My Wheat Ancestors

From Wales, England to Kershaw Co., S.C.
to Middle Tn Counties of Maury, Perry and Hickman Tennessee

WHEAT SURNAME DISTRIBUTION IN THE U.S. (Provided by Hamrick Software)

The color of each state indicates how frequently you will find someone with this surname in each state. For instance, if a state is colored red, then 1 in 100 people (or more) in that state have the surname. Similarly, yellow means approximately 1 in 300 have the surname, green means 1 in 1000, and blue means 1 in 10,000 (or less).

1 John Wheat Abt 1765 - 1834
. +Nancy or Dicy Unknown 1773-1783 - Abt 1865
......2 Mahala Wheat
..........+Mark Myatt
......2 Nancy Wheat Abt 1795 -
......2 Barton H. Wheat Abt 1797 - Aft 1850
..........+Mary Unknown
......2 William Wheat Abt 1800 -
..........+Martha Unknown
..............3 Joseph Wheat Abt 1840 -
......2 Silas Wheat 1803 - 1885
..........+First Wife Unknown
..........*2nd Wife of Silas Wheat:
..........+Patience Smith
......*3rd Wife of Silas Wheat:
..........+Mary Hill McClearen
......2 Eleanor "Ellen" "Ellender" Wheat Abt 1804 - 1870
..........+Frederick Spencer - 1839-1849 - My Line!
..............3 John J. Spencer Abt 1826 -
..................+Harriet Abt 1832 -
..............3 James Madison Spencer 1827 - 1906
..................+Mary Martin Williams 1832 - 1905
..............3 Marion Spencer Abt 1831 -
..................+Unknown
..............3 Emily Spencer Abt 1837 -
..............3 Nancy Spencer Abt 1838 -
..............3 Joseph Henry Spencer Abt 1834 -
..................+Elizabeth "Eliza" J. Terry 1839 -
......2 Wiley H. Wheat Abt 1804 -
..........+Sally Jones
......2 Josiah (Sr.) Wheat 1808 - 1885
..........+Clarissa Little
......*2nd Wife of Josiah (Sr.) Wheat:
..........+Sarah Bryant 1813 - 1874
..............3 John Bryant Wheat 1829 - Abt 1905
..............3 Dicy Elizabeth Wheat 1831 - 1911
..................+Absalom Sweeten
..............3 James Wilson Wheat 1833 - 1873
..................+Elizabeth Riley
..............3 Jane Lavina Wheat 1836 - 1894
..................+William Haywood Dobbs
..............3 William Wheat 1838 - Abt 1868
..............3 Nancy Wheat Abt 1842 - 1887
..................+Richard Marion "Rich" Dobbs
..............3 Josiah (Jr.) Wheat 1848 -
..............3 Edward E. Wheat 1853 - Abt 1879

WHEAT FAMILIES found in Southwest Perry County, Tenn. Cemeteries

Mt. Auburn Church/Culp's Chapel Cem., upper cemetery
Material found on Perry Co. TNGenWeb page (June 1998):
Mt. Auburn Church is on the upper reaches of Powell Branch near the Wayne County line and appears on the western edge of the Clifton quadrangle. The church is now known as Culp's Chapel. The cemetery is large and in two parts. The lower part nearest the church is shown on the quadrangle. It is maintained and in use currently. The upper section is found by following the cemetery access road up into the pine woods north of the church. This upper section is much older, is not maintained, and no longer appears to be in use. There are several dozen stacked stone cairns here. Vaults and tombstones extend from the access road eastward into the woods. Recorded March 11, 1989. This cemetery was recorded in February 1987 by J. Erving Riley and Ermadine Riley. Their record, appears in Wayne County, Tennessee Cemetery and Death Records.

Upper cemetery:
Hannah J., d. May 10, 1877, "Aged 40 yrs 1 mo 4 das" "Wife of Wm. R. Wheat"
Infants, no dates, "Son and daughter of J. W. and Nora Wheat"
J. M., September 25, 1840-February 17, 1906, "Husband of Mary I. Wheat"\Mary I., October 26, 1841-April 17, 1906, "Wife of J. M. Wheat" [The Rileys read Mary J. Wheat.]
John Wesley, November 24, 1871-November 1, 1890, "Son of J. M. and Mary I. Wheat"
Ruth E., d. August 26, 1873, "Aged 1 Yr 7 Mos 25 Das" "Daughter of Wm. R. and Hannah J. Wheat"
Tobitha, March 5, 1840-February 25, 1910, "Wife of W. R. Wheat"
W. R., October 26, 1836-February 26, 1892 [Masonic symbol]
Lower Cemetery:
Charlie A., November 4, 1890-October 3, 1905, "Son of W. A. and Elizabeth Wheat"
Eliza, March 16, 1874-August 22, 1942, "Mother"\J. S., September 26, 1875-January 17, 1960, "Father"
Elizabeth, October 28, 1870-September 5, 1939, "Wife" "Mother" [adjacent to marker for William Wheat]
Goldie Jane, August 3, 1907-December 1, 1929
Harry, September 14, 1909-October 8, 1912, "Son of J. S. and Eliza Wheat"
I. L., 1874-1951 [Masonic symbol]
Infant, July 22, 1929-July 22, 1929, "Infant son of B. A. and Hessie Wheat"
John W., January 25, 1885-December 3, 1942\Nora A., November 22, 1884-October 11, 1958
Mary Essie, August 22, 1875-April 1, 1918, "Wife of I. L. Wheat"
Sallie A., December 22, 1896-February 15, 1980, "Mother"
William, December 30, 1869-July 6, 1964

Howell Cemetery:
This is the largest cemetery on Whiteoak Creek. It is located east of State Highway 128 on the road which runs parallel to and north of the creek. It is an old cemetery with perhaps a dozen stacked stone burial cairns. Most of the center of the cemetery near the cairns is empty, which means that dozens or even scores of graves are unmarked. This cemetery was recorded March 11, 1989. The cemetery also was recorded in February 1987 by J. Erving Riley and Ermadine Riley. Their record appears in Wayne County, Tennessee Cemetery and Death Records.

Grady I., 8/6/1901-3/11/1978\Winnie E., 2/22/1904-7/16/1979, "Married August 10, 1924"

For further Wheat Family information, you might want to stop by: The Wheat Front Page - Home page of the WHEAT-L surname mailing list. This page is meant to serve as a start point for WHEAT family genealogical research online....

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This page was created on 28 Dec. 1997

and last updated on 1 January 2006.