"Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon."  Chapman 
Publishing Company, 1903.

Stephen L. SCROGGIN

	Though young in years, Stephen L. SCROGGIN has attained no small 
degree of success in the business affairs of Sheridan, Yamhill county, Ore., 
as manager of the Scroggin & Wortman banking firm, which has recently been 
changed to Scroggin Brothers, Mr. WORTMAN having disposed of his interests to 
Charles C. SCROGGIN. Since his entrance into the business world Stephen L. 
SCROGGIN has devoted his time and attention to the upbuilding of the interest 
with which he immediately became attached, proving an exceptional ability and 
rare judgment in his methods.
	The father of Stephen L. SCROGGIN, P.M., was born in Logan county, 
Ill., in 1830, and was there reared on a farm and educated in the common 
schools. When a young man he removed to Iowa, where he engaged  in farming, 
there marrying Sarah E. HOWARD, a native of that state, and until 1870 they 
made their home there, leaving at that date for Oregon. On arriving in the 
west Mr. SCROGGIN settled near McMinnville, Yamhill county, and after five 
months he purchased a farm of three hundred and twenty acres adjoining the 
town of Sheridan, where he passed the remainder of his life, dying here April 
18, 1894. As a Democrat he served for two terms as county commissioner of 
Yamhill county. Fraternally he was a member of the Masonic order, having 
affiliated with them for many years. His wife survived him until 1895, dying 
then at the age of sixty-four years. Of the nine children born to them, seven 
are now living. Charles C. lives near Willamina; Mary died at the age of 
fourteen years; Stephen L., the subject of this review, makes his home in 
Sheridan; Ella is the wife of Clarence JONES, of Portland; Ida died at the age 
of twenty years; P.M.,Jr., lives in Lebanon, Ore.; T.J. makes his home in 
Sheridan; and May is the wife of Clarence IRVIN, of Portland.
	Stephen L. SCROGGIN was born near Marshalltown, Iowa, August 21, 1865, 
and was but five years old at the time of removal to Oregon and seven when his 
home was near enough to Sheridan to profit by the public schools of that city. 
As he grew to manhood he engaged with his father in farming, until 1893, when 
he went to McMinnville and worked in the First National Bank of that city, the 
next year returning to Sheridan to become a part of a banking firm here, which 
was established in the spring of 1894, under the firm name of Scroggin & 
Wortman, and of which he became manager. The banking interests are now 
controlled by Mr. SCROGGIN and his brother, Charles C. Mr. SCROGGIN is also 
interested in farming and stock-raising. He was married January 29, 1902, to 
Lena M. KEYT, a native of Polk county, Ore. Though interested in the welfare 
of his city, state and country, Mr. SCROGGIN is not a party man, nor does he 
aspire to political honors, satisfied to lead a successful business life and 
cast his ballot independent of party restrictions.

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