"Levi Wheeler was born in Scioto County, Ohio, June 11, 1823, a son of Luther and
Rebecca (Hastings) Wheeler, natives of New Hampshire, who came to Ohio in 1820, and
located near Wheelersburg, where his mother died in 1857 and his father in 1858. They
reared a family of four children-Nathan, Isaac, Martha and Levi. When fifteen years of
age Levi Wheeler went to work in the Scioto Furnace. He worked at different furnaces till
1856 and then bought the Pine Creek Mill. Eight years later he sold the mill to his brother
Nathan and removed to a farm, but after two years bought the Scioto Mills at
Harrisonville. In connection with milling he owned a general store, but in 1879 sold both
mill and store, and in 1881 bought the store of Lemuel Salladay at the Giant Oak Mills,
and is carrying on a general mercantile business in connection with his farm of 500 acres.
He was married in 1847 to Joanna, daughter of T. M. Bennett. They have eight children-
Thomas, Levi, Isaac, William, Ulysses G., James, Lucretia and Minerva. Two children
died in infancy. Politically Mr. Wheeler is a Republican. He has held the offices of
Deputy Sheriff, Treasurer, and Trustee of his township."
