Josephine Anna Leiber^{[1, 2]}

1877 - 1946  (68 years)

• Name	Josephine Anna Leiber
  Born	18 Oct 1877	Springfield, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [3]
  Census	1920	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [4]
  Census	1930	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [5]
  Census	1940	6213 North Fairfield Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [6]
  Died	11 Aug 1946	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [7, 8, 9]
  Buried	15 Aug 1946	Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I9052	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Captain Albrecht Leiber,   b. 16 Feb 1836, Baden, Germany ,   d. 23 May 1892, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Meta Klett,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 28 Dec 1915, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F63112	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edmund Lester Wheeler,   b. 19 Aug 1874, New York ,   d. 15 May 1946, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1902
  Children	+ 1. Lester Albert "Les" Wheeler,   b. 19 Jul 1903, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 21 Jun 1986, Pinellas County, Florida  (Age 82 years)   2. Josephine Eleanor Wheeler,   b. 26 Jan 1905, Illinois ,   d. 1990  (Age 84 years)   3. Virginia Leiber "Ginger" Wheeler,   b. 1 Aug 1906, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 8 Apr 1992, Pinellas County, Florida  (Age 85 years) + 4. Robert Edward Wheeler,   b. 7 Jan 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 15 Sep 1994  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F3339	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 1910 - 2729 Racine Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1920 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1930 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Census - 1940 - 6213 North Fairfield Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Died - 11 Aug 1946 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Buried - 15 Aug 1946 - Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Hillary Black Dumas submission
  		Courtesy of Lt. Col. T. Wheeler Family
  		Courtesy of Lt. Col. T. Wheeler Family Lester and Josephine with grandson Thomas McDowell Wheeler

  
  

• Notes

  Parents born in Germany. Died at 6213 North Fairfield Avenue. ---------- References: Memorial Park Cemetery Records.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] U. S. Social Security Application, 334-26-6602, 23 Jul 1948. Son Robert E. Wheeler's application. [S101] 1880 Census, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, 124A. [S112] Census, 1910. name: Josephine Wheeler birthplace: Illinois relationship to head of household: Wife residence: Chicago Ward 25, Cook, Illinois marital status: Married race : White gender: Female immigration year: father's birthplace: Germany mother's birthplace: Germany family number: 250 page number: 13 Household Gender Age Birthplace self E Lester Wheeler M 34y New York wife Josephine Wheeler F 29y Illinois moth Elenore E Wheeler F 52y England son Lester Wheeler M 6y Illinois dau Josephine Wheeler F 5y Illinois dau Virginia Wheeler F 3y Illinois son Robert Wheeler M 2y Illinois [S112] Census, 1920. name: Josephine Wheeler residence: Chicago 26, Cook, Illinois estimated birth year: 1883 age: 37 birthplace: Illinois relationship to head of household: Wife gender: Female race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: mother's birthplace: film number: 1820336 digital folder number: 4300487 image number: 01121 sheet number: 2 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Edward Wheeler M 43y New York wife Josephine Wheeler F 37y Illinois son Lester Wheeler M 16y Illinois [S112] Census, 1930. name: Virginia L Wheeler event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Chicago (Districts 1751-1976), Cook, Illinois gender: Female age: 23 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Illinois estimated birth year: 1907 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Daughter father's birthplace: New York mother's birthplace: Illinois enumeration district number: 1932 family number: 153 sheet number and letter: 8B line number: 63 nara publication: T626, roll 495 film number: 2340230 digital folder number: 4584296 image number: 00864 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Edward L Wheeler M 54 New York wife Josephine A Wheeler F 51 Illinois son L Albert Wheeler M 26 Illinois daughter Virginia L Wheeler F 23 Illinois son Robert E Wheeler M 22 Illinois [S112] Census, 1940. name: Josephine Wheeler titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Ward 50, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States gender: Female age: 62 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Mother birthplace: Illinois estimated birth year: 1878 residence in 1935: Same House enumeration district number: 103-3255 family number: 183 sheet number and letter: 9A line number: 13 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 1023 digital folder number: 005459779 image number: 00540 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Lester Albert Wheeler M 36 Illinois sister Virginia Wheeler F 32 Illinois father Edmund Wheeler M 64 New York mother Josephine Wheeler F 62 Illinois [S142] Newspaper Article, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug 1946. 1946-08-14Chicago Tribune (IL) WHEELER Edition: Chicago Tribune --Josephine A. Wheeler of 6213 N. Fairfield avenue, Aug. 13, 1946, beloved wife of the late Edmund L. Wheeler, loving mother of L. A., Robert E., Virginia L. Wheeler, and Mrs. Josephine W. Cooper, dear sister of Marie Leiber of Chicago and Fritz Leiber of Santa Monica, Ca. At chapel, 5501 N. Ashland avenue, where services will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, at 2 p.m. Interment Memorial Park cemetery. Record Number: 19460814dn085 [S87] Death Certificate, 0023470. WHEELER JOSEPHIN A F/W UNK 0023470 1946-08-13 COOK CHICAGO - - [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Josephine A. Wheeler Titles and Terms (original): Death Date: 13 Aug 1946 Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Gender: Female Marital Status: Race or Color: Age: 68 Estimated Birth Year: 1878 Birth Date: 29 Oct 1877 Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois Father: Leiber Father's Titles and Terms (original): Father's Birth Place: , , Germany Mother: Mita Klett Mother's Titles and Terms (original): Mother's Birth Place: , , Germany Occupation: Housewife Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Street Address: Spouse: Edmund L. Wheeler Spouse's Titles and Terms (original): Spouse's Birthplace: Burial Date: 15 Aug 1946 Burial Place: Skokie, Cook, Illinois Cemetery: Memorial Park Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4005301 Image Number: 1050 Film Number: 1991076 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 23470