Ninth Generation

276. John WHEELER Sr⁵² was born in 1759 in Greenville County, South Carolina. He died before Aug 1828 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002 Children were:

	i.	John WHEELER Jr52 was born about 1773. source: J. North, 9/2002
	ii.	Margaret WHEELER52 was born about 1775 in North Carolina. She died in 1856 in Bedford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002
	iii.	Susannah WHEELER52 was born about 1777 in North Carolina?. She died about 1842 in Bedford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002
	iv.	Sarah WHEELER52 was born about 1779. source: J. North, 9/2002
	v.	David Alexander WHEELER52 was born about 1781. source: J. North, 9/2002
138	vi.	Nathan WHEELER.
	vii.	Stacy WHEELER52 was born on 1 Nov 1783 in North Carolina. She died on 18 Dec 1866 in Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee. She was buried in Enon Church Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee. Source: Rootsweb's WorldConnect Project: 29239 and J. North, 9/2002 Stacy and her husband Elliott were one of the early members of the Enon Church of Bedford Co, TN. The church minutes from that period were recorded, and later compiled by Elder Read in 1978. See webpage: http://www.geocities.com/bedfordcounty/enon.html for more information. The following are the entries in the church minutes concerning Elliott and Stacy Rucker: "*Sep 1821 ELLET ROOKER and his wife STACY, received into membership by experience and baptism. *Aug 1825 TIMOTHY SUGG is chosen as a deacon and the male members present: LEWIS HEATH, modorator, THOMPSON FULKS, JOSEPH RUSHING, JOHN RUSHING, JOHN H. SUGG, ELLIOT RUCKER, TALTON SIMMER, WILLIAM USURY, CHARLES FAIN, TIMOTHY SUGG, ELIJAH BLACKBURN. TIMOTHY SUGG was chosen as a deacon to replace Brother TYALOR who had died. Brethren LEWIS HEATH, TIMOTHY SUGG and THOMAS FULKS were appointed delegates to the association. *Dec 1829 A committee composed of Brethren NICOL, HEATH, FAIN, FAWLKS and POPE was appointed to talk to Brother RUCKER about an unspecified charge that had been brought against him. They were to request Brother RUCKER to attend the next meeting. *Jan 1830 The committee appointed to talk to Brother RUCKER made its report and based upon that report the church agreed to exclude Brother RUCKER for the sin of drinking and fighting. *Apr 1835 The church was not at peace because there was a difference existing between Brethren L. BLACKBURN and BERRY SMITH. A committee was appointed. Brethren RUSHING, POPE, BYLER, NOWLING, WOODS and NICHOLS were the men appointed. Sisters BEAVERS, RUCKER, WOOD, COX FAWLKS and RUSHING were also appointed because because the difference between the brethren was related to a sister in the church. The committee retired at this time to try to settle the difficulty. They returned and reported that they had settled the difficulty by excommunicating Brother BERRY SMITH for the sin of wanting to have carnal knowledge of Sister ELIZABETH BLACKBURN. The church accepted this." (Stacy was probably the "Sister Rucker" mentioned above) Elliott and Stacy was buried at the Enon Church cemetery. The following info was shared by J. Holman: -See page 152 History of the Rucker Family: She was a sister to the Wheelers mentioned before in this line of Ruckers. -Rucker Heritage: info says she died 8 Dec 1866 -Mrs. Stacy Rucker died Dec. 8, 1866, about 84 years of age. Buried in Enon Church Cemetery in Bedford County, TN. near Unionvile. -Stacy's birth date from Mary Kimmins Cross [Broderbund Family Archive #317, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1850, Date of Import: 18 Jun 1998, Internal Ref. #1.317.1.27931.29] -Individual: Rucker, Stacy County/State: Bedford Co., TN Location: 9th Civil District Page #: 66 Year: 1850 -From Whitely book: "1. James, born about 1772 near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, (this obtained through Nathaniel Rucker). He married a Miss Wheeler, a sister of Stacy Wheeler, who married Elliott Rucker. I might say here in regard to the Wheeler connection that these girls were sisters to the following, which the author obtained through old epistles owned by Judge W.G. Rucker, of Shelbyville, Tennessee. The Wheeler family migrated to Tennessee about the same time as the Rucker family, having intermarried and being closely connected. William Wheeler married Elizabeth ____ and moved to Illinois, near Decatur, about 1825, as in a letter from this William to connevctions in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1854, he states that he ha been in Decatur over twenty-five years. A brother of this William was Thomas Wheeler and his wife was Sarah _____ who were living in Bedford County, Tennessee, in 1854, and in the same letter is mentioned another brother, James, and the following sisters in Tennessee: Stacy, who married Elliott Rucker (mentioned in this list); Sarah, who married a Taylor; Peggy, who married a Farmerl As James Rucker and his wife lived in Decatur at the time the letter was written, and as they corrresponded with the Tennessee folks also, the name of the sister marrying James Rucker is not found, as it is not mentioned in the letter. (later). 2. Wilford married Cloey Taylor, and lived in Bedford County, Tennessee (later). 