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*»«■•!!» i irtnNANTg wag-;ate ingoing depart-j brush id .that ise of nst, as lirectly th part as been ib out aII W C4O UU1U iil UilCi. a-rgo territory New York July 14, 1831 and had she survived another two weeks would have attained the remarkable age of Ninety-five years.She was married to Daniel S. Wheeloek at Syracuse, N. Y. in June 1850. Soon after the Battle ot Bull Bun in July 1861 Mr. Wheeloek heard Lincoln's call for volunteer^ to' defend the country's flag and its honor and volunteered for immediate service.to ob-he rustHe was assigned to service in the defense of the national capitol. Being a leader of Run he was assigned, to organizing and drilling the new recruits’ that flocked to Washington a duty which ho performed so efficiently that he- was, upon being wounded. at the (battle of Vicksburg, given an honorable discharge with a Lieutenant/Captain's commission,Little provision, in those days, was made for the wives and children of the country’s soldiers.All honor is .duo and is freely accorded the men who fought for Old G-lory and the things for which it stood, ibut what shall bo said about (such noble souls as Mrs. Wheeloek, us and 'who* for several years battled with chigan to maintain themselves and theirbe in-1 children while their husbands and fathers were fighting to save the nation.At the close of the war Mrs. Wheeloek, with her husband came to Cheboygan, soon settling on a home-stead in the Tallman Settlement lit From Inverness township. Later they mov-up the! €(I to Munro township and settled on 3lt; jthe farm where she was making herg made‘home at the time of her death, airloads I ^he was the mother of eight child-arberry ren three of whom, Mrs. Susan capable i Teacher of Detroit, Mrs. -Clara Tall-liberal mani anc* Herman Wheeloek, who re-ne will t^e in the township of Munro, sur-•red. viye to join with a host -of close ry has friends and appreciative neighbors iii m part 'mourning her loss.1 other I She was a nofblo soul, of splendid ist free presence, of tolerant, charitable and alwavq • sympathetic nature who ever heard ind the i the call of distress and ffl'iction. he rust I She was buried Saturday, July 3rd ason. fr° mher late home, a large concourse of friends and neighbors testifying Editor to the esteem in which she was held City to thy their Presence and the large num-oon to {her of beautiful floral offerings, who had S She was carried to her grave .. by six stalwart grandsons, the services being conducted by Rev. Turn a of Cheboygan with music ,iby Cheboygans work i Lee-0, Ben-ome on id theyhim a singers.k trout it the wonder-May she re£t In peace.The Democrat has the job Of print-aft such mg- the Premium Lists for the Che-to feast boygan County Fair, to be held this [year on Sept, 28th. 29th, and 30tli. '.The premium list# will be out in a t paper, couple of weeks.is pei der d meen, oncePopTh( sled i when ton every are s regut of til sons of b silks, chiffc er In tered polka for ci Scarv chiefs show: pockc Theslt; fon o the i polkc and 1Tw(T^ more seasc able comp the 1 show of e jabot lngs.Th veal« whit, with Ion era! to th of nlt;Ttstor:maycapeEithTheshorandgrac
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Cheboygan Democrat
Cheboygan, Michigan, US
Thu, Jul 15, 1926
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