Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Ironton:

Rev. Frederic J. Groat, Sec. 4; P.O. Ironton; has been a minister of the Christian Church about twelve years; son of Frederic and Cornelius (Spurr) Groat; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y. July 13, 1822; while quite young, he moved with his mother to Columbia Co., N. Y.; when about 10 years of age, he moved to Berkshire Co., Mass; remained there about eleven years, then went to Brown Co., N. Y., and lived there six years. He was married Oct. 22, 1846, to Mrs. Clarissa Groat, widow of his brother, Jacob Groat; Mrs. Groat is the daughter of Cornelius and Rachel (Newman) Spurr; Mrs. Groat was born in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Mass.; she had one son by her first marriage- William H.; he was a member of Co. A, 6th W.V.I.; re-enlisted as a veteran in the 35th W.V.I., and died near Vicksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Groat remained in Brown Co. about three years, and then came to Dodge Co., Wis., town of Lowell; spent one year in the town, then came to Reedsburg, Sauk Co., in the spring of 1849, and to Ironton, Sec. 4, the following fall; have 115 acres of land; they have six children- Francis M. (married to Jenny Butman, residing in Ironton; teacher by occupation), Camelia (now Mrs. Walter Roys, living in Lavalle), Esther (now Mrs. William Burchell, of Lavalle), Mary, Ella and Ina. Mr. Groat has been Justice of the Peace two terms; he enlisted, in September, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W.V.I.; re-enlisted as a veteran, and served in all four years, lacking a month; he was a Sergeant. Politics, Republican.

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