Biography for Fredrick B Wheeler, White County Illinois Fredrick B. Wheeler was born in Binghamton, Broome Co., N.Y., Sept. 3, 1855, where he lived till eleven years of age, when he went to Milford, Del., and lived four years; then went to WilliamstownpMass., and lived a year, and from there to New York, and shi1)ped on a Norwegian brig bound for Londonderry, Ireland. After a rough passage of twenty-two days landed at Londonderry, where he remained three weeks, and then went to Bristol, England. From there shipped on an American ship, and after passage of sixty-two days landed at Mobile, Ala. From there he went to Sagua la grande, Cuba, on the American brig Elizabeth. He then went to Boston. Mass., and after five years' sailing to different parts of the world, he went to Cario, Ill., where he procured a job as fireman on the Cario & Vincennes railroad, and remained three years. He was then promoted to engineer, and ran between Cairo and Vincennes till the fall of 1881, when the road went into the hands of the Wabash Road. He is now running between Cairo and Danville, under the employ of the Walbash Road. He was married Sept. 23, 1876, to Ella E. Creo, born in North Adams, Mass., Aug. 8 1856. They have two children-Benjamin S., born Aug. 3, l877, and Frederick II., in May, 1879. He is a member of Lodge No. 47, K. of P., Vincennes, INd. He is also a member of the Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers, Danville. Ill. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Misty Flannigan