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Hannah Rogers was born in 1609 at Of Buckingham, England, England, and died at age 68 years old on January 2, 1678 at Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hannah Rogers.
Samuel Rogers was born on April 15, 1634 in England United Kingdom. He was in a relationship with Sarah (Wade) Rogers, and had a child Abigail (Rogers) Dudley. Samuel Rogers died at age 59 years old on December 21, 1693 in Ipswich, Massachusetts United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Samuel Rogers.
Sarah (Wade) Rogers was born on February 2, 1641 in Boston, Massachusetts United States to Jonathan Wade and Susanna (Francis) Wade. She was in a relationship with Samuel Rogers, and had a child Abigail (Rogers) Dudley. Sarah Rogers died at age 75 years old on January 19, 1717 in Concord. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah (Wade) Rogers.
Abigail (Rogers) Dudley was born on July 5, 1681 in Ipswich, Massachusetts United States to Samuel Rogers and Sarah (Wade) Rogers. She was in a relationship with Samuel Dudley, and had a child Abigail (Dudley) Morse. Abigail Dudley died at age 39 years old on August 9, 1720 in Littleton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Abigail (Rogers) Dudley.
Ann Rogers was born in 1690. She was married to Thomas Estes in 1717, and they were together until Thomas' death on June 14, 1745. She had a child John Coleman Estes. Ann Rogers died at age 55 years old in 1745. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ann Rogers.
Nathan Rogers Rev. was born on November 1, 1741 at New London, Connecticut, and died at age 65 years old in 1806 at Berlin, New York. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nathan Rogers, Rev..
Married Joseph Merrill 4 Sep 1797 Newbury, Essex Bay Colony, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Nancy (Rogers) Howe was born on May 10, 1790 in Holliston, Massachusetts US, and died at age 71 years old in 1861. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Nancy Rogers How(e).
Thomas Rogers was born circa 1806 in Waterford County Ireland, and is the father of William Rogers, John Rogers, and Patrick Joseph Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Rogers.
Mary (Rogers) Beel of Bendigo Australia was born on June 23, 1813 at Trevarnon Ln, in Connor Downs, Cornwall County, England United Kingdom. She was married to John Richard Beel, and had a child Ann Rogers (Beel) Roper. Mary Beel died at age 72 years old in 1885 in Bendigo, Greater Bendigo City County, VIC Australia.
Rebecca (Rogers) Cousins of Cheltenham Australia was born circa 1816 in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire County, Wales United Kingdom. She was married to John Cousins, and had a child Caleb Cousins. Rebecca Cousins died at age 76 years old in July 1893 in Haverfordwest.
Margaret Ann Ida Margaret Ann Ida (Chard) Rogers of Croydon Australia was born on November 25, 1819. Margaret Ann Ida was baptized on November 25, 1819 at Popular, All Saints, England in England. Margaret Ann Ida Rogers was married to John Rogers, and has a child John Isaac George Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Margaret Ann Ida Chard Rogers.

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Quinnisha Lynn (Wash) Rogers was born on September 4, 1983 in Fort Worth, Texas United States to Doris Jean Wash, and has a sister Quintina S. (Wash) Mclaughlin. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Quinnisha Rogers.
Peggy Rogers was born to Kermit Brune, and has a brother Mark Wayne Brune. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Peggy Rogers.
Charles Rogers of Westville, Adair County, Oklahoma was born on October 26, 1917, and died at age 69 years old in October 1986.
Daniel M Rogers of Broadalbin, Fulton County, NY was born on March 2, 1944 at Bellevue Hospital Rt. 7 Troy-Schenectady Rd., in Niskayuna, Schenectady County, and died at age 51 years old on March 21, 1995 at St. Claire's Hospital in Schenectady.
Clara Estelle (Lewis) Rogers of Carroll County, GA was born on October 21, 1905 to Walter Lee Lewis and Rutelia (Griffith). She had siblings Violet Lucille (Lewis) Yates, Roy Lewis, and Kate Lewis. Clara Rogers died at age 100 years old on December 7, 2005, and was buried in December 2005 at Oak Hill Cemetery, in Newnan, Coweta County.
Robert Rogers was married to Lillie M Rodgers, and has children Lynne Rogers, Dianne Gwen Rogers, Brenda Lee Rodgers, and Carolyn Rodgers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Robert Lee Rogers.
Dianne Rogers was born on May 17, 1958 to Lillie M Rodgers and Robert Lee Rogers, and has siblings Brenda Lee Rodgers, Carolyn Rodgers, and Lynne Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dianne Gwen Rogers.
Lynne Rogers was born on May 17, 1958 to Lillie M Rodgers and Robert Lee Rogers, and has siblings Brenda Lee Rodgers, Carolyn Rodgers, and Dianne Gwen Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lynne Rogers.
