Biography Of Will Keith Kellogg's Growing Up

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Growing Up Will Keith Kellogg also known as W.K. Kellogg was born on April 7, 1860 in Battle Creek Michigan. He had 15 other siblings. His mom and dad were John Preston Kellogg and Ann Janette Kellogg. Will’s father owned a broom manufacturing company in Battle Creek, and will went to work there at 14 years old, after leaving his school. His older brother John Harvey Kellogg had graduated from New York University’s Medical School At the age of 23. That was the year will turned 15 and worked as a broom salesperson. John Harvey returned to Battle Creek and took over the Adventist Health Reform Institute. He renamed the Battle Creek Sanitarium and then it emerged into a internationally renowned center of holistic health. Will got hired by his

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