Dr. S. B. Bogan was born in Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Ill., January 24, 1853, and is the son of Henry M. and Elizabeth (Casey) Bogan. He is a native of Virginia, and a brother of John S. Bogan. She is the daughter of Samuel Casey.

Our subject is one of a family of six children, all of whom are still living. His early life was spent in assisting to till the soil on the old home farm.

At the age of eighteen years, he was sent to Irving College,where he remained for two years; he then went to Columbia College, Washington, D.C. where he took the degree of B.S. He then attended medical lectures at the same institution, and graduated with honor in the medical department. In 1876, the Doctor wishing to remain in his native county, located at Woodlawn, and began the practice of his profession. Here he was very successful, but, in 1880, he decided to change his location to Rome, where he now resides, and has built up a good practice in his new field.

September 1, 1880, he was married to Miss Louisa Casey, a native of this county, and daughter of Robert Casey, of Rome. The result of this union is one child Pearl Irene. Dr. Bogan is a member of the Rome Lodge, No. 721, A., F. & A., M., and also the W. H. Hubbard R. A. Chapter of Mount Vernon. In politics, he is a Democrat, having followed in the footsteps of his ancestors.

Source: History of Jefferson County Illinois By: William Henry Perrin, 1883 Submitted by Cindy Ford