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DR. C. C. WHEELER, druggist, was born in Buffalo, N. Y., April 10, 1845. His parents died shortly after his birth, leaving him with friends, who took him during infancy to Wapello county, Iowa. There our subject grew to manhood and attended school, receiving a liberal education. In Aug., 1861, he enlisted as a drummer boy in Company K, Eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Col. Geddes commanding, and served until hostilities ceased. He participated in the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Raymond, Champion’s Hill, Jackson, Brandon, siege of Vicksburg, Spanish Fort, Memphis, and numerous others of considerable importance. He was captured at the last named place by the rebel Forest and started to Andersonville, but fortunately was cut off by Col. Grierson, and taken to Castle Morgan, Cahaba, Ala., where he was confined for about three months and was then exchanged. He was discharged at Davenport, Iowa, in April, 1866, and went to Louisa county, same state, and soon after commenced the study of medicine under Dr. H. T. Cleaver, of Keokuk. He entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk in the spring of 1866, graduating from that institution in March, 1868. He then went to South Liberty, Iowa, and engaged one year in the practice of his profession; thence to Iowa City, where he engaged in practice with Drs. Schrader & Price for one year. After this he went to Nebraska, locating at Peru, where he engaged in practice two years. He then went south to Carroll parish, La., and continued his practice at Goodrich Landing for two and a half years. He came to Joplin in Feb., 1874, and engaged in practice. On March 14, 1882, he embarked in the present business with Mr. C. J. G. Workizer, of this city, and has since continued it under the firm name of Workizer & Co. Dr. Wheeler was married in Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 28, 1873, to Miss Lida, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Mercer) Hays. Mrs. Wheeler was born in Delaware, in Sept., 1850.