Biographical Sketch of John K. Greim, Johnson County, Missouri, Warrensburg Township >From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918. ********************************************************************** John K. Greim, one of Johnson county's best agriculturists and most energetic and industrious citizens, was born in Warrensburg township in 1869. He is the fourth son born to his parents, Nicholas and Barbara Greim, a biographical review of whom appears elsewhere in this volume. They were the parents of thirteen children: William; James; Henry; John K., the subject of this review; Christian; George; Fred; Mrs. Mary Drummond; Mrs. Margaret Priest, who is deceased; Mrs. Anna Glaspey; Mrs. Clara Fetterling; Amelia, who is deceased; and Sophia, who is at home with her mother. Nicholas Greim came to Johnson county, Missouri prior to the time of the Civil War and for a few years resided on the Clinton J. Rucker place, east of Warrensburg. Just after the war, Mr. Greim purchased the present home of his widow, which is one of the best farms in the county. The early education of John K. Greim was obtained in the schools of Warrensburg township. Later, he attended the Warren- sburg State Normal School. Until 1912, he remained at home with his parents. Mr. Greim is the owner of 137 acres one mile north of their home place. Mrs. Greim is the owner of a splendid stock farm of 130 acres of land three and a half miles southeast of Warrensburg in Warrensburg township, known as the Nathan Roop farm, where Mr. Greim is engaged farming and stock raising, gradually developing his place into a dairy farm. He keeps Shorthorn cattle, with a registered male at the head of the herd, and Poland China hogs. Sturdy and thrifty, John K. Greim has made excellent progress since coming to this farm and with the assistance of his noble wife, one of the best workers in Johnson county, he has before him a bright and promising career and back of him richly deserved success. In 1912, John K. Greim and Mrs. Grace (Scroggs) Roop, of Warrensburg township, were united in marriage. Mrs. Greim is a daughter of Erk Scroggs, who was born in Greenfield, Ohio in 1849, and with his mother, Lavenia Scroggs, came to Johnson county in 1867 and they settled in Centerview township. Mrs. Lavenia Scroggs died in 1886 and is buried in the cemetery at Warrensburg. Lizzie (Repp) Scroggs, the mother of Mrs. John K. Greim, is a native of Mary- land. She is now residing in the property formerly known as the Baile property in Warrensburg. Erk and Lizzie (Repp) Scroggs are the parents of the following children, who are living: Charles A., Parshall, North Dakota; Grace, who is the wife of the subject of this review; William, of Warrensburg, Missouri; John A., who is a prosperous lumberman of Kansas City, Missouri; and one daughter who is deceased, Mary Susan, whose death occurred in 1898. To John K. and Grace Greim has been born one child, a son, John Nicholas Elbert, a prize winning little lad, who received first prize at Johnson county Round-up Agricultural Show, held in Warrensburg, Missouri in 1913. In the Better Babies' Contest, John Nicholas Elbert was acclaimed winner in Class I, Division A, attaining an average of one hundred percent, being graded on the following: Physical proportion, muscular development, respiration, circulation, digestion, general intelligence, and self control. The little winner came with three points of winning the state contest also. Mrs. Greim is a woman of exceptional energy, skill and ability. For the past 16 years, she has been making butter for the market and she has complete charge of the poultry on their farm. She is raising Barred Plymouth Rock chickens and Mammoth Bronze turkeys, with which she has achieved a degree of success that is remarkable. The Greim home is a residence of seven rooms, attractive and modern throughout. The house was orig- inally built before the seventies, probably immediately after the Civil War. It has since been remodeled and additions and porches were built in 1913 and the former appearance of the home has been decidedly changed. One especially conspicuous feature of the Greim residence is a mammoth hedge tree in the yard. This tree is nearly 100 years old and is perhaps the largest of its species in the county, being two and a half feet in diameter. 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