Col. Druid Emmett WheelerAge: 76 years1894–1970
- Name
- Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler
- Name prefix
- Col.
- Given names
- Druid Emmett
- Surname
- Wheeler
 Birth | January 31, 1894 31 29 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 18, 1900 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | September 21, 1910 (Age 16 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson February 21, 1916 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 23 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Military | Army January 5, 1920 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Mary L'Amoreaux Lathrop — View this family June 28, 1921 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Druid Emmett Wheeler Jr April 11, 1922 (Age 28 years) |
| Military | National Guard, Minnesota January 1, 1923 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Lathrop “Bob” Wheeler February 23, 1925 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 35 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 36 years) Address: Black Hall Township |
| Death of a father | Louis Burnis Wheeler October 26, 1936 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage | Martha Mary Mosby — View this family December 14, 1949 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Druid Emmett Wheeler Jr — Martha Pauline Mosby — View this family December 15, 1949 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Druid Emmett Wheeler III 1950 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cora B Shemwell November 7, 1950 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | July 20, 1970 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sarasota Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Louis Burnis Wheeler Birth: July 13, 1862 24 — Michigan, United States Death: October 26, 1936 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Cora B Shemwell Birth: August 21, 1864 34 26 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 7, 1950 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 23, 1886 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Fannie Elizabeth Wheeler Birth: October 7, 1888 26 24 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: March 8, 1978 — Henderson, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Jesse Louise Wheeler Birth: January 27, 1890 27 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 29, 1979 — Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years himself |
Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler Birth: January 31, 1894 31 29 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1970 — Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| Family with Mary L'Amoreaux Lathrop |
| himself |
Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler Birth: January 31, 1894 31 29 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1970 — Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Mary L'Amoreaux Lathrop Birth: March 29, 1901 — Winnebago, Illinois, United States Death: September 19, 1985 — Florida, United States |
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Marriage: June 28, 1921 — Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States |
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9 months son |
Druid Emmett Wheeler Jr Birth: April 11, 1922 28 21 — Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States Death: 2001 |
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3 years son |
Robert Lathrop “Bob” Wheeler Birth: February 23, 1925 31 23 — Ramsey, Anoka, Minnesota, United States Death: May 7, 2017 — Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Martha Mary Mosby |
| himself |
Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler Birth: January 31, 1894 31 29 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1970 — Sarasota, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Martha Mary Mosby Birth: 1925 Death: 2011 |
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Marriage: December 14, 1949 — Winnebago, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Louis Burnis Wheeler - Household
Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Louis Burnis Wheeler - Household
169 Chestnut St. Asheville, Buncombe, NC
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler - Household
Black Hall, Fulton, GA
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Col. Druid Emmett Wheeler - Household
407 W. Curtias Bozeman, Gallatin, Montana
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