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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:

Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers

 Collection — Box 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239243709], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 9100
Scope and Contents Materials from Gerald N. Christiansen's missionary service for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northwestern States Mission and Florence I. Christiansen's missionary service in the Western States Mission, both spanning from 1918 to 1920. Materials include photographs, journals, and assorted books, in addition to various documents from the rest of both Gerald and Florence Christiansen's lives in Idaho dating from 1909-1979. Also contains a missionary weekly report book...
Dates: 1896-1979; Majority of material found within 1918-1920
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gerald N. and Florence I. Christiansen mission papers

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