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DR. AMOS H. CAFFEE, physician and druggist. Dr. Caffee was born in 1834, in Newark, Ohio. His father, M. M. Caffee, was a native of Pennsylvania. The mother of the subject of this sketch, Elizabeth, nee Worden, was a native of Virginia. Dr. Caffee was married and educated in his native state. He read medicine under Dr. J. M. Wilson, of Newark, Ohio. He attended lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio. He first visited Jasper county, Missouri, in 1857, but located here permanently in the spring of 1859, and engaged in the practice of his profession until the breaking out of the war. After the battle of Pea Ridge, he went to Cassville, Missouri, where he served as assistant surgeon in the hospital at the organization of the First Arkansas Cavalry Regiment He was commissioned its assistant surgeon, where he remained until the spring of 1864, when he was transferred to the general hospital at Ft. Smith. In December, 1864, he was promoted to surgeon of the Thirteenth Kansas Infantry, where he remained until the close of the war, being mustered out in July, 1865, at Ft. Leavenworth. He returned to Jasper county the same fall, and in the spring of 1866, in company with Mr. J. W. Young, opened the first drug store in Jasper county. The doctor continued his practice until about 1875, since which he has given all his time to the drug business. In 1877 he bought the interest of Mr. Young and has since conducted the business himself. The doctor has twice been chosen mayor of the city of Carthage. In 1880 he was elected county treasurer. He is the owner of a large amount of valuable real estate in the city, and has always taken a great interest in the growth and prosperity of the city. He is a Mason, being a member of the Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery. He was married May 21, 1867, to Lacie A. Burham, of Washington, Iowa. They have two daughters living, Edna E. and Jessie M.