Wheeler Hackett died at the age of 73 years. He was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., and moved with his parents to Fairfield county, Ohio, and there he was married to Miss Lora Baker on November 14, 1856. They moved to the vicinity of Liberty Center in 1868 and later to Liberty Center.

Fifty years ago Wheeler Hackett left to sell dulcimers in Missouri. The Hackett home was the present residence of Mrs. Adah Clifton on Maple Ave.