I would like to know if there is someone who can help me help an elder (88 year old) friend whose father, T.F. WHEELER, died in Marion area around November 07, 1903. This man was a resident of the Soldier's Home. He died in an accident which was recorded i n a newspaper article of which we have a very old copy; no date on the article. Theodore F. WHEELER fell from a barn at the home of his son-in-law, Leander BROWN which was located one mile east of the Soldier's Home. Accident was on a Saturday. T. F. WHEELER was listed as a member of Co. E, 16th Wisconsin; infantryman. The burial was to be in the Silent Circle at the Soldier's Home.

If I might be able to pay for some assistance with this research, my friend will provide the funds. We are looking for the date and name of the original article of the fall, a copy the obituary, if one was done, and also a location for application for or a copy of the death certificate. Below is what I have found regarding the family of a Leandar BROWN; in the 1910 census is listed Leandar BROWN's wife as Elsie M., age 30, born in Ohio. This is, as best as we can determine. the sister to Clarence WHEELER, the youngest son of T.F. WHEELER and his wife, Mirana WHEELER/WHEELER.

I can provide other details if someone can contact me.
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1900:
son-in-law of T.F. Whee;ler in Indiana, Grant aCounty:
Series: T623 Roll: 373 Page: 6
Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year BROWN LEANDER 34 M W IN IN GRANT CENTER TWP 1900, Sheet 6B, ED #24, Sup. Dist 11; Hiram Andrew; Center Township, 14th June, 1900
If this is the correct Brown listed as the Brother-in-law of T.F. Wheeler in the article copy on T.F. Wheeler’ s accident in 1903, the only female in the home is named Susanna age ?? born in December and a widow with 14 children and 11 living. She was born in Ohio. This Leander Brown is listed as single and born in 1866, age 34 , b. in Indiana of Ohio parents. He is a farmer. T.F. Wheeler was to have fallen from a scaffold while helping his son-in-law, Leander Brown, with work on a barn.
Leander Brown Sr. lives in Clay Township and in another county; HAMILTON County.
1910 Census, Mill TWP., Grant County, Indiana
Series: T624 Roll: 351 Page: 5 \27th April, 1910; Sup. D. #11, ED#68, Sheet 5, last line (#50) of Sheet 5A; cont. sheet 5B
Enumerator: Elmer E. Heal
Brown, Leander/44/married 9 years. Indiana/VA/Indiana/farmer/general farm.
Next page: (in Grant County Infirmary)
Elsie M./wife/30 married 9 years/ 6 children and 6 living/OH/OH/OH
CHILDREN:
Samuel T./son/7/Indiana/OH/OH
Josephine M.daughter/7/Indiana/OH/OH
Crystal F./daughter/4/IN/OH/OH
Harry H/son/3/IN/OH/OH
Jennie G./daughter/2/s/IN/OH/OH
James H/son/8/12th/IN/OH/OH
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Regards,
Linda M. Thank
lthank@lightening-isp.com