Joseph Allander WHEELER ^1,1231,1617

   Another name for Joseph was Joseph Alexander WHEELER.¹⁵⁹⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Occupation: Electrician, Newfoundland Light & Power: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴²⁰

2. Residence: King's Bridge Rd, 1888, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁵⁹⁴

3. Minister/Priest: Rev. Arthur C.F. Wood, M.A, 3 Mar 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶¹⁷

4. Alt. Birth: From 1921 Census of Newfoundland, Jan 1891, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶⁰⁹

5. Census: Shows him at home with parents and several siblings; Incorrect age given as 19, 1911, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²⁴⁴

6. Interesting: He was famous across Newfoundland as a ventriloquist, Cir 1913-1963, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁸⁰

7. Military: Member of Church Lads Brigade and drummer in Newfoundland Highlanders, 1913-1930, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁸⁰

8. Military: Rejected twice for military service, 1914-1918, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁸⁰ But travelled with his ventriloquist act at recruitment drives across the Dominion

9. Census: Census of Jacob Abbott Household, 16 Walshs Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Household consisted of:
Jacob Abbott, 28 Master mariner
Elsie [Wheeler] Abbott, 25, his wife
Joyce Abbott, 1, his daughter
Joseph Wheeler, 78, retired city works, father-in-law
Mary [Hannah Gosse] Wheeler, 70, mother-in-law
Joseph Wheeler [Jr.], 30, brother-in-law, electrician
Clara Wheeler, 32, sister-in-law

But on a separate Supplementary sheet there is also the name:
Mytris Abbott, shown as born Feb. 1922 AFTER the 1921 Census. This event was shared from Pte. Jacob ABBOTT Mm who also shared it with Clara WHEELER (Household Member), Elspeth May WHEELER (Household Member), Joseph WHEELER (Household Member), Joyce Darby ABBOTT (Household Member), Mary Hannah GOSS (Household Member), and Myrtis Grace Darby ABBOTT (Household Member).

10. Census: St. John's East (no specific address given, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶²⁰ Joseph and Mary Hannah and two of their adult children. All their ages and birth dates shown are erroneous.

11. Occupation: Electrician, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶⁰⁹

12. Residence: 16 Walshes Square, 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³³

13. Census: Household of Joseph Wheeler, 66 Quidi Vidi Rd, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁹ Renting at this time for $20/mo. There are 8 rooms and they have a radio This event was shared with Allander Joseph WHEELER, Basil WHEELER, Douglas J. WHEELER, Ethel SMITH, Joseph Allander WHEELER, Kenneth William WHEELER, Phyllis Ethel WHEELER, and Victor WHEELER.

14. Occupation: Electrician, Power Plant, Newfoundland Light and Power, $1440/yr, 1935, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^39,1180

15. Residence: 66 Quidi Vidi Rd, 1936, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁰ This event was shared with Allander Joseph WHEELER, Basil WHEELER, Douglas J. WHEELER, Ethel SMITH, Joseph Allander WHEELER, Kenneth William WHEELER, and Phyllis Ethel WHEELER.

16. Census: 1945 Newfoundland Census Joseph A Wheeler Household 66 Quidi Vidi Rd St. John's, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁰ Found on FamilySearch, 190219

Note that the page on the right is not a match for the page on the left and information on it should not be used. This event was shared with Allander Joseph WHEELER, Basil WHEELER, Douglas J. WHEELER, Ethel SMITH, Joseph Allander WHEELER, Kenneth William WHEELER, Mildred Gertrude PARSONS, and Phyllis Ethel WHEELER.

17. Occupation: Clerk, Electrical, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁸¹

18. Residence: 66 Quidi Vidi Terrace, 1945, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁸¹ This event was shared with Allander Joseph WHEELER, Basil WHEELER, Douglas J. WHEELER, Ethel SMITH, Joseph Allander WHEELER, Kenneth William WHEELER, and Phyllis Ethel WHEELER.

19. Residence: 66 Quidi Vidi Rd, 1953, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁶⁸⁵

Joseph married Ethel SMITH, daughter of John SMITH and Living, on 19 Nov 1921 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.⁴²⁰ (Ethel SMITH was born in 1901 in Spaniards Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^6,131 died in 1983 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹³¹ and was buried in 1983 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹³¹.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 5 Nov 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹²²⁹

2. Minister/Priest: Arthur Clayton, 19 Nov 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁹²

3. Witnesses: Thomas H. Martin And Mabel Martin, 19 Nov 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹¹⁹²