Wheaton was born on November 26, 1894 (some sources indicate 1893 or 1896 As a young child, the family moved to Washington, D.C. Earlier that year, she had a solo hit with "M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I" from the
revue,
Hitchy-Koo. The song reached number two on the popular music charts. ==Personal==