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William H. Wheeler, farmer and stock dealer, and the son of Sanders and Mahalath (Holcomb) Wheeler, was born in McDonald County, Mo., December 19, 1846. The father, who was a merchant and sold goods at Enterprise, was born in Virginia, and died in 1856, while on his way to California; the mother, who is now a resident of McDonald County, was born in Jackson, Mo. William H. was reared in his native county, and received a fair education in the common schools. He then engaged in tilling the soil. During the last two years of the struggle between the North and South he was in the Confederate service, and after that he moved to Newtonia Township, where he has since remained. He married Elizabeth Annette Huffman, daughter of James Huffman, whose sketch appears elsewhere. To Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler were born the following named children: James Sanders, Eleanor, Edward H., William Morrow, Mary Jane, Oliver Price, Henry Lee, Minnie Huldah, David Cleveland, Weems and John. Mr. Wheeler has a small but good farm of forty acres, and, in connection with farming and stock raising, has raised some nursery stock. He is a member of the Farmers’ Alliance, and has been a member of the school board of his district for the third term.