James was born about 1841. He was the son of John Wise and Ann Davis. He passed away before 1880.
Sources
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ6-JMB : 12 April 2016), James Wise in household of John Wise, Mercer county, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFYW-6JJ : 4 December 2014), James M Wise, 1865; from "Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Sixth State Militia, Cavalry, W-Z, NARA microfilm publication M405 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1964), roll 162.
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