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Wheeler, David, 1875-1959

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1875 - 1959

Biographical History

David Wheeler (1875-1959) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission and a farmer in Idaho.

David Wheeler was born January 14, 1875 in North Ogden, Weber County, Utah to Calvin Wheeler and Marian Hutchison Wheeler. On December 4, 1895 David married Ida Weiermann in the Logan Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Logan, Utah. 6 weeks later David left to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1896-1898 for 30 months. Upon his return David worked cutting timber for the expansion of the railroad and then later as a farmer. Together David and Ida had ten children: Florence Ida, David Leon, Roy Calvin, Lorin Marion, Edward Scott, James, Elnora, Dora, Mearl, and Max William Wheeler. David raised his family in Idaho.

David Wheeler died September 26, 1959 in Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho and was buried at the Moreland Cemetery in Moreland, Idaho.

Citation:
UPB files, Feb. 21, 2018 (David Wheeler; missionary accountability book 1896-1898; 10 children: Florence Ida, David Leon, Roy Calvin, Lorin Marion, Edward Scott, James, Elnora, Dora, Mearl, and Max William Wheeler; Married Sept. 4, 1895 in the Logan Temple; 6 weeks later went on mission to the Southern States Mission; remained there for 30 months; worked cutting trees for the railroad and then later as a farmer)

Find a Grave, via WWW, Feb. 21, 2018 (David Wheeler; Birth Jan 14, 1875 North Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA; Death Sep 26, 1959 Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, USA; Burial Moreland Cemetery; parents Calvin Wheeler and Marian Hutchison Wheeler; spouse Ida Weiermann Wheeler)

1920 US Census, via WWW, Feb. 21, 2018 (David Wheeler; wife Ida Wheeler; farmer)

Ancestry, via WWW, Feb. 22, 2018 (David Wheeler; Spouse: Ida Weiermann Weierman; married Dec. 4, 1895 in Logan, Cache, UT)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Florence I. Christiansen mission papers, 1918-1979, bulk: 1918-1920

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9100 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, a diary and some weekly reporting books from Florence I. Christiansen's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Western States Mission from 1918-1920. Also contains documents pertaining to the Florence's life history and her funeral service in Moreland, Idaho in 1979. All materials from between 1918-1979.

Dates: 1918-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920

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