Jeanette Robinson (Rogers) Morris of Dillon, South Carolina United States was born on August 7, 1968 in Mullins to Billy Rogers. Jeanette Morris is the mother of Justin Whittaker.
Fronie (Herring) Rogers was born on February 21, 1908, and died at age 91 years old on January 5, 2000. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Fronie Rogers.
Billy James Rogers was born on December 17, 1939 in Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina United States to Branford Rogers and Fronie Rogers, and was the father of Jeanette (Rogers). Billy Rogers died at age 39 years old on December 25, 1978.
Branford R Rogers of Columbus, North Carolina United States was born in 1901, and died at age 56 years old on December 28, 1958 in FL.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James William Rogers.
Annie Fayrene Rogers of Keller, Tarrant County, Texas United States was born on September 14, 1913 in Henderson County, and died at age 39 years old on July 18, 1953. Annie Rogers was buried in July 1953 at Laurell Land in Dallas, Dallas County.
Patrick was married to Bridget Delahunty and they had children Edward Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Mary Rogers, Patrick Joseph Rogers, John Martin Rogers, and William Martin Rogers. He also married Margaret.
John Rogers was born to Thomas Rogers, and has siblings William Rogers and Patrick Joseph Rogers. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Rogers.
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Georgia Lois (Rogers) Privett of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on March 21, 1928 in Bicknell, Comté de Knox County, and died at age 83 years old on April 5, 2011 in Greenwood, Comté de Johnson County. Georgia Privett was buried at Cimetière de Round Hill 5235 S Meridian St, in Indianapolis, Marion County.
Denny D Rogers of Charleston, Coles County, IL was born on October 4, 1927, and died at age 74 years old on November 20, 2001.
Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers)
He was born to James and Nancy Rogers in Latrobe PA. His father was a successful businessman who was president of the McFeely Brick Company, Rogers also had a sister, Elaine, whom the Rogers's adopted when he was 11 years old. Fred McFeely Rogers was married to Joanne Byrd in 1952. They had 2 children. He was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfatherly personality, and direct connection to his audiences. Originally trained and ordained as a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children at the time, and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed his own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Rogers became an icon of American children's entertainment and education. He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of fair-use recording of television shows to play at another time (now known as time shifting) was cited in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Betamax case, and he gave now-famous testimony to a U.S. Senate committee, advocating government funding for children's television. Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 40 honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a "Treasure of American History". On June 25, 2016, the Fred Rogers Historical Marker was placed near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and was named and dedicated in his memory. He was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, to James and Nancy Rogers; he had one sister, Elaine. Early in life, he spent much of his free time with his maternal grandfather, Fred McFeely, who had an interest in music. He would often sing along as his mother would play the piano, and he himself began playing at five. He obtained a pilot's license while still in high school. Rogers graduated from Latrobe High School (1946). He studied at Dartmouth College (1946–48), then transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he earned a B.A. in Music Composition in 1951. Rogers was also a trained general aviation pilot. At Rollins, he met Sara Joanne Byrd (born c. 1928), an Oakland, Florida, native; they married on June 9, 1952. They had two sons, James (b. 1959) and John (b. 1961). In 1963, Rogers graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained a minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Rogers had an apartment in New York City and a summer home on Nantucket island in Massachusetts. Rogers was red–green color blind, swam every morning, and neither smoked nor drank. He was a vegetarian on ethical grounds, stating "I don't want to eat anything that has a mother." Despite recurring rumors, he never served in the military. His office at WQED Pittsburgh famously did not have a desk, only a sofa and armchairs, because Rogers thought a desk was "too much of a barrier". Early work Fred Rogers had a life-changing moment when he first saw television in his parents' home. He entered seminary after college; but, after his first experience as a viewer, he wanted to explore the potential of the medium. In an interview with CNN in his later years, Rogers stated, "I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen." He applied for a job at NBC in New York City in 1951 and then worked on musical programs including Your Hit Parade, The Kate Smith Hour, and The Voice of Firestone. He also worked on Gabby Hayes' show for children. Ultimately, Rogers decided that commercial television's reliance on advertisement and merchandising undermined its ability to educate or enrich young audiences, so he quit NBC. In 1954, he began working at WQED, a Pittsburgh public television station, as a puppeteer on the local children's show The Children's Corner. For the next seven years, he worked with host Josie Carey in unscripted live TV, developing many of the puppets, characters, and music used in his later work, such as King Friday XIII and X the Owl. Rogers began wearing his famous sneakers when he found them to be quieter than his work shoes as he moved about behind the set. He was also the voices of King Friday XIII and Queen Sara Saturday (named after his wife), rulers of the neighborhood; as well as X the Owl, Henrietta Pussycat, Daniel Stripèd Tiger, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, and Larry Horse. The show won a Sylvania Award[26] for best children's show and was briefly broadcast nationally on NBC. During