Grundy County IL Archives Obituaries.....Wheeler, Henry H  1897
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Morris Daily Herald, Jan 27, 1897
Henry Wheeler

Our venerable citizen Henry H. Wheeler, passed away at his home opposite the 
Baptist church this morning at 8:40 o'clock after a severe sickness of ten 
days, which became critical the latter part of last week and grew worse until 
his death. The cause of his taking away was a tumor on the liver.

The funeral will be in charge of Richard Petty and will be from the Baptist 
church of this city Friday morning next, at 10 o'clock, Rev. Fisk officiating. 
Music will be furnished by the Baptist choir. After the noon day meal the 
procession will proceed to the Wheeler
Cemetery in Mazon township where interment will be made. Ihe following will 
act as pall bearers: I. H. McKeen, David Foreman, J. H. Rogers, M. R. Hale, A. 
Hollenbeck, G. A. Leach.

In the death of Mr. Wheeler the county loses one of its oldest inhabitants-a 
veritable pioneer in this region—and a respected citizen who was present at 
the country's development from a primitive organization and watched and 
participated in its progress for nearly half a century.

Authenticated tradition gives it that Mr. Wheeler settled in Mazon township in 
a log cabin which had the first board floor laid in a log structure in the 
county, and that the boards for it were hauled from Chicago by oxen. In this 
modest dwelling was born our respected supervisor from Mazon.

The deceased was the son of Stephen and Maria (Powers) Wheeler. He was born in 
Duchess county, New York, on Jan 28, 1820. He removed to Grundy county, Ill., 
in May, 1850, locating in Mazon township on the farm which is now familiarly 
called, and has been for many years the old Wheeler homestead, occupied by 
Supervisor George E. Wheeler, the only living son of the decedent. Before 
coming to Illinois on Oct. 16, 1849, Mr. Wheeler was united in holy wedlock to 
Amanda R. Simmons. For twenty-three years they lived at the homestead they 
founded on 100 acres in Section 15 of Mazon township, which continued to be 
their property, their son, though residing on it since their removal to 
Morris, having in due course of time acquired other farm property in that 
vicinity.

In the year 1873 Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler moved to this city, where they have ever 
since been continuous residents.

As a result of their union three children were born, viz: George E. Wheeler, 
now residing in Mazon township; Elmer E., who died at the tender age of a year 
and a half in the year 1861, and Clara M., now Mrs. A. J. Neff, who has made 
her home with her parents, and with her aged mother and her husband, are now 
the only occupants of the home in this city.

Of Stephen Wheeler’s family the following two brothers and sister are left to 
mourn for the deceased: Fred P. Wheeler, of New York, R. H. Wheeler, of 
Chicago, and Helen (Wheeler) Mercereau of New York.

The only remaining relation in this vicinity, besides those already mentioned, 
is David Rose, of Mazon, first cousin of the deceased. Mr. Rose’s parents, 
Philip and Caroline Rose, located in this county a year or two earlier than 
the deceased. They have both passed on before to immortality.

The deceased was not only well-known by the old settlers of Mazon and 
surrounding country, who respected him for his sterling worth and were 
gratified with him in his success in life, but found a newer circle of friends 
and acquaintances when he removed to Morris in retirement from active life to 
spend the remainder of his days in quietude and the well-earned enjoyment of 
rest from weary toil. While he attained the ripe old age of 77 years-his 77th 
birthday would have been reached tomorrow had he lived-there are many 
throughout the entire community who mourn with the bereaved over the departure 
of a beloved and revered parent and citizen.

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