Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Elizabeth WHEELER ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, June 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler, a pioneer resident of Rock County passed away at the home of her son, Joseph Wheeler, in the town of Porter Monday morning. The deceased was eighty-nine years of age, being born in the state of Vermont, June 30, 1819. In 1846 she came to Wisconsin and since that time, with the exception of three years, has lived in Rock County. She is well known throughout the county and her loss will bring sorrow to many friends. She leaves to mourn her loss a borther, Johnson Taylor, two sons and one daughter. Besides these there are seven grandchildren. The children are Joseph of the town of Porter, Mrs. Lavina Jenks, of Riceville, Iowa, and Walter Wheeler, who lives near Riceville. The funeral was held today at eleven o'clock at the home of her son in the town of Porter March 31, 1909, The Enterprise and the Tribune, p. 1, col. 7, Evansville, Wisconsin