his off hours, he would leave the WQED studios during his lunch breaks to study theology at the nearby Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Rogers, however, was not interested in preaching; and, after his ordination, he was specifically charged to continue his work with children's television. He had also done work at the University of Pittsburgh's program in Child Development and Child Care. In 1963, Rogers moved to Toronto, where he was contracted by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) to develop his debut in front of the camera, the 15-minute children's program Mister Rogers,] which, though popular with children, ran for just three seasons. Many of his famous set pieces—Trolley, Eiffel Tower, the 'tree', and 'castle'—were created by CBC designers. While in Toronto, Rogers brought to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood his friend and understudy Ernie Coombs, who would go on to create Mr. Dressup, a very successful and long-running children's show on CBC, and similar in many ways. Mr. Dressup also used some of the songs that would be featured on Rogers' later program. Coombs was a puppeteer and voice actor on Misterogers. When Rogers returned to the United States, Coombs remained in Canada and was in the cast of the CBC's replacement for Misterogers, Butternut Square, on CBC TV between October 19, 1964, and February 10, 1967 and then starred in his own show, Mister Dressup (1967-1996). In 1966, Rogers acquired the rights to his program from the CBC and moved the show to WQED in Pittsburgh, where he had worked on The Children's Corner. He developed the new show for the Eastern Educational Network. Stations that carried the program were limited but did include educational stations in Boston; Washington, D.C.; and New York City. After returning to Pittsburgh, Rogers attended the Sixth Presbyterian Church in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Distribution of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood began on February 19, 1968. The following year, the show moved to PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). In 1971, Rogers formed Family Communications, Inc. (FCI), and the company established offices in the WQED building in Pittsburgh. Initially, the company served solely as the production arm of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, but it now develops and produces an array of children's programming and educational materials. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood A sweater worn by Rogers, on display in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History
Frank Joseph Rogers was born on January 14, 1920 in Kent, Portage County, Ohio United States, and died at age 80 years old on May 25, 2000 in Kent. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Frank Joseph Rogers .

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Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers)
He was born to James and Nancy Rogers in Latrobe PA. His father was a successful businessman who was president of the McFeely Brick Company, Rogers also had a sister, Elaine, whom the Rogers's adopted when he was 11 years old. Fred McFeely Rogers was married to Joanne Byrd in 1952. They had 2 children. He was an American television personality, musician, puppeteer, writer, producer, and Presbyterian minister. Rogers was famous for creating, hosting and composing the theme music for the educational preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1968–2001), which featured his kind-hearted grandfatherly personality, and direct connection to his audiences. Originally trained and ordained as a minister, Rogers was displeased with the way television addressed children at the time, and made an effort to change this when he began to write for and perform on local Pittsburgh-area shows dedicated to youth. Rogers developed his own show on WQED in 1968, and it was distributed nationwide by Eastern Educational Television Network. Over the course of three decades on television, Rogers became an icon of American children's entertainment and education. He was also known for his advocacy of various public causes. His testimony before a lower court in favor of fair-use recording of television shows to play at another time (now known as time shifting) was cited in a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Betamax case, and he gave now-famous testimony to a U.S. Senate committee, advocating government funding for children's television. Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, 40 honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a "Treasure of American History". On June 25, 2016, the Fred Rogers Historical Marker was placed near Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and was named and dedicated in his memory. He was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, to James and Nancy Rogers; he had one sister, Elaine. Early in life, he spent much of his free time with his maternal grandfather, Fred McFeely, who had an interest in music. He would often sing along as his mother would play the piano, and he himself began playing at five. He obtained a pilot's license while still in high school. Rogers graduated from Latrobe High School (1946). He studied at Dartmouth College (1946–48), then transferred to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he earned a B.A. in Music Composition in 1951. Rogers was also a trained general aviation pilot. At Rollins, he met Sara Joanne Byrd (born c. 1928), an Oakland, Florida, native; they married on June 9, 1952. They had two sons, James (b. 1959) and John (b. 1961). In 1963, Rogers graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained a minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Rogers had an apartment in New York City and a summer home on Nantucket island in Massachusetts. Rogers was red–green color blind, swam every morning, and neither smoked nor drank. He was a vegetarian on ethical grounds, stating "I don't want to eat anything that has a mother." Despite recurring rumors, he never served in the military. His office at WQED Pittsburgh famously did not have a desk, only a sofa and armchairs, because Rogers thought a desk was "too much of a barrier". Early work Fred Rogers had a life-changing moment when he first saw television in his parents' home. He entered seminary after college; but, after his first experience as a viewer, he wanted to explore the potential of the medium. In an interview with CNN in his later years, Rogers stated, "I went into television because I hated it so, and I thought there's some way of using this fabulous instrument to nurture those who would watch and listen." He applied for a job at NBC in New York City in 1951 and then worked on musical programs including Your Hit Parade, The Kate Smith Hour, and The Voice of Firestone. He also worked on Gabby Hayes' show for children. Ultimately, Rogers decided that commercial television's reliance on advertisement and merchandising undermined its ability to educate or enrich young audiences, so he quit NBC. In 1954, he began working at WQED, a Pittsburgh public television station, as a puppeteer on the local children's show The Children's Corner. For the next seven years, he worked with host Josie Carey in unscripted live TV, developing many of the puppets, characters, and music used in his later work, such as King Friday XIII and X the Owl. Rogers began wearing his famous sneakers when he found them to be quieter than his work shoes as he moved about behind the set. He was also the voices of King Friday XIII and Queen Sara Saturday (named after his wife), rulers of the neighborhood; as well as X the Owl, Henrietta Pussycat, Daniel Stripèd Tiger, Lady Elaine Fairchilde, and Larry Horse. The show won a Sylvania Award[26] for best children's show and was briefly broadcast nationally on NBC. During his off hours, he would leave the WQED studios during his lunch breaks to study theology at the nearby Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Rogers, however, was not interested in preaching; and, after his ordination, he was specifically charged to continue his work with children's television. He had also done work at the University of Pittsburgh's program in Child Development and Child Care. In 1963, Rogers moved to Toronto, where he was contracted by CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) to develop his debut in front of the camera, the 15-minute children's program Mister Rogers,] which, though popular with children, ran for just three seasons. Many of his famous set pieces—Trolley, Eiffel Tower, the 'tree', and 'castle'—were created by CBC designers. While in Toronto, Rogers brought to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood his friend and understudy Ernie Coombs, who would go on to create Mr. Dressup, a very successful and long-running children's show on CBC, and similar in many ways. Mr. Dressup also used some of the songs that would be featured on Rogers' later program. Coombs was a puppeteer and voice actor on Misterogers. When Rogers returned to the United States, Coombs remained in Canada and was in the cast of the CBC's replacement for Misterogers, Butternut Square, on CBC TV between October 19, 1964, and February 10, 1967 and then starred in his own show, Mister Dressup (1967-1996). In 1966, Rogers acquired the rights to his program from the CBC and moved the show to WQED in Pittsburgh, where he had worked on The Children's Corner. He developed the new show for the Eastern Educational Network. Stations that carried the program were limited but did include educational stations in Boston; Washington, D.C.; and New York City. After returning to Pittsburgh, Rogers attended the Sixth Presbyterian Church in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Distribution of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood began on February 19, 1968. The following year, the show moved to PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). In 1971, Rogers formed Family Communications, Inc. (FCI), and the company established offices in the WQED building in Pittsburgh. Initially, the company served solely as the production arm of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, but it now develops and produces an array of children's programming and educational materials. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood A sweater worn by Rogers, on display in the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers Born November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Died July 6, 1998 in Apple Valley, California, USA (congestive heart failure) Birth Name Leonard Franklin Slye Nicknames Buck King of the West King of the Cowboys Height 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, aged 18. He played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys. In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan called Sons of the Pioneers. While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston. Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds". They first appeared in the western Rhythm on the Range (1936), starring Bing Crosby and Martha Raye. In 1936 he appeared as a bandit opposite Gene Autry in "The Old Coral". In 1937 Rogers went solo from "The Sons Of The Pioneers", and made his first starring film in 1938, Under Western Stars (1938). He made almost 100 films. The Roy Rogers Show (1951) ran on NBC from October 1951 through 1957 and on CBS from 1961 to September 1964. In 1955, 67 of his feature films were released to television. Spouse (3) Dale Evans (31 December 1947 - 6 July 1998) ( his death) ( 6 children) Grace Arline Wilkins (11 June 1936 - 3 November 1946) ( her death) ( 3 children) Lucile Ascolese (8 May 1933 - 8 June 1936) ( divorced) Trivia (34) The dog who appeared in a few of his films was named Bullet. Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers. Nicknames: Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys", Dale Evans "Queen of the West", Trigger "Smartest Horse in the Movies" There is a Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Museum at Branson, Missouri. Roy got his horse Trigger in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that. He had appeared in one earlier movie, ridden by Olivia de Havilland in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Trigger died in 1965 at age 33. Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Dale Evans. He had two children and 1 adopted daughter with Arlene Wilkins. He and wife Dale Evans adopted four children, one of whom--Cheryl Rogers--later became an actress. One of his and Dale's daughters died in a bus wreck in Aug. 1964. One adopted son choked to death in Nov. 1965. The little town of Portsmouth, Ohio (USA) also claims to be the hometown of Roy. They also have a little museum with mementoes and hoofprints of Trigger, handprints of Roy and Dusty in the sidewalk in front of the museum. Every year they had a Roy Rogers Day and Roy or Dusty would make an appearance. Once received 78,852 fan letters in a single month. Star of Mutual (1944-1951) and NBC Radio's (1951-1955) "The Roy Rogers Show." His guest appearance on Wonder Woman (1975) in 1977 reflected his real life, as the character he played was a western man who had adopted several children. Roy's conservative side showed through, though, when he insisted to the show's producers that, in order for him to agree to do the episode, series star Lynda Carter needed to wear more clothing than the "bathing suit" type of costume she normally wore. Rogers won out and Carter wore a sleeved solid red top and white chino pants. Inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1976. Inducted (as a member of the Sons of the Pioneers) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1995. Was a Master Mason. In other words, he became a member of the Masonic Fraternity. Was a strong opponent of gun control, and once appeared in TV commercials put out by the National Rifle Association opposing a proposed ban outlawing certain types of guns in California. Once lived next door to actor Val Kilmer (when Val was a child). When Roy moved, the Kilmers later moved into to his old ranch. Then, in 1999, Val led a Trigger lookalike on stage at the 1999 Academy Awards in honor of Roy Rogers. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 522-525. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. In his autobiography, "Happy Trails: The Story of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans," the former Leonard Slye stated that his stage name of Roy Rogers was given to him by executives at Republic Pictures when he became their new singing cowboy to replace Gene Autry. The Rogers came from Will Rogers, the beloved western comic and storyteller who had recently died in a plane crash in Alaska and Roy was made the first name because it is the French word for "king," as in "Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys." Roy said he had no input at all in the renaming decision. Arline Wilkins, his second wife, died a few days after giving birth to their son, Roy Rogers Jr. (Dusty). She had complications from the cesarean--a blood clot formed, traveled to her brain and killed her. Dale Evans, his third wife, became his children's mom when Dusty was 15 months old. He and Arline had three children: two girls and Dusty. Childhood home was on real estate that later included second base in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. His adopted daughter is Little Doe Rogers. Besides his most famous role as Roy Rogers himself, "King of the Cowboys", Roy may be one of the few actors, if not the most famous one, to have played three of the West's greatest legends: Wild Bill Hickok, William F. Cody (aka Buffalo Bill) and Jesse James. Also, in Billy the Kid Returns (1938), he played the slain gunslinger as well. Profiled in "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors", Gary Yoggy, ed. (McFarland, 1998). Rogers was asked to run for Congress on the Republican ticket at one time. He replied, "I have both Democrat and Republican fans and I can't afford to lose any of them!". He was awarded 3 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1752 Vine Street; for Radio at 1733 Vine Street; and for Television at 1620 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. The Sons of the Pioneers were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6843 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Godfather of Robbie Lee. The Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum has closed. All the memorabilia was sold at auction in April and May of 2011. In 1951, several years before the airing of his feature films on TV and just months before the premiere of his long running TV series "The Roy Rogers Show"(1951-57), Roy did TV Ads for "Quaker Oats" and "Mother's Oats" oatmeal. These commercials carried the then unusual slogan, "Quaker and Mother's Oats (oatmeal) are the same". However, things wouldn't remain the same. Following the TV success of "Hopalong Cassidy" feature films,"The Lone Ranger" (1949) and "The Gene Autry Show"(1950), "The Roy Rogers Show" debuted on Dec.30, 1951. "Post Cereals" was the sponsor and Roy's association with "Quaker" and "Mother's Oats" was soon forgotten. His horse, Trigger, would often receive second billing, even above his wife and co-star, Dale Evans. Son of Andrew Slye. He and his third wife Dale Evans were one of three married couples to make guest appearances in The Muppet Show (1976). The other two were Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge and Robert Shields and Lorene Yarnell Jansson. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans had a large family - nine children in all. Dale had one son by a previous marriage, of whom Roy was the step-father. Roy had three children, including one adopted, by a previous marriage, for whom Dale was their step-mother. The couple had a child together and adopted four other children. Personal Quotes (6) If there were no valleys of sadness and death, we could never really appreciate the sunshine of happiness on the mountain top. When I die, just skin me out and put me up on old Trigger and I'll be happy. [in 1982] Another thing that burns me up is that California voted in capital punishment and they haven't electrocuted anyone yet. [in 1982, when asked about Republic Pictures owner Herbert J. Yates, his boss for many years] I don't want to talk about Yates. Let's just say he wasn't very flexible. [in 1982] Not long after Will Rogers died, they turned his ranch into a museum. And it didn't have anything in it. So I made up my mind I was gonna keep everything. [Advice to his son, Roy Jr. regarding the Roy Rogers Museum] If the museum starts costing you money, then liquidate everything and move on. [The museum closed its doors in December, 2009. The assets were auctioned off at Christie's in July 2010.] Salary (1) Under Western Stars (1938) $75 /week
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers is the stage name for Leonard Slye as is Steve Rogers or Captain America is the stage name for Chris Evans.
