[1] Once leaving Asbury University, he became principal of Franklin Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.

[1] Wheeler assisted in the establishment of the German Department at Baldwin Institute.

Eventually, due to the financial difficulty of both schools, German Wallace and Baldwin University would become Baldwin-Wallace College.

Wheeler Hall is located on the university's north part of campus near Baldwin Library.

[2] On December 1, 1978, John Wheeler's Home, located at 445 S. Rocky River Dr in Berea, Ohio, was added to the National Register of Historic Places.