History of Lincoln County, Missouri

page 232-233

Soon after the settlement of Maj. Clark came Jeremiah Groshong a native of Pennsyvannia, who had lived a few years in St. Charles County, near the Missouri River. He settled half a mile northeast of Clark's, on the land known as the Castleman of Herndon Place. He built a stone house on this farm, raised a family of nine children, was a prominent citizen, and took a active part in the organization of the county. In 1836, he and his family, except his son Jacob, moved to Wisconsin, where both he and his wife died-- he at the age of eighty-six years. Jacob was born in October, 1800, a few months before his father settled in this county. About the year 1843, he settled on a farm four miles from chain of Rocks on the Troy road, and lived there till his death he had been a resident of the county longer than any other person, and was doubtless the only person within its limits who had been a subject of Spain and France, a citizen of the District of Louisiana, the Territory of Louisiana, the Territory of Missouri, and the State of Missouri, without a material change of his place of residence.

JEREMIAH JEFFERSON GROSHONG SR #42

JACOB deCLEMENT GROSHONG #111