Will Rogers
Will Rogers was an American humorist, actor and author best known for his Broadway and film performances, as well as his folksy persona. Will Rogers was born in Oologah, Oklahoma, on November 4, 1879. After performing in Wild West shows as a young man, Rogers broke into vaudeville and then Broadway. His folksy wit and common sense attitude made him one of the most famous actors and authors in the world in the 1920s and '30s. Rogers died in a plane crash in Point Barrow, Alaska, on August 15, 1935. Early Life William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, in present-day Oologah, Oklahoma—then part of Indian territory. Rogers grew up in a ranching family. Himself part Cherokee, Rogers socialized with both indigenous people and Anglo-American settlers in the immediate area. He left Oklahoma as a teenager, eventually finding work in the traveling Wild West shows popular at the time. In 1905, Rogers began performing a lasso act on the vaudeville circuit. His charm and humor, along with his technical ability, made Rogers a star. Audiences responded with enthusiasm to his off-the-cuff remarks delivered while performing elaborate roping tricks. Rogers parlayed his vaudeville success into a Broadway career. He debuted in New York in 1916, performing in The Wall Street Girl. This led to many more theatrical roles, including headlining appearances in the Ziegfeld Follies. Rogers also brought his act to the burgeoning medium of the moving picture. He appeared in dozens of silent films, often playing a country bumpkin trying to negotiate the modern world. In addition to acting, Rogers became nationally known as a writer. He penned a column for the Saturday Evening Post that ran in newspapers across the country. His columns dealt with contemporary issues from a perspective of small town morality, emphasizing the integrity of working people. It was a viewpoint that resonated in the rapidly industrializing twentieth century United States. Many of his books, including The Cowboy Philosopher on Prohibition and There's Not a Bathing Suit in Russia, achieved best-seller status. Rogers's fame had eclipsed his country bumpkin persona by 1930. No longer believable as an uneducated outsider, he was able to voice his characteristic wit and wisdom while playing a professional. Legendary director John Ford worked with Rogers on three of these later films—Doctor Bull, Judge Priest and The Steamboat Round the Bend. After filming concluded on the final Ford film, in 1935, Rogers set out on a trip to Alaska. An avid aviation enthusiast, he planned to explore remote stretches by plane as well as on foot. Death On August 15, 1935, the plane carrying Will Rogers crashed in Point Barrow, Alaska. He died on impact. Millions across the country mourned the sudden silencing of a quintessentially American voice.
Ginger Rogers
Ginger Rogers Born July 16, 1911 in Independence, Missouri, USA Died April 25, 1995 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA (heart failure) Birth Name Virginia Katherine McMath Nickname Feathers Height 5' 4½" (1.64 m) Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. Her mother, known as Lelee, went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he allowed the doctor to use forceps and the baby died. She was kidnapped by her father several times until her mother took him to court. Ginger's mother left her child in the care of her parents while she went in search of a job as a scriptwriter in Hollywood and later to New York City. Mrs. McMath found herself with an income good enough to where she could send for Ginger. Lelee became a Marine in 1918 and was in the publicity department and Ginger went back to her grandparents in Missouri. During this time her mother met John Rogers. After leaving the Marines they married in May, 1920 in Liberty, Missouri. He was transferred to Dallas and Ginger (who treated him as a father) went too. Ginger won a Charleston contest in 1925 (age 14) and a 4 week contract on the Interstate circuit. She also appeared in vaudeville acts which she did until she was 17 with her mother by her side to guide her. Now she had discovered true acting. She married in March, 1929, and after several months realized she had made a mistake. She acquired an agent and she did several short films. She went to New York where she appeared in the Broadway production of "Top Speed" which debuted Christmas Day, 1929. Her first film was in 1929 in A Night in a Dormitory (1930). It was a bit part, but it was a start. Later that year, Ginger appeared, briefly in two more films, A Day of a Man of Affairs (1929) and Campus Sweethearts (1930). For awhile she did both movies and theatre. The following year she began to get better parts in films such as Office Blues (1930) and The Tip-Off (1931). But the movie that enamored her to the public was Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933). She did not have top billing but her beauty and voice was enough to have the public want more. One song she popularized in the film was the now famous, "We're in the Money". Also in 1933 she was in 42nd Street (1933). She suggested using a monocle and this also set her apart. In 1934, she starred with Dick Powell in Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934). It was a well received film about the popularity of radio. Ginger's real stardom occurred when she was teamed with Fred Astaire where they were one of the best cinematic couples ever to hit the silver screen. This is where she achieved real stardom. They were first paired in 1933's Flying Down to Rio (1933) and later in 1935's Roberta (1935) and Top Hat (1935). Ginger also appeared in some very good comedies such as Bachelor Mother (1939) and 5th Ave Girl (1939) both in 1939. Also that year she appeared with Astaire