Martha WHEELER

(b. abt. 1812 , Tennessee, USA d. 20 October 1865 , Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA )

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Martha WHEELER was born abt. 1812 in Tennessee, USA

Martha WHEELER was the child of William WHEELER and Elizabeth HUGHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) William WHEELER and Lucy ELLIS

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Martha married John CAMPBELL 21 December 1828 in Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John CAMPBELL was born 10 February 1809 in Maury Co., Tennessee, USA. John died 17 March 1860 in Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA. John was the child of John CAMPBELL and Eleanor DENTON.

Martha WHEELER died 20 October 1865 in Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA.

"According to the 1860 census, Martha Ann (Hughes Wheeler) Campbell was born about 1812 in TN. She is reported to be the step daughter of William Wheeler of Hamilton, White county IL through his marriage to Elizabeth Hughes. " findagrave.com

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Martha WHEELER married

John CAMPBELL-- Date: 21 December 1828 Place: Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA
John CAMPBELL was the child of John CAMPBELL and Eleanor DENTON

Children of John CAMPBELL and Martha WHEELER:

William Hume CAMPBELL (b.10 January 1829, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA d. 17 July 1895, , Illinois, USA)
m. Rachel Ann GARRISON 1 March 1849

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1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Martha WHEELER and John CAMPBELL 21 December 1828, Hamilton Co., Illinois, USA

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
William Hume CAMPBELL was born 10 January 1829, McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.