20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . ld farm and Kved there until hewas twenty-six years of age, when hecame to Clark County, locating on a farmin Pike Township. Four years later helocated on the farm on which his daugh-ter now lives, and made that his home un-til August, 1893, when he bought of SethBlack the farm on which he lives at thepresent time. In his younger days heworked to some extent in a stone quarry,and at one time operated for three yearsa threshing machine, in which he owneda half interest. He has devoted his atten-tion to ge
20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . ld farm and Kved there until hewas twenty-six years of age, when hecame to Clark County, locating on a farmin Pike Township. Four years later helocated on the farm on which his daugh-ter now lives, and made that his home un-til August, 1893, when he bought of SethBlack the farm on which he lives at thepresent time. In his younger days heworked to some extent in a stone quarry,and at one time operated for three yearsa threshing machine, in which he owneda half interest. He has devoted his atten-tion to general farming, and success hascrowned his efforts. He is considered oneof the substantial men of the township. February 17, 1861, Mr. Shroyer wasjoined in marriage with Eliza Jane Jen-kins, who came of a prominent ClarkCounty family, being a daughter of Jenkins. They had three children:Sarah Ann, who died at eighteen years;Ida J., wife of Joseph Lippincott, age of forty years; and Rebecca, wifeof Henry Jones, who has two children—Bertha and Lona. Mrs. Eliza Shroy-. MR. AND MRS. JMRILMIAH FROCK AND REPEESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 811 er died in 1880, and Mr. Shroyer formeda second marital union, March 5, 1899,with Adeiia A. Whiting, a daughter ofGiles and Margaret W. (DeGroot) Whit-ing, her father being a native of NewYork, and her mother of New parents were married in New York,and went from there to Michigan, and lat-er to Xenia, Ohio, where Mr. Whiting con-ducted a store for a time and afterwarda hotel. They then moved to Preble Coun-ty, where he died, and after his deathMrs. Whiting moved to Franklin, WarrenCounty, where the remainder of her dayswere spent. Mrs. Shroyer was one ofnine children, six of whom grew to matur-ity, namely: Mary, William W., AdeiiaA., Lucy A., Jimius F., and FrancesHelen. Politically Mr. Shroyer is a Democratand has served two terms as in discharge of the duties pertain-ing to that office he was buried in a
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