Alonzo Wheeler Jerome Update

It is time to update what we know about Alonzo Wheeler Jerome, of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+).

Dan Watson added in an earlier Comment a link to the findagrave.com site, where the following "personal war sketch" for Alonzo Wheeler Jerome (of the Jerome Gambit) can be found.

I have been able to render in text some of the above.

Dan also passed along some family history for Jerome

Alonzo’s parents were Phebe Ann Wheeler and George Friend Jerome.  Phebe's parents were William Wheeler and Martha Thorne.

 

Phoebe had a brother – Alonzo J. Wheeler.  Pardon the pun, but Alonzo J. Wheeler was a big wheel in the Wheeler family.   

So Alonzo Wheeler Jerome’s first name is from his Uncle Alonzo, and his middle name is from his mother’s maiden name. 

That is where all of the ties in to agricultural equipment come in.  He must have had family business with his uncle and grandfather. 

Alonzo Wheeler also met Lincoln, so that explains Alonzo Wheeler Jerome’s tie in to his love of Lincoln even before he was in the army.

 The above references to acricultural equipment and Abraham Lincoln can be seen in the blog posts "The Great Debate" Parts I, II, III, IV, and Conclusion.

Thank you, Dan!