The Wheeler and McDermott Families
of Madison and Macoupin County, IL

Master Index - Surname Index - Charts

This site is dedicated to the memory of my grandparents:

Rita Emma WHEELER McDermott and Glenn McDERMOTT

Hear this, O elders, give ear, all inhabitants of the land!
Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your ancestors?
Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and
their children another generation.

 Joel 1:2-3

I first became interested in my ancestors during a trip to Gillespie, Macoupin County, IL in 1974 with my grandmother, Rita McDermott.  Out of love, I was taking grandma to all the old cemeteries where her ancestors were buried.  At each headstone she would tell me the story of that person.  In all honesty, I was not paying attention.  Than at the Wheeler-Huddleston Cemetery I was looking at Jehu Wheeler's stone and I became fascinated by the name Jehu.  It was at this point I started writing down what grandma was saying.

I would like to give special thanks to the following people:

Littleton P. Bradley for making Macoupin County records available before the Internet,
Gloria Frazier for making Macoupin County records available after the Internet  Macoupin County, IL,
Cynthia Leonard for her dedication to Macoupin County researchers and all her wonderful books,
Jill Secoy who has spent many an hour recording Macoupin County Cemeteries,
Helen Counsell, Donald Cordell, Floyd Lewis, Denzil Mauldin, Beverly Martin, Betty Jo Tilly, and All the researchers who have helped me over the years.

Thank you Shirley A. Aleguas & Betty Moake for photos of the Wheeler-Huddleston Cemetery. 

This tree icon designates all my own direct ancestors
This gravestone icon designates the person is buried in the Wheeler Cemetery
In surname index this icon means there's a photo or document with this individual
Click on a small camera like this and you'll see more photos
Click on an icon like this or this to find documents or more pictures

I would love comments about the site, including corrections, additions and suggestions. No living persons appear on this site and there is no plans to include them.

Happy Hunting,

Kathleen Pamela McDermott Mirabella