Mr. Roehr attended the German public or national schools until he reached the age of mature boyhood, when he wens to sea, thus gratifying a strong desire for adventure and travel. He also took a course in a noted school of navigation. In 1878 he came with his parents to America, settled on Staten Island, New York. and for several years followed the sea, sailing between New York and Australia. the East Indies, China, Japan, and South American ports. The experience he gained in the merchant marine service, and the opportunities for study and observation which these travels afforded, enabled him to grasp a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the world.

In 1886 Mr. Roehr retired from the sea, settled in Weehawken, N. J., and engaged in the liquor business, which he has since followed. For several years he has been a member of the Board of School Trustees of Weehawken. Tie is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows fraternities, of the Royal Society of Good Fellows, and of the German Lutheran Church, and is President of the North Hudson Cyclers. In politics he is a Democrat. He is actively interested in the public welfare and is a public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising citizen.