History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley, by Merton Edwin Krug, Publ. February 1929 by the author. Printed by Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wis., Page 331-333

NELSON & EMELINE (WARNER) WHEELER. Of all the settlers of the town, whose posterity is still represented in the community perhaps none have more local representatives than Mr. and Mrs. Nelson WHEELER, pioneers of the year 1854. Mr. WHEELER was born in the state of New York in 1813, son of E. F. WHEELER, and there grew to manhood and married Emeline WARNER. Upon their marriage they moved to Ohio, and lived there until their removal to Ironton in 1854. The WHEELER farm is in the southern part of the town, and was in the original town of Washington, near the GRAY farm, and was, like that, set into Ironton by a re-survey made some time later. Mr. WHEELER was a farmer by occupation, and was ever a man of prominence. He was a member of the Wisconsin Legislature during the term of 1859.

Nelson and Emeline WHEELER were the parents of seven children: Jane, Henry, Leander, Robert Alonzo, Emily, Mary, Nelson Duane.

Jane WHEELER married LaFayette ACKERMAN and died in early life.

Henry WHEELER married Electa BENSON, daughter of Almeron and Lucinda (STANTON) BENSON, and had four children: Will, of Madison; Orton, of Baraboo; Elias of Reedsburg, and Emma, wife of Albert SORGE, formerly of Reedsburg, and now of LaCrosse.

Leander WHEELER married Phoebe BLAKESLEY, daughter of Squire BLAKESLEY, and was for many years an active Ironton farmer. His children are: Ruby, deceased; Nelson, who married Jesse WOOD, daughter of William A. and Betsy Ann (BALL) WOOD of Washington township, and resides in Reedsburg; Walter, who married Gertrude LEWIS, and lives in Lime Ridge; Arthur, at Cornell, Wis.; Mate and Hattie, twins, the former the wife of Ed. BOHN a well known milliner of Reedsburg, and the latter the wife of Walter FISH of Winfield; Edna, wife of Walter WALLING, Reedsburg; Bert, of Aniwa, Wis.; Frank, married Alma WEBSTER, now of Reedsburg; Charles, married Lillie GONSLIN, Reedsburg; and Guy, who married Blanch DORROW and resides upon the WHEELER farm in this town.

Emily WHEELER married James PRIEST and lives in Superior.

Mary WHEELER married E. BLANK, and resides, widowed, in Reedsburg; she has three children: Genevieve, wife of Fred YOUNG, Reedsburg; Nina, wife of Art COLEMAN; Edward, of Stevens Point, Wis.; and Hanson, prominent educator of Little Falls, Iowa. Hanson BLANK is a gifted modeler, and his model of Col. Charles Lindbergh has won considerable popularity. Mrs. Mary BLANK, nee WHEELER, deserves especial mention here as one of the oldest active society ladies of Reedsburg. Mary BLANK's coffee at Old Settlers Meetings has become traditional.

Duane WHEELER married Louise FULLER. His children are: Alvin, who married Daisy BENNETT of Winfield; Harry, of Baraboo; and Alta (Mrs. JUDD).

Submitted by Carol