From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and  
Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902. 
 
Typed by E.J. Heinemann 
 
p. 641 
 
FRANK R. SCROGGINS, a prosperous young business man of Wheeling, whose  
portrait is presented on the foregoing page, is proprietor of the White  
Swan Laundry, which does a flourishing business and commands a high  
class of trade.  He was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, January 17,  
1868, and is a son of George W. Scroggins. 
     George W. Scroggins came to Wheeling when a young man, and lived here  
until his death in 1894, following the trade of an engineer.  He  
married Caroline Nidick, who was born in Monroe county, Ohio, and they  
reared the following children: William, an engineer; Allen, who is in  
the employ of the National Telephone Company of West Virginia; Frank  
R.; and Charles, who is in business with Frank R. 
     Frank R. Scroggins was reared in Wheeling and received his early mental  
instruction in the public schools.  He then worked in a glass factory  
for a period of five years, after which he learned the trade of a  
machinist.  In 1895, he formed a partnership with Miss R. Moser and  
opened a laundry; after a period of six months Mr. Parker became his  
partner, the firm being Scroggins & Parker.  They continued in business  
about eight months, when Mr. Scroggins opened the White Swan Laundry at  
No. 1011 Market street.  In February, 1900, he moved to his present  
location at Nos. 30 and 32 Tenth street, where he occupies the first  
floor and basement, having a floor space of 80 by 120 feet.  He employs  
about 30 people in the laundry, and well merits the success with which  
he is meeting. 
     In 1889 Mr. Scroggins was joined in marriage with Catherine Nahmer,
who was born in Wheeling in 1869.  Fraternally he is a member of the  
Ancient Order of United Workmen.  In religious views, he favors the  
Methodist Episcopal church.