Family of Minnie WHEELUS

Birth: 24 MAR 1890 (Winn Parish, LA)
Death: 18 APR 1924 (Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA)
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery (Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, LA)

Grandparents	Parents	Siblings
William WHEELUS b. unknown d. between 1875-1880 Nancy J. RIALS b. 1838 (AL) d. 1898	James Jefferson (“Jelie”) WHEELUS b. 28 JUL 1870 (LA) d. 26 FEB 1945	Luther Joel WHEELUS b. 25 FEB 1895 (LA) d. 9 MAY 1955 Josephine WHEELUS b. MAR 1899 (LA) d. 16 MAR 1948 William Henry WHEELUS, Sr. b. 18 JAN 1901 (LA) d. 10 NOV 1966 (Female) WHEELUS b. 1 MAR 1912 (LA) d. 3 MAR 1912 Shelby WHEELUS* b. 15 JUL 1922 (LA) d. 20 SEP 2009
Joel MCCARTY b. DEC 1844 (MS) d. 6 OCT 1921 Selina KING b. 26 JAN 1848 (LA) d. 24 AUG 1907	Pernesie E. MCCARTY b. 5 APR 1874 (LA) d. 4 APR 1959

Spouse	Marriage	Children
John Henry TALBERT b. 3 MAR 1884 (LA) d. 28 JAN 1963	about 1908 Franklin Parish, LA	Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr.** b. 12 NOV 1906 (TX) d. 25 SEP 1985

*Shelby was listed as a nephew of James J. WHEELUS in the 1930 census. He was reared as his foster son.

**Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr. was a son of Minnie's Aunt, Catherine Silvester (“Silla”) MCCARTY. Minnie and John TALBERT adopted him after his parents died.

Obituary for John Henry TALBERT
Tombstone of John Henry TALBERT and his second wife, Mattie BROWNELL
Tombstone of John Henry TALBERT (close-up)
Obituary for Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr.
Tombstone of Robert Lee (“Ted”) WARD, Sr. and Lela BARFIELD

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Last updated on April 23, 2015.