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William Harrison Wheeler
23 Dec 1839 – 16 Dec 1925
| Birth | 23 Dec 1839 |
| Death | 16 Dec 1925 |
| Cemetery | Miami Cemetery Miami , Saline County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Tombstone Tracker on 10 Nov 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153851016 |
Bio
During the Civil War he participated first with the state militia, then as a soldier of the Confederacy. In 1867 he became superintendent of the Miami schools, serving 6 years. He also taught school for 16 years. He started his banking career in 1880 in Miami. He and his wife adopted Maude, the orphaned daughter of William and Adeline (Guinn) Hawkins. Maude later married Lex McDaniel. For more biography details, see "Past and Present of Saline County, Missouri" by William Barclay Napton, 1910. At the time of his death, Wheeler was a retired banker. He had lived in Kansas City for 3 years. Mrs. Lex McDaniel of Kansas City was death certificate informant. He was living with his adopted daughter in Kansas City.
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- Humphrey Wheeler 1832–1855
- Cyrena Wheeler Casebolt 1834–1917
- Dr Amos Alexander Wheeler 1842–1917
- Alfred Lewis Wheeler 1844–1931
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