John Doogs, known professionally as Nicodemus, was born in 1863. With two shortened legs and one truncated arm, he stood just 27" tall.
In 1894, while on tour with the circus, a "museum freak" fell into the Ohio River near Mound City and drowned. At first I thought this must be John, but a 1908 report claimed he was alive and well and living in Chicago.
If you know anything about John Doogs, please email me.