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From: "S Youngquist" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Obit - Death Record
Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 10:37:56 -0500
References: <3CD14EA0.9040203@owc.net>


Researcher,

The USGenWeb Census Project lists the 1860 Fayette Co. Census in the USGenWeb Iowa Archives. A search for the name Royal Wheeler, shows him listed there.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/iafiles.htm

This is the Census page of all the census listed for Iowa
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ia/census/census.htm

This confirms the name Lucy. As his age in 1860 is 63 years, a good guess would be the other children would be older and have left the home.

Iowa death records were not recorded until 1880. At this date, 1870-71, obits were not common unless the person was, let's say, famous, well known, important, as a politician.

24 566 508 Wheeler Royal 63 M Farmer 1,340 240 Vermont
25 566 508 Wheeler Alwen 53 F Vermont
26 566 508 Wheeler John 25 M Farmer Canada
27 566 508 Wheeler Newton 15 M Farm Lab Canada
28 566 508 Wheeler Edna 14 F Canada
29 566 508 Wheeler Lucy 12 F Canada
30 567 509 Wheeler Albert 30 M Farmer 100 Canada
31 567 509 Wheeler Elizabeth 34 F Canada
32 567 509 Wheeler Alvira 4 F Iowa

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From: Researcher
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Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:35 AM
Subject: [IOWA] Obit - Death Record


Hi,
I am in need of an obit for Royal Wheeler, who died 1870/71 (or maybe
after) in West Union, Fayette County. His daughter, Alice, also died
around 1871 (of "consumption"), but I don't know if she was married or
not. Even a death record for Royal, would help greatly.

Background info: Royal's children supposedly were: Alice, Albert,
Elvira/Alvira, John, Matilda, Horace, Elsie, Newton, Edna, Celia, Lucy
and Addison. His wife was Almena/Almina(?). I have only been able to
confirm Alice, Alvira, Newton and Edna from my great grandmother's
diary. Royal was my great grandmother's uncle (whom she doesn't call by
name - only Uncle and Aunt), and she stayed with them in 1869. I haven't
been able to pull up the 1870 Census on Ancestry.com, as it says (for
the past month) there is something wrong with their Fayette County file,
but they are "working on it.".

Thanks,
Waynne Warren


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