Warren County PA Archives Obituaries.....WHEELER, Joseph J. January 21, 1917
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  January 1917

  DEATH of J. J. WHEELER 

  Lifelong Resident Passes Away - Grange will attend Funeral. 
  Lander, Jan. 21 (1917) - Joseph J. Wheeler passed away at his home on Saturday
  morning at 2 o'clock, aged 83 years. His last public appearance was at election
  last November, where at the polls during the day as assessor he passed out the
  statements, but since that time had been out very little. Besides the daughter,
  Mrs. Ella M. Strong, with whom he had lived since the death of his wife, June
  24, 1889, he is survived by a son, Clyde C. Wheeler of Buffalo, one sister, Mrs.
  Johanna Chase of South Dakota and five grandchildren. 
  Mr. Wheeler was born at Camden, N.Y., September 18, 1833 and was brought here by
  his parents when five weeks old and had spent his entire life here. December 25,
  1861he was married to Miss Maria P. Johnson. As a young man he taught school and
  for fifty-eight years was a successful veterinarian and had helped many people
  out of trouble. he had served as assessor of Farmington township for 31 years,
  was a district deputy of granges eight years and was master of Farmington Grange
  six years also a member of the fire insurance board for sixteen years. 
  About fifty years ago mr. Wheeler united with the Congregational Church of this
  place and as a younger man was earnest and active in Sunday school work and was
  a man of strict integrity. The funeral will be conducted by Rev. C. H. Quick on
  Tuesday at 11 o'clock am from the home with interment at State Road Cemetery.
  The Grange will attend in a body.
  
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