A very ) ▁Fitz ger ald , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁his ▁father ' s ▁employ er , ▁the ▁Davis ▁S ew ing ▁Machine ▁Company , ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁George ▁P . ▁H uff man ▁and ▁re located ▁from ▁Wat ert own ▁to ▁Day ton . ▁ ▁Roy ▁attended ▁the ▁public ▁schools , ▁read ▁law ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁John ▁M . ▁Spr igg ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Day ton ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Spr igg ▁& ▁Fitz ger ald ▁that ▁later ▁became ▁Fitz ger ald ▁& ▁Spr igg . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁Fitz ger ald ▁married ▁Caroline ▁L . ▁W et ec amp ▁of ▁Green ville , ▁Ohio ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁two ▁daughters ▁and ▁a ▁son . ▁Their ▁son , ▁Roy ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge ▁but ▁died ▁five ▁months ▁after ▁V J ▁Day . ▁Caroline ▁Fitz ger ald ▁was ▁a ▁sick ly ▁woman , ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁years ▁of ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁Cong r essional ▁service . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁Fitz ger ald ▁married ▁a ▁second ▁time , ▁to ▁Al ver da ▁J . ▁S inks ▁of ▁Miami ▁County , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁was ▁later