Aaron WHEELER Judge

Father: Samuel WHEELER
Mother: Chloe KIDDER

Family 1: Margaret HARPER
  1. Samuel WHEELER
  2. Aaron WHEELER Jr.(Capt.)
  3. Elizabeth WHEELER
  4. Alexander HARPER WHEELER Dr.
  5. Edwin WHEELER
  6. James M. WHEELER
  7. Margaret WHEELER
  8. Charles C. WHEELER
  9. Ottile WHEELER 
                                                        _Isaac WHEELER ___
                                      _Samuel WHEELER _|_Susanna HALL ____
                   _Samuel WHEELER __|
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                  |                  |_Hannah WHEELER _|__________________
 _Samuel WHEELER _|
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|                 |_Abigail LACY ____|
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|--Aaron WHEELER Judge
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|                                                       _James KIDDER ____
|                                     _James KIDDER ___|_Elizabeth BROWN _
|                  _Ephraim KIDDER __|
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|                 |                  |_Mary ABBOTT ____|__________________
|_Chloe KIDDER ___|
                  |                                     _Richard BARNARD _
                  |                   _Benoni BARNARD _|_Sarah CLARK _____
                  |_Freedom BARNARD _|
                                     |                  __________________
                                     |_Freedom ________|__________________
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Notes

Died: In Unionville, Lake Co., Ohio on the 24th ult., the Hon. Aaron Wheeler, aged 76 years 9 mont hs. The deceased was born in Columbia Co., N.Y. in the year 1776 - spent a portion of his ear ly life - married and settled in Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY, whence he emigrated to Harpe rsfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, A.D. 1799, being one of the first nineteen families who first s ettled upon the Connecticut Western Reserve, and having been preceded only two years by the f irst settlers in Ashtabula County. He was first elected and served as a Representative unde r the Territorial Government, and was at the second session appointed Associate Judge of th e County of Trumbull, (embracing what is now known as Trumbull, Portage, Summit, Geauga, Cuya hoga, Ashtabula and Lake). He served in the capacity of Associate Judge fourteen years. I n the discharge of his official duties, in whatever capacity he acted, his acts were always c haracterized by promptness, efficiency and integrity. At the time of his death he had bee n a professor of religion forty-three years, during which time he gave full evidence of his a ttachment to the cause of his Divine Master. He reared a large and respectable family, som e of whom as to talent, worth and professional standing, were among the foremost in the State ; and the greater portion of whom have been removed by death many years since. He has died i n a good old age, lamented by a numerous circle of relatives and friends." Transcribed from m icrofilm copy 12 April 2003 at Simi Valley, California. _____________________________ Painesville Telegraph 29 Sept 1847 Page 3 Col 1 Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio Copied from microfilm Received from Lisa McGrattan 5038 Orchard Rd Mentor, Ohio 44060 Received at Simi Valley, CA Transcribed at Simi Valley Dec 27, 2003 DIED On the 24th day of August last, at his residence in Unionville, Hon. AARON WHEELER, aged 77 y ears. Judge Wheeler was one of the early settlers upon the Western Reserve. He moved his family in to the township of Harpersfield, Ashtabula County, in October 1799. Began in the then new co untry as all pioneers are obliged to, and was exposed to the trials and vicissitudes inciden t to a frontier life. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace under the Territorial Governme nt; subsequently was elected an associate judge for the county of Trumbull, when that count y included the whole Western Reserve - their being only three counties in the state at that t ime, Trumbull, Ross and Hamilton. In the year 1809, he was elected a member of the Ohio Stat e Senate, which office he filled with great ability. In 1811, he was again elected an Associ ate Judge, at that time for Ashtabula County, which office he retained for fourteen years. A fter his retirement from the Bench, he engaged in Agriculture, and lived a dignified and exem plary life. He left a large circle of relatives and friends. _________________________ Obit from Ashtabula Sentinel Ashtabula County, Ohio Sept 27, 1847 Died: In Unionville, Lake Co., Ohio on the 24th ult., the Hon. Aaron Wheeler, aged 76 years 9 month s. The deceased was born in Columbia Co., N.Y. in the year 1776 - spent a portion of his earl y life - married and settled in Harpersfield, Delaware Co., NY, whence he emigrated to Harper sfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, A.D. 1799, being one of the first nineteen families who first se ttled upon the Connecticut Western Reserve, and having been preceded only two years by the fi rst settlers in Ashtabula County. He was first elected and served as a Representative unde r the Territorial Government, and was at the second session appointed Associate Judge of th e County of Trumbull, (embracing what is now known as Trumbull, Portage, Summit, Geauga, Cuya hoga, Ashtabula and Lake). He served in the capacity of Associate Judge fourteen years. I n the discharge of his official duties, in whatever capacity he acted, his acts were always c haracterized by promptness, efficiency and integrity. At the time of his death he had bee n a professor of religion forty-three years, during which time he gave full evidence of his a ttachment to the cause of his Divine Master. He reared a large and respectable family, som e of whom as to talent, worth and professional standing, were among the foremost in the State ; and the greater portion of whom have been removed by death many years since. He has died i n a good old age, lamented by a numerous circle of relatives and friends." Transcribed from m icrofilm copy 12 April 2003 at Simi Valley, California. __________________________ [1] 1820 US Census Record - Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co, OH - page 17 frame 5 (photocopy) Th e record shows Aaron Sr. who would have been about 50y old at the time of the census, livin g with four males and three females. They were categorized into the following age groups:1 ma le (age under 10) - unknown child 1 male (age 16 to under 18) - probably James 16y 3 males (a ge 16 to under 26) - probably James 16y, Charles 18y, Edwin 20y 1 male (age 45 and over) - pr obably Aaron Sr. 50y 1 female (age under 10) - probably Ottile 6y 1 female (age 10 to under 1 6) - probably Margaret 14y 1 female (age 45 and over) - probably Margaret Harper 48y[1] 183 0 US Census Record - Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co, OH - page 169 frame 3 (photocopy) Shows Aaro n Sr. who would have been about 60y old at the time of the census, living with four males an d three females. They were categorized into the following age groups: 2 male (age 5 to unde r 10) - possibly Aaron Jr's children, Amanda 5y, Edwin 3y 1 male (age 15 to under 20) - possi bly farm hands 1 male (age 20 to under 30) - probably James 26y 1 male (age 50 and under 60 ) - probably Aaron Sr. 59y 1 female (age 60 to under 70) - probably Margaret Harper 58y (Ma y have checked the wrong column)



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