1850–1919

Introduction

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Born: No­vem­ber 5, 1850, on a farm near Johns­town, Wis­con­sin.

Died: Oc­to­ber 30, 1919, Short Beach, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Buried: Wil­cox es­tate bu­ri­al site, Short Beach, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Biography

Ella was the daugh­ter of Mar­cus Hart­well Wheel­er, and wife of Ro­bert Mar­i­us Wil­cox (married 1884).

She is re­mem­bered as a pro­li­fic and po­pu­lar po­et.

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