James Cooper Wheeler (1849–1912), was a difficult child who caused his mother anxiety and regret throughout his life. He married Annie Morris Robinson on October 4, 1878, then abandoned her and their one child, Candace, when he moved to Australia in 1887. Their marriage was annulled in 1892. After a stint as seaman, prescribed for discipline, followed by writing for his family's trade journal, The American Grocer, Jim became a journalist and publisher in Washington State. In 1894 he married Zoe Seger, with whom he had three children. Jim wrote There She Blows! A Whaling Yarn (1909), followed by a series of books for boys set in the Pacific Northwest, and several stories and articles. Jim and hisFrom his mother (see below)'s wikipedia page:
James Cooper Wheeler (1849–1912), was a difficult child who caused his mother anxiety and regret throughout his life. He married Annie Morris Robinson on October 4, 1878, then abandoned her and their one child, Candace, when he moved to Australia in 1887. Their marriage was annulled in 1892. After a stint as seaman, prescribed for discipline, followed by writing for his family's trade journal, The American Grocer, Jim became a journalist and publisher in Washington State. In 1894 he married Zoe Seger, with whom he had three children. Jim wrote There She Blows! A Whaling Yarn (1909), followed by a series of books for boys set in the Pacific Northwest, and several stories and articles. Jim and his daughter Candace died in suspicious circumstances in Denver in 1912.[14][15][16]