Paternal Grandparents
Mary Agnes “Mae” Brennan Wheeler (1904-1997) and Ellis Levi Wheeler (1895-1944)
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Mae and Ellis
Mae and Ellis were married in Augusta, Georgia in October of 1924. In Augusta, Ellis preferred to be addressed as “Wheeler” by his wife, in-laws, and friends. Please note that Ellis’ parents’ ancestry is explored in the section on the Dutch Fork.
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Mae's Mother
Martha Tallulah “Lula” Swindler McGuinn Brennan (1879-1952) was the mother of my paternal grandmother, Mae Brennan Wheeler. Lula was born in South Carolina in the part of Edgefield County that became Saluda County in 1895. She was the daughter of John Benjamin “Mom Bennie” Elizabeth Campbell Swindler Coleman (1864-1931) and James Monroe Swindler (1853-1946).
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Mae's Father
Thomas Joseph Brennan (1873-1926) was the father of my paternal grandmother, Mae Brennan Wheeler. Thomas was born in Augusta, Georgia to Irish immigrants Thomas Brennan (1838-1880) and Hannah O’Brien Brennan (1835-1895).