3. Elliott, married Stacy Wheeler (See James Rucker, brother of Wilford). I wish to repeat just here a short note from Mr. W.J. Carter, of Decatur, Illinois, whom you will find descended from the Rucker family. Mr. Carter's statement is as follows: "Mrs. Martha Hanie Wharton, of Woodbury, Tennessee, now in her 80th year, informs me through recent correspondence that her grandfather, Thomas Wheeler, was a brother to Stacy Wheeler, and the sister that married James Rucker. Mrs. Wharton states further that her father,m Dave Wheeler, visited this Uncle William Wheeler, Sr. in Decatur, Illinois, during the winter of 1860 and 1861, William Wheeler, Jr., being sheriff of Macon County at that time. She remembers also of her father often speaking of Sam Wheeler and his cousin, Judge Rucker. It is a well known fact that this William Wheeler, Sr., is a brother of our James Wheeler, the father of Hiram, Larkin, Washington, Elliott and Mrs. Charley Wheeler; the mother of Alph Warren, Mollie, James and Doc Wheeler, whom you all know so well. By establishing this brother and sister relationsh as shown above you can readily figure that William Wheeler, Sr., the father of ex-Sheriff William Wheeler, Jr., was an uncle of our grandfathers, John and William Rucker, while Hiram, Larkin, Wash, Elliott and Mrs. Charley Wheeler were cousins" (later)." -From Phil Wheeler: STACY WHEELER (1785-1866) (John) Stacy Wheeler was born about 1785 in North Carolina, the daughter of John Wheeler. She married Elliott Rucker. Elliott Rucker of Bedford County, Tennessee sold land on Alexanders Creek to Jeremiah B. Boothe on 10 August 1835 (Book GG, p. 70). Alexanders Creek was named after Ebeneezer Alexander the original owner of the property. The name Alexander appears in the family, but no link has been made to this family. Stacy Rucker passed away in 1866 in Bedford County, Tennessee. -Blair Wheeler sent the following excerpt from the book History of the Rucker Family by Edith Rucker Whitely, and in the possession of Jean Holman: "Elliott (Rucker, son of Mordecai) married Stacy Wheeler. I wish to repeat here just a short note from Mr. C. J. Carter of Decatur, Illinois, whom you will find descended from the Rucker family. Mr. Carters statement is as follows: "Mrs. Martha Hanie Wharton, of Woodbury, tennessee, now in her 80th year, informs me through recent correspondence that her grandfather, Thomas Wheeler was a brother of Stacy Wheeler, and the sister that married James Rucker. Mrs. Wharton further states that her father Dave Wheeler visited his Uncle William Wheeler, Sr. in Decatur, Illinois during the winter of 1860-61. William Wheeler, Jr. being sheriff of Macon County at that time. She remembers also of her father often speaking of Sam Wheeler and his cousin Judge Rucker. "It is a well known fact that this William Wheeler, Senior is a brother of our James Wheeler, the father of Hiram, Larkin, Washington, Elliott and Mrs. Charley Wheeler, the mother of Alph Warren, Mollie, James and Doc Wheeler whom you all know so well. By establishing the brother and sister relationship as shown above, you can readily figure that William Wheeler, Sr., the father of ex-sheriff William Wheeler, Jr. was an Uncle of our grandfathers John and William Rucker, while Hiram, Larkin, Wash, Elliott and Mrs. Charley Wheeler were cousins." -1810 FEDERAL CENSUS, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE FREE WHITE MALES Elliott Rucker FREE WHITE FEMALES U10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ U10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45+ 2 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1820 FEDERAL CENSUS, BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE FREE WHITE MALES Elliott Rucker FREE WHITE FEMALES U10 10-16 16-18 18-25 26-45 45+ U10 10-16 16-26 26-45 45 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 -1830 FEDERAL CENSUS, BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE FREE WHITE MALES Elliott Rucker FREE WHITE FEMALES U5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 U5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1840 FEDERAL CENSUS, BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE FREE WHITE MALES Eliot Rucker FREE WHITE FEMALES U5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 U5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1850 FEDERAL CENSUS, BEDFORD COUNTY, TENNESSEE Stacy Rucker W F 65 NC Louisa " W F 27 TN Eliott " W M 25 TN #95
	viii.	Mary Sarah WHEELER52 was born between 1782 and 1787 in North Carolina?. She died in 1838 in McMinn County, Tennessee. source: J. North and J. Richards See info from J. Holman listed under Mary's husband, James Rucker.
	ix.	Jesse G WHEELER52 was born about 1795 in Greenville District, South Carolina. He died on 25 Jan 1844 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. Religion: Zoar Methodist or Holly Springs Baptist Excerpt from Jesse's probate: "...Jane Wheeler, widow, David C. Wheeler, Austin Edwards and wife Mary, Robert Gains and wife Rachel, John Staggs and wife Elizabeth, William Wheeler, Martha Wheeler, Margaret Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Andrew Wheeler, Jane Wheeler, Peter Wheeler and Alexander Wheeler, the last seven of whom are minors who pray to be represented by their mother Jane Wheeler as guardian. They are legal representatives of Jesse Wheeler formerly of the district and state aforesaid who departed this life on the (blank) day of (blank) in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty ..." He left a substantial estate. Jane received $951.71 as her portion, and each of the twelve children received $158.61 as their portion." source: B. Wheeler
	x.	Thomas WHEELER52 was born in 1790 in South Carolina. He died in 1856 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He was buried in Family Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002
	xi.	William Edward WHEELER Sr52 was born about 1775 in Virginia. He died about 1866 in Macon County, Illinois. source: J. North
	xii.	Rachel WHEELER52 was born about 1795. She died in 1828 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002 single
	xiii.	Joseph Robert "Elisha" WHEELER52 was born about 1800. He died before 1850 in Rutherford County, Tennessee. source: J. North, 9/2002