case; first cousin four times removed of Noah Phelps; first cousin five times removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Asahel Pierson Case; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio Adams and Amos Pettibone; second cousin thrice removed of Gaylord Griswold and Elisha Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold and Frederick Wolcott; third cousin once removed of Hiram Bidwell Case; third cousin twice removed of Norman A. Phelps, John Smith Phelps and Almon Case; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Pettibone and Rufus Pettibone; fourth cousin of Joseph Wells Holcomb, William Lucius Case and Arthur Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Creighton Stratton, Edmund Holcomb, Francis William Kellogg, John Leake Newbold Stratton, Selah Merrill, William Walter Phelps, Edmond Alfred Holcomb, Leonard Leach Case and Donald Barr Chidsey.
  Political family: Wheeler family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
William E. Wheeler William Egbert Wheeler (1843-1911) — also known as William E. Wheeler — of Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Mayville, Chautauqua County, N.Y., November 21, 1843. Republican. Tannery manager; lumber business; banker; member of New York state assembly, 1892-93, 1900 (Cattaraugus County 1st District 1892, Cattaraugus County 1893, Cattaraugus County 1st District 1900). Presbyterian. Died in Portville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., April 28, 1911 (age 67 years, 158 days). Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother of Nelson Platt Wheeler; married to Almira Mersereau; uncle of Alexander Royal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah Case; first cousin four times removed of Noah Phelps; first cousin five times removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Asahel Pierson Case; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio Adams and Amos Pettibone; second cousin thrice removed of Gaylord Griswold and Elisha Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold and Frederick Wolcott; third cousin once removed of Hiram Bidwell Case; third cousin twice removed of Norman A. Phelps, John Smith Phelps and Almon Case; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus Pettibone and Rufus Pettibone; fourth cousin of Joseph Wells Holcomb, William Lucius Case and Arthur Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Creighton Stratton, Edmund Holcomb, Francis William Kellogg, John Leake Newbold Stratton, Selah Merrill, William Walter Phelps, Edmond Alfred Holcomb, Leonard Leach Case and Donald Barr Chidsey.
  Political family: Wheeler family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893)
  James Buchanan Siggins (1857-1929) — of Oil City, Venango County, Pa. Born in West Hickory, Forest County, Pa., January 12, 1857. Mayor of Oil City, Pa., 1911-15. Died in Oil City, Venango County, Pa., July 22, 1929 (age 72 years, 191 days). Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Pa.
  Presumably named for: James Buchanan
  Relatives: Son of William Siggins and Jane (Hunter) Siggins; married to Susan Virginia Hall; father of Mary Alice Siggins (who married Alexander Royal Wheeler).
  Political family: Wheeler family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Alexander Royal Wheeler (1889-1935) — Born in Tidioute, Warren County, Pa., 1889. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1923-35. Member, American Legion. Died in 1935 (age about 46 years). Interment at Tidioute Cemetery, Tidioute, Pa.
  Relatives: Son of Nelson Platt Wheeler; married 1922 to Mary Alice Siggins (daughter of James Buchanan Siggins); nephew of William Egbert Wheeler; first cousin four times removed of Hezekiah Case; first cousin five times removed of Noah Phelps; first cousin six times removed of Erastus Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott Sr.; second cousin twice removed of Asahel Pierson Case; second cousin thrice removed of Parmenio Adams and Amos Pettibone; second cousin four times removed of Gaylord Griswold and Elisha Phelps; second cousin five times removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold and Frederick Wolcott; third cousin twice removed of Hiram Bidwell Case; third cousin thrice removed of Norman A. Phelps, John Smith Phelps and Almon Case; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Wells Holcomb, William Lucius Case and Arthur Burnham Woodford.
  Political family: Wheeler family of Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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