David E. Grojean
Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri
Biographies of Scott County, 1888
David E. Grojean, an enterprising farmer residing near Sikeston, was born in Scott County, Mo., on November 24, 1857. He is a son of Celestine and Mary (Jeffords) Grojean, the former a native of France, and the latter of Scott County, Mo. Celetine Grojean Came to America with his parents in 1834, and located in Massillon, Ohio, where they remained until 1850, when they came west and settled near Hamburg, Scott co., Mo. After four years the parents went back to Ohio, where they died. Celestine Gorjean married and lived near Hamburg several years, when he removed to a farm near Sikeston. In 1866 he went to Kansas and remained until 1873, when he returned to Scott County where he is still living. His wife died in 1884. They were the parents of thirteen children, eight of whom are living: Sophia (wife of Frank Finley), Charles, John, Anna, James, Eugene and Maggie. Those deceased are Jane, Belle, Frank, Ella, and an infant daughter. David E. remained with his parents until he was twenty-two years of age, when he married Maggie Winchester, a daughter of Henderson and Rachel Winchester, of Missouri. After his marriage, he located where he now resides. He has 152 acres of land with 130 acres under cultivation, with good improvements, Mr. and Mrs. Grojean are consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They have had four children, three of whom are living: Edward W., Mary E. and Elizabeth. The one deceased is Jasper C. Politically Mr. Grojean is a Democrat.
Submitted by Connie Perkins
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