Background
Wheland, Zenas Windsor was born on November 20, 1873 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Washington and Emily Leville (Windsor) Wheland.
Wheland, Zenas Windsor was born on November 20, 1873 in Athens, Tennessee, United States. Son of George Washington and Emily Leville (Windsor) Wheland.
Student University of Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1891-1892. Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University, 1896.
Sales engineer Wheland Company, 1896-1900, treasurer, 1900-1935, Chairman of the Board, 1935-1946, secretary since 1946. Vice president Purse Company. President Yates Bleachery Company to 1945.
Vice president Title Guaranty & Trust Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee Trustee University of Chattanooga.
Member Quill & Dagger. Clubs: Mountain City.
Married Lena Beck Willard, December, 1897 (she died July 25, 1941). Children: Mary Emily (Mistress Architecture Calder Willingham), Dorothy Eleanor (Mistress Edward Dudley Lynde), Frances Elizabeth (Mistress Douglas Fisher Wall), George Willard.