Biographical Sketch of Charles H. Rohrer, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Charles H. Rohrer, railroad agent at New Haven, is a native of Harris-
burg, Penn., born in 1858, and the son of J. F. and S. E. (Spiece)
Rohrer, natives of Pennsylvania, where they were reared and married,
and where for nearly thirty years they have lived.  The father is of
German descent, and is engaged in the real estate and loan association
business.  He was for about fifteen years interested in the mercantile
business at Harrisburg.  The mother is of Scotch-Irish descent. Charles
H. was reared at home, and educated in the public schools of Harris-
burg.  At the age of fourteen he learned telegraphy and followed this 
for several years.  He then returned to his home, and was in business
with his father until 1877, when he went to Kansas City, and from there
to Ottawa, in the service of the Kansas City, Lawrence & Souther Rail-
road Company.  In 1880 he came to New Haven, Mo., where he has since 
been in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company.  In August
1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Lillie A., a daughter of Dr. S.
C. and Augusta Griswold.  She was born in New Haven, and is a descen-
dant of the Griswolds of Connecticut, who immigrated to America in 
1639, from Warwickshire, England.  By her marriage she became the
mother of three children: Mabel Edna, Charles H., Jr. and Dosa E.  Mr.
Rohrer is a Republican in politics, and cast his first presidential 
vote for James A. Garfield, in 1880.  He has spent a large portion of 
his life in the service of several of the leading railroad companies, 
in all of which he has given entire satisfaction, his changes all hav-
ing been by his own request.

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