in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939). The film made money but was not anywhere successful as they had hoped. After that studio executives at RKO wanted Ginger to strike out on her own. She made several dramatic pictures but it was 1940's Kitty Foyle (1940) that allowed her to shine. Playing a young lady from the wrong side of the tracks, she played the lead role well, so well in fact, that she won an Academy Award for her portrayal. Ginger followed that project with the delightful comedy, Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) the following year. It's a story where she has to choose which of three men she wants to marry. Through the rest of the 1940s and early 1950s she continued to make movies but not near the caliber before World War II. After Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) in 1957, Ginger didn't appear on the silver screen for seven years. By 1965, she had appeared for the last time in Harlow (1965). Afterward, she appeared on Broadway and other stage plays traveling in Europe, the U.S. and Canada. After 1984, she retired and wrote an autobiography in 1991 entitled, "Ginger, My Story". On April 25, 1995, Ginger died of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 83. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson Spouse (5) William Marshall (16 March 1961 - 1969) ( divorced) Jacques Bergerac (7 February 1953 - 7 July 1957) ( divorced) Jack Briggs (16 January 1943 - 7 September 1949) ( divorced) Lew Ayres (14 November 1934 - 20 March 1941) ( divorced) Jack Pepper (29 March 1929 - 11 July 1931) ( divorced)

Gilinda Dawn Granger Rogers
Gilinda Dawn Granger was born on April 24, 1959 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA to parents Gilbert Lofton Granger and Ann Cornelia Hill. She graduated from Lafayette High School and received a scholarship to North Carolina Wesleyan College. Gilinda attended North Carolina Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA) in 1978 and after that, she also attended Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. Gilinda married Roger Gene Phillippe on February 6, 1982 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA at the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. See Gilinda Grander wed to Roger Phillippe. The couple did not have any children together and divorced on May 16, 1989 after 7 years of marriage. On June 30, 1990 she married Corby Steven Rogers in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. She joined the Jaycees in Williamsburg and later became a member of the Williamsburg Kiwanis Club and served as editor of the Kiwanagram newsletter. Seeing the need for true local news coverage, she developed "The Local Channel," a TV program of local news and other events that aired on cable specifically in and about the Williamsburg area. She also managed two radio stations, WMBG-AM740 and WPTG-FM 107.9, and created and managed several businesses over the years. She grasped early on the potential of the Internet and became a pioneer web developer and domain broker, a business she continued until her death. She lived a full life, to read more see Gilinda Dawn Granger Rogers Obituary .
Florence Stewart (Rogers) Fechser
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Haylee Marie Rogers
Haylee Marie Rogers passed away on October 28th 2020. Haylee created this biography of herself on May 17th 2019, and upon finding out about her death I am updating this bio with details. A copy of her obituary is below. Visitation and a funeral service will be held at Naugle Funeral Home & Cremation Services at 1203 Hendricks Ave in Jacksonville Florida 32207 on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 (Election Day). Haylee Marie Rogers was born in Omaha, Nebraska on Flag Day, June 14, 1993 to Rocky Leroy Rogers (deceased) and Roberta Elaine Moore. She was the last of 4 children. She was a free spirit until the day she found out she was pregnant. After her son Kingston was born her life mission was to be a stay-at-home mom. She loved her son more than life itself. They were both the apple of each other’s eye as evidenced by hundreds of selfies’ of the two of them in her phone. Kingston often said, “My mom is my best friend”. She chose to be a 'home body’ and did not go out with friends. She had attitude and such artistic talent and beauty but was too shy to use it for good. She grew into a thoughtful, caring woman. Haylee attended high school through her junior year at Fort Calhoun High School in Nebraska. After visiting Florida with her mom in 2009 she announced, “Mom, we should move to Florida!” She and her mother moved to Jacksonville in January 2010 to escape the dreaded winters of Nebraska. Haylee graduated from Mandarin High School in 2011. Although her graduating class was over 600, she only had a select few close friends. She was one of the first employees at the new Amazon plant in Jacksonville and won many awards for being the fastest, most efficient and most accurate packer in the plant and even broke National Amazon records. Haylee leaves behind her adored son, Kingston, age 6, her mother and step-father Jeffrey Moore, siblings Amanda Austin (Josh Mayfield), Christopher Austin and Ashley McNew (Brandon), nieces and nephews, grandparents Homer and Elaine Smith and step-siblings Christina Wilkinson (Stephen), Cheree Rainey (Les) and Caylee Martin (Charles) and their children.
Lil Bit (Rogers) Palser was born on March 26, 1955 in Quality City, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Elize Anne Palzer.
Joe Edd Rogers
Joe Edd Rogers was born on November 17, 1926, and died at age 53 years old on January 13, 1980. Joe Rogers was buried at Houston National Cemetery Section A Site 1296 10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, in Houston, Tx.
