U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shroyer, John Wilson (1856-1923) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 470 John Wilson Shroyer, born 1856, son of John and Elizabeth (Gawthrop) Shroyer, was married July 12, 1888, in Taylor County, to Rebecca, daughter of William and Hester (Osborn) Means. Children, Ethel, Mabel Edna, Lulu Hazel, Nilia Grace. Mr. Shroyer is a Republican and a farmer living in Cove District, where he owns 173 acres. He was educated in the public schools, and has held the office of school trustee. On January 17, 1865, Mr. Shroyer's father was shot and killed at Gregg's by a gang of horsethieves who attempted to break into his stable. He drove them away and while pursuing them he was shot. A bullet passed through the clothes of his son, the subject of this sketch. The thieves them returned, broke into the stable and took the horses. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Barbour County, WV #15561 FULL-NAME: John W. Shroyer BIRTH-DATE: February 21, 1856 BIRTH-PLACE: W.Va. DEATH-DATE: December 7, 1923 DEATH-PLACE: near Claude, Cove District, Barbour County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Farmer FATHER: John Shroyer (born in W.Va.) MOTHER: Elizabeth Gawthrop (born in W.Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Apoplexy BURIAL: Mt. Morris ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------