Rachel Wheeler (c1836-aft1880)
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Birth[]
Rachel was born about 1836 in Harrison County, Ohio to parents Mordecai Wheeler (c1787-bef1873) and Keziah Murray Gill (1795-1873).
1840 Census[]
Rachel is believed to have resided with her mother in the 1840 census of German Township, Harrison County, Ohio. A reconstruction of the household is as follows:
- Keziah Murray (Gill) Wheeler, head, 45, MD
- Rezin Wheeler, son, 22, MD
- Malinda Wheeler, daughter, 16, OH
- Mordecai Wheeler, son, 15, OH
- Keziah Wheeler, daughter, 12, OH
- Nancy Wheeler, daughter, 10, OH
- John Wheeler, son, 6, OH
- Rachel Wheeler, daughter, 4, OH
1850 Census[]
Rachel was listed in the household of her mother in the 1850 census of German Township, Harrison County, Ohio. The household is listed as follows:
- Keziah Murray (Gill) Wheeler, head, 55, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Rezin Wheeler, son, 32, Baltimore County, Maryland
- Mordecai Wheeler, son, 25, Harrison County, Ohio
- Nancy Wheeler, daughter, 20, Harrison County, Ohio
- John Wheeler, son, 16, Harrison County, Ohio
- Rachel Wheeler, daughter, 14, Harrison County, Ohio
Marriage to Reason Gotschall[]
On February 13, 1855, Rachel married Reason Gotschall (1824-aft1880).
Children by Reason Gotschall[]
The known children of Reason Gotschall and Rachel Wheeler are as follows:
- George W. Gotschall (c1856-?)
- Lewis Cox Ryan Gotschall (c1859-?)
- John R. Gotschall (c1862-?)
- Newton J. Gotschall (c1864-aft1900)
- Anna B. Gotschall (c1867-?)
- Mary Gotschall (c1870-?)
