Ella was the foster child of James W. and Harriet N. Chase Solomon. Her biological parents are unknown. According to family legend, she was left on the doorstep of James and Harriet, who raised her as their own. It was thought that they proceeded with a legal adoption, but the adoption papers were found in the back of a chest of drawers upon their death. Her granddaughter, Norma Wheeler Harvey, sites that it was believed that her biological mother was from Farmington, IL.
About four years later, Ella became a
"big sister" when the Solomons had a daughter of their own named Martha Elizabeth or "Lizzy."
Ella married Ira Edward Wheeler on April 27, 1880 in Marieta, Fulton, IL. Together they had seven children: Eliza Ellen, Milton Henry, Grover Cleveland, William Nelson, Jennie Pearl, Theodore "Dora" Otis, and Verna Crete Wheeler.
Family rememberences as told by Mabel Medus Arnold to Norma Wheeler Harvey:
1. Ella often walked to a little store, "Checkrow," (in the Bushell/Marietta area)with her eggs and butter to get groceries.
2. Ella raised hops to make yeast and sold the product to help make ends meet.
3. Ella made "switches" from her hair combings and a shoe string. Women often tied these to their hair or coiled them on their head or braided them.
About four years later, Ella became a
"big sister" when the Solomons had a daughter of their own named Martha Elizabeth or "Lizzy."
Ella married Ira Edward Wheeler on April 27, 1880 in Marieta, Fulton, IL. Together they had seven children: Eliza Ellen, Milton Henry, Grover Cleveland, William Nelson, Jennie Pearl, Theodore "Dora" Otis, and Verna Crete Wheeler.
Family rememberences as told by Mabel Medus Arnold to Norma Wheeler Harvey:
1. Ella often walked to a little store, "Checkrow," (in the Bushell/Marietta area)with her eggs and butter to get groceries.
2. Ella raised hops to make yeast and sold the product to help make ends meet.
3. Ella made "switches" from her hair combings and a shoe string. Women often tied these to their hair or coiled them on their head or braided them.
Ella was the foster child of James W. and Harriet N. Chase Solomon. Her biological parents are unknown. According to family legend, she was left on the doorstep of James and Harriet, who raised her as their own. It was thought that they proceeded with a legal adoption, but the adoption papers were found in the back of a chest of drawers upon their death. Her granddaughter, Norma Wheeler Harvey, sites that it was believed that her biological mother was from Farmington, IL.
About four years later, Ella became a
"big sister" when the Solomons had a daughter of their own named Martha Elizabeth or "Lizzy."
Ella married Ira Edward Wheeler on April 27, 1880 in Marieta, Fulton, IL. Together they had seven children: Eliza Ellen, Milton Henry, Grover Cleveland, William Nelson, Jennie Pearl, Theodore "Dora" Otis, and Verna Crete Wheeler.
Family rememberences as told by Mabel Medus Arnold to Norma Wheeler Harvey:
1. Ella often walked to a little store, "Checkrow," (in the Bushell/Marietta area)with her eggs and butter to get groceries.
2. Ella raised hops to make yeast and sold the product to help make ends meet.
3. Ella made "switches" from her hair combings and a shoe string. Women often tied these to their hair or coiled them on their head or braided them.
About four years later, Ella became a
"big sister" when the Solomons had a daughter of their own named Martha Elizabeth or "Lizzy."
Ella married Ira Edward Wheeler on April 27, 1880 in Marieta, Fulton, IL. Together they had seven children: Eliza Ellen, Milton Henry, Grover Cleveland, William Nelson, Jennie Pearl, Theodore "Dora" Otis, and Verna Crete Wheeler.
Family rememberences as told by Mabel Medus Arnold to Norma Wheeler Harvey:
1. Ella often walked to a little store, "Checkrow," (in the Bushell/Marietta area)with her eggs and butter to get groceries.
2. Ella raised hops to make yeast and sold the product to help make ends meet.
3. Ella made "switches" from her hair combings and a shoe string. Women often tied these to their hair or coiled them on their head or braided them.
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