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Born 1832
From A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa (1902)
MORRIS WHEELER.
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Oram, the wedding being celebrated in Oneida county, June 6, [855. The lady was a native of Canada.
In the spring of [856 Air. heeler came with his young wife to Iowa, locating in Madrid, where he engaged in the hardware business for a few years. In the year of his arrival he purchased the land upon which he now resides. This he broke, fenced and improved. I [e also built upon 11. and opened up a good farm, and has for many years carried on general farming and stock-raising. He lost his first wife here in August, iSiij. and after her death he returned to Xew York and joined the army, becoming a clerk in the quartermaster's department, in which capacity he served until the close "I the war. He afterward worked with his brother in Utica in the stove foundry. For seven years he was a clerk and bookkeeper, and. about that time was again married.
On the 6th of October. [869, Mr. Wheeler was joined in wedlock to Lucy Xourse. a native of Xew York, born in Herkimer county, where she was reared. She acquired her education in the Whitestown Seminary and on the completion of liar course was graduated in [865. She is a 'laughter of Elisha Xourse, a native of Vermont, in which state he was reared and man ied. Aider the death of his first wife lie was married in Xew York to Lucy 11. Xew land, who became the mother of Mrs. Wheeler. In [872 our subject and his wile returned to [owa, locating upon his pi:sen1 farm, mi which he has since placed many excellent improvements. The pleasant and substantial outbuildings are surrounded by well tilled fields; the neat appearance A the It nne is very attractive; in front are ornamental trees which cast a
50o grateful shade in summer, and an orchard yields its fruits in season. In fact, the farm is one of the best equipped in this locality and indicates the enterprise of the owner.
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As printed in A Biographical record of Boone County, Iowa (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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