ROGERS, John F.; Grocer and Meat Merchant; was born in Hardin County, Ohio, November 10, 1856, a son of William H. and Hannah (Caseman) Rogers, natives of that Sates. Mr. Rogers’ paternal grandfather was William Rogers and his maternal grandfather, Joshua Caseman. Only a common-school education was afforded him, but he was so studious and so industrious that he prepared himself for teaching, a work upon which he entered at the age of nineteen, and which he followed for five years until impairment of his health obliged him to seek other employment. After trading in stock for two years he was for ten years a farmer and stock raiser, in Logan County, Ohio, and was awarded several premiums for meritorious exhibits at Ohio State Fairs. He located in Peoria in 1893, and in June, 1895, opened a meat market at 1716 North Jefferson Street, which he still owns. In 1896 he established a branch market on Adams Street, and in 1896 the firm of Rogers and Tawzer was formed and opened a grocery at 1902 Adams Street. Mr. Rogers has been successful in all his business ventures and his stores are well patronized. He is a Protestant Methodist and a Republican, a member of the Order of Foresters and of the Fraternal Tribune. He married Ida M. Miller in Logan County, Ohio, October 12, 1882, and they have a son and a daughter, named Clyde M. and Lena L.

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