Daniel Royer

As printed in 1902

DANIEL S. ROYER.

Daniel S. Koyer, who ıs now living a retired life at No. 29 East Ward street, in

Springfield, where he has made his home since 1891 was born in Center county, Pennsylvania, upon a farm near Rebersburg, December 17, 1836, and is of German lineage. His paternal grandfather, Christopher Royer, was born in Germany, and Daniel Royer, the father of Daniel S. Royer, was his eldest son. The latter was reared in Center county, Pennsylvania, from early boyhood and in 1838 he removed to Clinton county, being an early settler of this place. He always followed farming and when he started out in life he had no capital. He prospered in his undertakings and became the owner of several hundred acres of land in Center and Clinton counties. He died in the latter county, in 1876, at the advanced age of eighty-three years. In early manhood he had wedded Rachel Shutt, who was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1846, at the age of forty-seven. Mr. Royer was a Whig in his political affiliations in early life and afterward became a Republican. He held membership in the German Reformed church and his wife was a member of the Lutheran church. They became the parents of nine children one of whom died in early childhood. Of the six sons and three daughters, all are now deceased with the exception of Daniel S., who was the eighth in order of birth, and George A., who is living near Akron, Ohio. One of the sons, Samuel Royer, died in Pennsylvania in 1901, at the age of eighty years.

In the district schools Daniel S. Royer pursued his studies during the winter months and worked on the farm in the summer until he had attained his majority. There were no threshing machines and he had to ride the horse to tramp out the wheat. He attended the seminary at Will- * 1amsport, Pennsylvania, for two years, pursuing an elective course, and then returned to his father's farm, where he remained for three years longer. In 1863 he married Miss Eva Heckman, who was born in Clinton county and was educated in the common schools. He then removed to a farm near the old homestead which had been purchased by his father and in a few years he bought this land and continued its cultivation for twenty-seven years. It is now well improved: with modern buildings. His first home was a log cabin, but that primitive dwelling was afterward replaced by a substantial and commodious brick structure. He kept a high grade of stock and successfully cultivated his fields until 1891, when he sold his farm and is now living retired in Springfield. Unto him and his wife were born four chil-

- dren, one of whom died at the age of four years. The others are: Rachel, the wife of Professor Heckert; Newton H., who is a Lutheran preacher and is married and lives in Brookville, Ohio; and Nettie K. The parents and children are all members of the Fourth Lutheran church. In politics Mr. Royer is a Republican and has ever been the advocate of all measures to advance the general welfare. He commands the respect and confidence of his fellow men throughout this locality and has many friends in the city and county.

As printed in A Biographical Record of Clark County Ohio (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.