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John M. Wheeler (58111) & Catharina Houghtaling
63752. Albert S. Wheeler. Born on 1 Jan 1836 in Potter, Yates County, New York. Albert S. died in Gorham, Ontario County, New York, on 8 May 1912; he was 76. Buried in Rushville Village Cemetery.661

1850 Federal Census. Middlesex, Yates County, New York
Roll 618, page 34B
    John Wheeler, 50, blacksmith, $150 real estate
    Catherine Wheeler, 50
    Mahala Wheeler, 19
    Delila Wheeler, 17
    Albert Wheeler, 14
    Milton Wheeler, 12
    Amelia Wheeler, 9
    Emily Wheeler, 7
    Wesley Wheeler, 4
All were born in New York.

1855 New York Census. Middlesex, Yates County
    John M. Wheeler, 54, b. Columbia Co., blacksmith
    Catherine Wheeler, 51, wife, b. Columbia Co.
    Mahala Wood, 28, daughter, b. Columbia Co., widowed
    Albert Wheeler, 20, son, b. Yates Co., farmer
    Milton Wheeler, 18, son, b. Yates Co., farmer
    Pamelia Wheeler, 16, daughter, b. Yates Co.
    Emory Wheeler, 12, son, b. Yates Co.
    Wesley Wheeler, 9, son, b. Yates Co.
    Arnold Wood, 3, grandson, b. Yates Co.
The family were residents of Middlesex for six years.

1860 Federal Census. Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois
Roll 175, page 196
    Albert Wheeler, 24, laborer, b. NY
    Almeda Wheeler, 20, b. IL
    Laura Wheeler, 1, b. IL

Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Albert Wheeler enlisted as a private at Potter Center for three years in Company A, 50th New York Engineers on 25 November 1861 and was mustered on 17 December. He did not receive a bounty, but the town did give his family $3 in relief. Albert was born on 31 December 1836 in Yates County, New York. His parents were John M. Wheeler and Catherine Hotelling. He was married, worked as a laborer, and resided in Potter Center, Yates County when he enlisted. Albert was “discharged by reason of Surgeon’s Certificate of desibility March 17 1863. Present PO address Rushville Yates County NY

Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900; Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:970;Roll #:626. Page 3732.
Albert Wheeler, aged 25, enlisted in Penn Yan for three year o 30 November 1861 and mustered in on 17 December in Company A 50th Engineers. He was discharged 17 March 1862 as a Private at Camp Lesley in Washington D.C, on surg’s cert. of disability.

1870 Federal Census. Potter, Yates County, New York
Roll 1120, page 568B
Post Office Rushville, Yates Co.
    Albert Wheeler, 35, farm laborer, $200 personal estate
    Almeda Wheeler, 26, keeping house
    Laura C. Wheeler, 10
    Ida J. Wheeler, 8
    Aldelbert Wheeler, 4
    Herbert Wheeler, 11 months, b. Apr
All were born in New York.

1875 New York Census. Middlesex, Yates County
 Albert Wheeler, 39, b. Yates Co., day laborer
    Almedia Wheeler, wife, 35, b. Yates Co.
    Ida J. Wheeler, daughter, 14, b. Illinois
    Adelbert Wheeler, son, 9, b. Yates Co.
    Herbert Wheeler, son, 5, b. Ontario Co.
    Anna B. Wheeler, daughter, 3, b. Yates Co.
    Nellie M. Wheeler, daughter, 1, b. Yates Co.

1880 Federal Census. Gorham, Ontario County, New York
Roll 909, page 262B
Village of Rushville
    Albert Wheeler, 44, farm laborer, b. NY, parents b. NY
    Almeta Wheeler, wife, 40, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. CT
    Adelbert Wheeler, son, 13, at home, b. NY, parents b. NY
    Herbert Wheeler, daughter, 10, at school, b. ditto
    Annabell Wheeler, daughter, 8, b. ditto
    Nellie Wheeler, , daughter, 6, b. ditto
    Lyman L. Wheeler, son, 1, b. ditto
Daughter Laura Sprague’s family is listed on the same census page.

Civil War Pension: On 26 July 1891 Albert applied for a pension. Application No. 854263. Certificate No. 683.666. He lived in New York and served with Co. E 9th Michigan Cavalry and Company A. 50th New York Engineers.
National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

1892 New York Census. Middlesex, Yates County
 Albert Wheeler, 57, farmer
    Almeda Wheeler, 52
    Herbert Wheeler, 22, farmer
    Anna Belle Wheeler, 22
    Nellie May Wheeler, 18
    Lyman L. Wheeler, 18

1900 Federal Census. Gorham, Ontario County, New York
Roll 1139, page 7B
    Albert Wheeler, head, b. Jan 1837, m. 44 years, farm laborer
    Elmetie Wheeler, wife, b. Mar 1842, 58, m. 44 years, 9 children, 7 living
    Nellie M. Wheeler , daughter, b. May 1874, 26, single
All were born in New York as were their parents.

1910 Federal Census. Gorham, Ontario County, New York
Roll T624_1058, page 5B
    Albert Wheeler, head, 74, m1. 52 years, b. NY, parents b. NY, laborer, farm
    Almeta Wheeler, wife, 69, m1. 52 years, 9 children, 7 living, b. NY, parents b. NY
    Frank Amer, son-in-law, 35, m2. 1 year, b. NY, parents b. PA, laborer, farm
    Nellie M. Amer, daughter, 35, m1. 1 year, no children, b. NY, parents b. NY
On 26 May 1856 when Albert S. was 20, he married Almeda Jones (66071) , daughter of Jeremy Jones (62808) (14 May 1795-bef 1855) & Polly Sabin (ca 1802-), in Rushville, Yates County, New York. Born in Mar 1840 in New York. Almeda died in Geneva, Ontario County, New York on 2 Sep 1920. Buried in Rushville Village Cemetery.661

Genealogical Gleanings Abstracted from the “Yates County Chronicle” edited by Dianne Stenzel, Bowie MD: Heritage Books, 1992.
    Ablert Wheeler and Almeda Jones, both of Poetter, Yates Co., were married 1 Jun 1856 by John Sayre, Esq., in Rushfille, Yates Co. (12 Jun 1856)

Civil War Widow’s Pension Record: Almedia Wheeler, widow of Albert Wheeler, applied for a pension on 15 May 1912. She lived in New York. He served Company A New York 50th Engineers and Company E 9th Michigan Cavalry. Applications No. 986.642. Certificate No. 743.591.
National Archives and Records Administration. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

In 1920 Almeda was living with her daughter Nellie Ames’ family in Geneva, NY.

According to the funeral record books of M.W. Fisher of Rushville, Amelia was “born in Potter, lived in Seneca, died age 81/5/4; widowed daughter of Jerry (born in Troy, Columbia Co. [should be Rensselaer County]) and Polly Sabin (born in Gorham) Jones.”661 Gorham is the town just north of Potter in Ontario County.
Their children include:
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Laura C. Wheeler (19 Apr 1860-20 Feb 1931)
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Ida J. Wheeler (Mar 1861-1936)
66225iii.
Adelbert Wheeler (Jun 1865-14 Feb 1949)
66226iv.
Herbert Wheeler (Jul 1870-1943)
66227v.
Annabell Wheeler (Jun 1872-)
66228vi.
Nellie M. Wheeler (May 1874-)
66229vii.
Lyman L. Wheeler (7 Sep 1878-)
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