Rev. Philip Henry Kroh, son of Henry and Mary Kroh (settlers in Illinois in
1837), was born at Newtown, Frederick County, Virginia, February 10, 1824. He
spent three years at Woodward College, Cincinnati, two years at Hanover College,
and three years at the Theological Seminary at Columbus, Ohio, and, being well
educated for the ministry, spent nineteen years of his life in successfully
preaching the Gospel in connection with the German Reformed Church. In 1870, he
was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Union County, and served four
years. For several years past he has turned his attention to fruit culture, at
Anna, Union County, and has made it successful. He was married in 1850, and has
a well-educated family.
Contributed 2022 Jul 31 by Norma Hass, extracted from 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois, page 241.
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