• Church History
  • Publications
    • Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days
    • Prophets of the Restoration
    • Global Histories
    • Revelations in Context
    • Women of Conviction
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Church Historian's Press
    • More
  • Visit
    • Church History Museum
    • Historic Sites
    • Church History Library
  • Research
    • Church History Catalog
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database
    • Treasures of the Collection
    • Pioneer Resources
  • Quick Links
    • Church History Library
    • Church History Museum
    • Church Historic Sites
    • Church History Catalog
    • Church Historian’s Press
    • Joseph Smith Papers
    • Missionary Database
    • Pioneer Database

Pioneer Database

1847–1868

Home Companies Switch to Keyword Search
Unknown Date

Unknown Date

Birth Date
10 October 1846
Death Date
27 May 1931
Gender
Female
Family Search logo

View this Person on FamilySearch

Martha Wheeler

Facebook Twitter Print Mail
Find this person in FamilySearch Find this person in Mormon Migration
  • The Wheeler family came to Utah between 1863 and 1866. They likely came to Utah in 1863, the year they took a PEF loan for their emigration, but the first documentation to place them in Utah is in Church financial records in 1866. Further research is needed to narrow the year of their travel.

    Her surname is "Gardner" on the 1870 Utah census and "Lees" on death certificate and Find A Grave website.  She married Jesse Garniner and in 1880 she married James Lees.

Company Unknown (1863)

  • Age at Departure: 16

Traveled with

  • Mary Ann Wheeler (Age: 48)
  • Joseph Wheeler (Age: 46)
  • Samuel Wheeler (Age: 13)
  • Benjamin Wheeler (Age: 10)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Utah County.
  • Find a Grave (Website)