William Wheaton

Their son George Henry Wheaton served in the Civil War and reached the rank of major.

He served on the Committee of By-Laws with William H. Tucker and helped draft the game's first formal set of rules, which were adopted in September 1845.

[3] In 1887, Wheaton gave an interview to The San Francisco Daily Examiner, describing the early days of baseball in New York.

[4] According to author Peter J. Nash, a strong argument could be made that Wheaton is worthy of enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

[7] In 1876, he was appointed by US president Ulysses S. Grant the Register of the General Land Office of the United States, a capacity in which he served until 1886.