Isaac U. Wheeler

Regions: Chenango Co., NY; Walworth Co., WI

From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, Publ. 1912 - Page 898-899 ISAAC U. WHEELER. The gentleman to a review of whose life and characteristics the reader's attention is herewith briefly called is among the most progressive business men of Walworth county, who, by energy and correct methods, has not only achieved success for himself, but has also contributed in a very material way to the industrial, civic and moral advancement of Whitewater and community where his life has been spent. During his earthly sojourn of three score and ten years in this vicinity he has seen and taken part in the wonderful transformation from a wilderness, with here and there a straggling village and now and then a cabin and a small clearing. He has a wide acquaintance among the best citizens of this and adjoining counties, many of whom are included in the circle of his best friends. He has ever tried to measure up to the standard of correct manhood, and in the course of an honorable career he has established himself in a liberally remunerative enterprise and won the confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. Isaac U. WHEELER, cashier of the Citizens State Bank at Whitewater, was born in Chenango county, New York, in 1841, and in that year he was brought to Whitewater, Wisconsin, by his parents and here he has been a continuous resident ever since. He received his education in the local schools, and he began life for himself by clerking in the Bank of Whitewater from 1859 to 1865. He was bookkeeper in the First National Bank here from 1868 to 1882, then assumed the duties of assistant cashier in that bank and continued in that capacity until 1898. Since that date he has been cashier of the Citizens State Bank. For a period of fifty years he has been connected with some banking institution in this city, and he is one of the best known bankers in this part of the state, having ever discharged his duties faithfully and conscientiously and so honestly that he has always enjoyed the universal and undivided confidence of the thousands of patrons of these banks and the general public. Mr. WHEELER is the grandson of Isaac U. WHEELER, mentioned in the early history of Whitewater, who was prominent here in the pioneer days, holding the office of justice of the peace many years. Isaac U. WHEELER, of this sketch, was married to Sarah C. VINCENT in 1859, representative of an excellent old family. This union resulted in the birth of five sons and one daughter, all living. Mr. WHEELER has been a Mason for the past thirty years. He has been treasurer of St. John's Lodge for the past twenty-one years continuously. Submitted by Carol