Wheeler-McDonald collection, ca. 1820-ca. 1974.

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Wheeler-McDonald collection, ca. 1820-ca. 1974.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39822953

This collection contains Wheeler family correspondence, family genealogy, and Crittenden County (Kentucky) histories. It also contains information on county schools and churches, agriculture brochures and literature, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, receipts, and certificates. Various legal documents including wills, mortgages, and tax returns are also in the collection. The information on the history of Crittenden County is more concerned with folk legends and myths, superstitions, and stories than that of land grants and deeds, vital statistics, military events, or county businesses. Names represented in the collection include R.F. Wheeler, Tinnie Wheeler, Corda Wheeler, Ida Wheeler, Elvira Wheeler, Emma Wheeler, A.L. Wheeler, Braxton McDonald, and Grace Bradley.

4.5 cubic ft.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7417215

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Wheeler family.

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John Wheeler moved to Kentucky from North Carolina with his family in 1796. Along with his family he also brought a considerable number of slaves. As a man of means, John Wheeler took part in local politics and the affairs of the times. He was the son of Benjamin Wheeler and was also a captain in the Revolutionary War. Wheeler was married to Susan Clark who bore them thirteen children. However, his war pension only mentions ten children. A family story claims that gold was found on the family's ...

Crider family.

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McDonald, Braxton.

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Wheeler, Ida

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Travis family.

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Wheeler, R. F.

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