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DR JAMES H. SHOOT, physician and surgeon, was born in Richmond Ky., Feb. 3, 1822. His parents, Frederick and Rebecca (Taylor) Shoot, were natives of Kentucky and Missouri. When about eight years of age he moved with his parents to Illinois, locating on a farm in Cole county. While there young Shoot attended the common schools, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. In the fall of 1838 his parents came west to Monroe county, Mo., and located as before. Our subject was sent to Paris, same county, where he attended a private school of high order for about six months. He was then appointed deputy sheriff of Monroe county, in which capacity he served for about one year. He then went to Clay county and commenced the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. M. W Shoot, continuing under his instruction two years. In the winter of 1845-46 he attended lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute, at Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from that institution in June, 1846. He returned to Clay county, Mo., and commenced practice with a brother, his former preceptor, and continued for a short time. He then went to Lexington, Ky., and spent the winter of 1846-47, after which he returned to St. Louis, Mo., and engaged in the practice of his profession until the summer of 1849. He then moved to Fayette, Howard county, and practiced two years; thence to Rockford, Boone county, and after a short stay removed to Haynesville and remained two years. From the last-named place he went to Pittsburgh, Clinton county, and remained until the breaking-out of the war. He then received an appointment as assistant surgeon of the Fourth Missouri Cavalry, and eighteen months thereafter was promoted to surgeon with rank of major, in which capacity he served until the close of the war. He was mustered out at Warrensburg, Mo., in April, 1865, and went to Sedalia, engaging in the practice of his profession three years. From there he went to Ft Scott Kan., where he practiced five years, and on July 10, 1873, he came to Joplin, and has since remained here. The doctor was married at Lexington, Ky., Aug. 6, 1846, to Miss Angeline C., daughter of Richard and Sarah Potter of that place. Mrs. S. was born in New London, Conn., April 5, 1822 From this union there have been seven children: Harriet R., born in November, 1847, and drowned in March, 1849; Harriet E., born Dec. 13, 1849; Charles G., born Dec. 12, 1851; Allie S., born in 1853; James, born in December 1855, and died in Dec., 1856; Rosa, born in 1857; and Woolfolk, born May 1, 1859. Dr. S. is the discoverer and proprietor of an excellent remedy for the prevention and cure of small-pox.