George Henry Wheelock

1864 - 1939  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	George Henry Wheelock
  Born	4 Jan 1864	Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	Wheelock Park in South Bend, Indiana is named in honor of George for the twelve years that he served on the city park board.
  Occupation	Founder of the George H Wheelock Company. They imported and sold pottery, fine china and cut glassware. After his death the control of the company passed to his son, Harry Ellsworth.
  		A George H Wheelock Company patriotic advertisement supporting the WWI troops. South Bend news-times (South Bend Indiana). Sunday, November 11, 1917, Section 1, Page 8.
  		Wheelock China (10) Charles, George, and Arthur Wheelock of Janesville, Wisconsin formed a cooperative enterprise to sell fine china in 1877-78. About 1894 they came up with a new idea and they gave birth to the idea of souvenir china.
  Died	13 Jan 1939	South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana
  		George Henry Wheelock Death Certificate George Henry Wheelock Death Certificate
  		George Henry Wheelock Obituary The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), 14 Jan 1939, Saturday, Page 1
  		George Henry Wheelock Obituary The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, Indiana), 14 Jan 1939, Saturday, Page 2, Continued From Page 1
  Buried	16 Jan 1939	Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States
  		George H Wheelock Family Headstone. George H Wheelock Family Headstone.
  		George H Wheelock Headstone. George H Wheelock Headstone.
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Charles E Wheelock,   b. 21 Sep 1858, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin ,   d. 23 May 1910
  2. Harriet Laura Wheelock,   b. 19 Jul 1860, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin ,   d. 25 Apr 1863, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
  3. Arthur Washburn Wheelock,   b. 5 Mar 1866, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin ,   d. 17 Jun 1947, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
  4. Frank Wadsworth Wheelock,   b. 19 Jun 1870, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin ,   d. 7 Dec 1938, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Person ID	I27590	Nagel
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	Wadsworth Grant Wheelock,   b. 12 Feb 1835, Hinesburg, Chittenden, Vermont, ,   d. 24 Aug 1897, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Ann Trott,   b. 14 Mar 1836, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jun 1919, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	10 Jul 1853	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F8854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Belle Ellsworth Cassoday,   b. 7 Oct 1862, Wisconsin ,   d. 5 Dec 1931, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana  (Age 69 years)
  Married	11 May 1882
  		George H Wheelock Marriage. Janesville (Wisconsin) Daily Gazette, Thusday, May 11, 1882 page 2.
  Children	+ 1. Harry Ellsworth Wheelock, Sr,   b. 22 Dec 1882, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana ,   d. 22 Aug 1952, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana  (Age 69 years)  [Birth]   2. Jean Wheelock,   b. 18 Oct 1888, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana ,   d. 7 Oct 1948, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana  (Age 59 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F8855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jan 1864 - Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin Died - 13 Jan 1939 - South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana Buried - 16 Jan 1939 - Riverview Cemetery, South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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  George H Wheelock. George H Wheelock.