The Family Tree of Ella Wheeler Wilcox
by
Richard A. Edwards


WHEELER - Ella's Grandparents [her Father's Parents]
Amos Wheeler
Born June 14, 1762
Married to Eunice Hosford on August 20, 1788 (1789?)  in Thetford, Vermont.
Died February 4, 1836, Thetford, Vermont.
[perhaps the Amos Wheeler Born June 19, 1762 in Holden, Worcester, MA to Abijah Wheeler and Sarah]
Eunice Wheeler, 1839Eunice Hosford (had brother, Herman Hosford)
Born March 31, 1767
Married to Amos Wheeler on August 20, 1788 in Thetford, Vermont.
Died January 23, 1849 in Thetford, Vermont.
[Her parents were Joseph Hosford and Mary Peters]
Thirteen Children:
John Wheeler (Troy, NY) Amos Willard Wheeler (Chicago, IL)
Carlos Wheeler (Troy, NY) Eliza Wheeler (married Frank Ransted)
Marcus Hartwell Wheeler (youngest)
Born July 14, 1808 in Thetford, Vermont
Married to Sarah Pratt on May 22, 1836 in Thetford, Vermont
Died January 25, 1898 in Westport, Wisconsin.
Rest names unkown

 
PRATT - Ella's Great-Grandparents [her Mother's Father's parents]
William "Billy" Pratt
Born before 1770, Bradford, Vermont.
Married to Elizabeth Currier 
Elizabeth Currier (of french ancestry, lived into her 90s)
Died 1840-1841 in Bradford, Vermont
Children:
Edward Pratt (Chillicothe, Ohio) Hannah Pratt
William Pratt (Bradford, Vermont)
Married to Abagail Connor (from Boston, MA)
"Betsey" Pratt
"several unmarried daughters"
One of William's sisters married Andrew Sweet of Montpelier, Vermont.
[related in some way to Sarah J. Barron]

 
PRATT - Ella's Grandparents [her Mother's parents]
William Pratt
(Bradford, Vermont)
Abagail Connor
(from Boston, MA, of Irish ancestry)
Children:
Amine Pratt 
Born about 1813
Married Joseph Warren Downs Parker (had son Warren E. Parker who died March 1920 in Pasadena, CA and a daughter Marion)
Elizabeth Pratt
Married Stebbins Barker in Bradford, Vermont
Moved to Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin
Moved to CA
(Had daughter Georgiana)
Died about 1853
Sarah J. Pratt
15 November, 1814 in Bradford, Vermont
Died March 26, 1906 in Short Beach, Connecticut.
Married Marcus H. Wheeler
Abagail Pratt
Edward Pratt
Married Fidelia Sessions (sister to Strong Sessions, daughter of Schuyler Sessions)
Moved to Memphis, TN
Moved "east" after the Civil War
(they had a son, Arthur?)
(a son of Edward lived in New York)
Mary Ann Pratt
Married Strong Sessions (brother to Fidelia Sessions, son of Schuyler Sessions). Divorced.
(Had sons Arthur and Ada. Ada died in childhood.)
Remarried a Farnham.
Died August 1919 (nearly 90)

 
Wheeler - Ella's Parents & Siblings
Marcus H. Wheeler in 1839Marcus Hartwell Wheeler
Born July 14, 1808 in Thetford, Vermont
Married to Sarah Pratt on May 22, 1836 in Thetford, Vermont
Died January 24, 1899 in Westport, Wisconsin.
claimed "a descendant from Ethan Allen"
Sarah J. Wheeler in 1860Sarah J. Pratt
15 November, 1814 in Bradford, Vermont
Died March 26, 1906 in Short Beach, Connecticut.

 

Children:
Marcus Pratt Wheeler - 1866Marcus "Mark" Pratt Wheeler
Born April 28, 1837 in Thetford, Vermont.
Married March 19, 1873 to Lois Couillard (who had a sister, Laura and relations Marshall, Llewellyn and  Ezra P. Couillard: She died May 10, 1907 in Windsor, WI)
Two sons and 8 grandchildren in 1919.
Moved to South Dakota.
Move to Windsor, Wisconsin
Son Francis "Frank" Marcus Wheeler born August 31, 1874: married Mamie Matthews in 1910 and had son and daughter: Lived in South Dakota.
Son Leslie Couillard Wheeler born December 20, 1877: married Mable Douglas on February 11, 1902.
Had three boys and three girls.
Lived in Windsor, WI.
Edward Gilman Wheeler - 1866Edward Gilman Wheeler
Born April 16, 1846 in Thetford, Vermont.
Married October 2, 1877 to Delphia Charlena Hill (whose parents were "old Vermonters")
Five daughters, Two Sons and many grandchildren in 1919.
Son: Archie E. Wheeler.
Sarah Ann Wheeler - 1866Sarah Ann Wheeler
Born April 22, 1842 in Bradford, Vermont.
Married in December 6, 1866 to Dr. Elnathan Bond in Johnstown Center, Wisconsin.
Moved to Farina, IL
Moved to South Dakota
Moved to Ord, Nebraska (where Elnathan died)
Had daughter, Ella Wheeler Bond.
Had son, Rollin Bond (lived in New York).
Ella Wheeler - 1866Ella Wheeler
Born November 5, 1850 in Johnstown, Wisconsin.
Married Robert Marcus Wilcox on May 1, 1884 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died October 30, 1919 in Short Beach, Connecticut.
[Note: Harvey Caldwell was a cousin to Marcus Hartwell Wheeler. Harvey had a son Hartwell Caldwell. Another cousin was Jemima Caldwell.]

 
 
Wilcox - Ella & husband
Robert Marius Wilcox
Born about 1848,Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Married Ella Wheeler on May 1, 1884 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died May 21, 1916 in Short Beach, CT
(Had nephew Harry Wilcox of Los Angeles, CA)
(Had niece, or sister, Ethel Wilcox)
(some relations: Ruth Wilcox Bigelow of Stamford, Connecticut and Hattie Wilcox Booth and Edith Wilcox Conway both of Hartford, Connecticut
Ella Wheeler
Born November 5, 1850 in Johnstown, Wisconsin.
Married Robert Marcus Wilcox on May 1, 1884 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died October 30, 1919 in Short Beach, Connecticut.
"she herself claimed descent on her mother's side from Pocahontas"
Children:
Robert Wilcox, Junior
Born May 27, 1887 in Meriden, CT
Died May 27, 1887 in Meriden, CT

 
Robert Wilcox's Parents
Lyman Wilcox
Born Abt. 1819 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut 
Married Maria Bulkeley Abt. 1847 in Hartford, Connecticut 
Maria Bulkeley
Married Lyman Wilcox Abt. 1847 in Hartford, Connecticut
Died about 1855
Children:
Robert Marius Wilcox
Born about 1848,Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Married Ella Wheeler on May 1, 1884 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died May 21, 1916 in Short Beach, CT

Had an "Aunt Hattie"


 

Sources:
Mormon church records at http://www.familysearch.com
Ella's last Will and Testament
"The Evolution of Ella Wheeler Wilcox and other Wheelers" by Marcus P. Wheeler.
The Story of a Literary Career by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Obituary in The New York Times Friday, October 31, 1919
The Worlds and I by Ella Wheeler Wilcox



Last updated:12/15/2000