 1932 - 1955 (22 years)
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| Name |
Ian Ward Wheelock |
| Birth |
22 Nov 1932 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Jan 1955 |
At sea |
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Search for 60 Ft Schooner.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Saturday, January 29, 1955, page eight. |
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Buffalo NY Courier Express Jan 29 1955 Pg 6.
Buffalo New York, Courier Express, Saturday, January 29, 1955. Page 6. |
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Son Asks Court To Declare Mother Dead.
Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle, Friday, Jun 17, 1955, second section page seventeen. |
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Philadelphia PA Inquirer Feb 13 1955 Pg 1.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Inquirer, Sunday, February 13, 1955, page 1. |
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Philadelphia PA Inquirer Feb 21 1955 Pg 1.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Inquirer Monday, February, 21, 1955, page 1. |
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2 Are Declared Legally Dead
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), 13 Jul 1955, Wednesday, Page 7 |
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(Louis) Ward Wheelock And Son Declared Dead
Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania), 12 Jul 1955, Tuesday, Page 4 |
 Siblings |
2 siblings |
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| Person ID |
I21302 |
Nagel |
| Last Modified |
29 Sep 2018 |
| Father |
Louis Ward Wheelock, Jr, b. 20 Feb 1896, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 1955, At sea (Age 58 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Margaret Trevor, b. 24 Jul 1903, Glasgow, Scotland d. 29 Apr 1949, Haverford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania (Age 45 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Marriage |
1927 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Louis Ward Wheelock Jr Marriage.
Louis Ward Wheelock Jr Marriage to Margaret G Trevor. |
| Family ID |
F6985 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 22 Nov 1932 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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 | Death - Jan 1955 - At sea |
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 | The Bermuda Triangle
No TV show about the unexplained would be complete without a trip to the Bermuda Triangle. In season six Fox Mulder found himself in the Bermuda Triangle, traveling back in time to battle “dream Nazis”. In January of 1955 my 7th cousin 4 times removed, (Louis) Ward Wheelock, one of his sons and his wife vanished in the Bermuda Triangle along with four others and his 60ft yacht leaving no trace.
Scully was quick to point out that the Coast Guard had issued storm warnings and one of the Air Force pilots involved in the search pointed out that a wooden hulled boat lost in shallow water would be difficult to find because radar would be of little to no help.
Mulder countered that the crew was experienced and, had reported by radio that in spite of the bad weather they were doing fine. His main interest in this case came because of a mysterious newspaper clipping found in project “Blue Book” files.
The clipping, in poor condition, unfortunately did not identify the publication name or date. The only clue was a hand written “1955”. The article mentioned the search for an “unidentified object”. It states that after sighting the object the Air Force plane suffered “navigational difficulties” and lost the object. No other documents relating to this have been found in project Blue Book files.
Even without the disappearance of a wooden hulled boat that left no wreckage there is a mystery here. The article did not say unidentified “flying” object. Why was an Air Force unit tasked with investigating UFOs interested enough in this missing boat to save this clipping? Search pilots normally have the experience to recognize wreckage. What was this item that was reported as “unidentified”? What forces were at work that caused the “navigational difficulties”. |
| Documents |
 | Ward Wheelock Bluebook.
This article was found in Project Blue Book files. Unfortunately it's a very poor copy and they did not record the name or date of the publication. The only clue is the hand written "1955" near the top. this is the only reference to the Wheelock case that can be found there. |
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