Bianca Rogers
The highlight of my life is my daughter Lesley and grandson. I love my daughter with the complete depth of my soul. My grandson Dean takes my breath away. I can only say, its not even close to God's love but there is nothing close to how much I love Dean !! He is my left and my right. He is the love of my life!!
Cynthia June (Taymon) Rogers of Owens Cross Roads, Madison County, Alabama United States was born on September 16, 1965, and died at age 24 years old in July 1990 at Hwy 431, in Owens Cross Roads.
Elmer Burton Rogers
My Father Married My Mother Lula Frances Shoemaker Aug.11,1956 in Johnson County Texas.Their children are Kathy D Rogers Baker,Danny W Rogers,Donny R Rogers,Paula S Rogers.His Parents were Willie Yater Rogers and Ruby Mae Harper,His Siblings are Vivian Rogers Moore,Will R Rogers,Betty Rogers Harper,Harold Vaughn Rogers.He also had another Sister Francis Maydalle Strengh She died 1925 -1934.She got off the wagon to open the gate.Stepped on a peice of glass and got infection and died.
Mary Alma (Taylor) Rogers
Mary Alma (Taylor) Rogers was born on January 17, 1954. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary Alma (Taylor) Rogers.
Harvey W Rogers of Monmouth County, New Jersey United States was born circa 1915. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Harvey W Rogers.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lawrence Rogers.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ed Rogers.
Don  Rogers
Don E Rogers was born in 1958. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Don Rogers.
Carol J Hiltibidal
Carol's father was Harry Delano Rogers, 1912 - 1987 and her mother was Geneva Pearl Bowman, 1913 - 2008. She had one brother, Warren Delano Rogers, 1939 - 2014. She married Ronald "Ron" Hiltibidal, 1943–2004, and they had 4 children.
John Henry Rogers
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Rogers Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Rogers family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 109,221 people with the last name Rogers that have a birth and death date listed.

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72.0 years

Oldest Rogerses

These are the longest-lived members of the Rogers family on AncientFaces.

Richard Rogers was born on September 9, 1857, and died at age 115 years old in October 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Richard Rogers.
115 years
William Rogers was born on July 29, 1863, and died at age 115 years old in July 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Rogers.
114 years
Heather Rogers was born on August 30, 1867, and died at age 113 years old in September 1980. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Heather Rogers.
113 years
George Rogers of West Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on March 20, 1873, and died at age 111 years old in June 1984.
111 years
Nancy Rogers of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on July 4, 1875, and died at age 109 years old in January 1985.
109 years
Adele Rogers of Warwick, Kent County, RI was born on November 8, 1891, and died at age 109 years old on May 31, 2001.
109 years
Matilda Rogers of Kansas was born on March 16, 1852, and died at age 110 years old in August 1962.
110 years
Mary Rogers of Brownwood, Brown County, Texas was born on October 21, 1878, and died at age 108 years old in January 1987.
108 years
Will Rogers of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma was born on June 19, 1866, and died at age 108 years old in February 1975.
108 years
Mamie H Rogers of Vicksburg, Warren County, MS was born on August 16, 1897, and died at age 109 years old on September 3, 2006.
109 years
Catherine Rogers of Waterbury, New Haven County, CT was born on August 25, 1884, and died at age 109 years old on November 23, 1993.
109 years
Mary Rogers of Newark, Essex County, NJ was born on November 9, 1892, and died at age 108 years old on March 4, 2001.
108 years
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I was born Baby Girl Rogers 11/12/1967, Binghamton New York. Searching the Roger in Binghamton and PA. If anyone can assist I would greatly appreciate it. [contact link]
Daily News (Newburyport, MA) Thursday June 25, 1964

Byfield Women, 85 Leaves 162 direct Descendants

BYFIELD - Mrs Mary A (Rogers) Rogers, 85. 5 Moulton Street, Byfield, died last evening at Worcester Park Nursing, Newburyport, after a long illness. She leaves 162 direct descendants.
Mrs Rogers was the widow of S. Alvin Rogers, who died June 20th 1951. She was a native of Rumney, N.H. the daughter of Simeon P. and Mary A. (Gould) Rogers and lived in Byfield 70 years.
Mrs Rogers leaves five sons and four daughters, Charles I. of West Kingston R.I., Fred H, of Newport, KY.,Ralph W. of Newburyport, MA.,James A. and Ernest R. both of Byfield, MA. Mrs Nellie M. Mooney and Mrs Blanche L. Rogers of Byfield. Mrs Mary E. Wheaton of West Newbury, MA., and Mrs Eva Brown of Rowley. There is a brother, Renney Rogers of
of Alexandria, N.H.., also 47 grandchildren, 100 great grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 1:30 P/M tomorrow from the Robert R. McKinney home for funerals. 287 High Street, with burial in South Byfield cemetery, Georgetown, MA. There will be no calling hours.


Its been known around town that my Gram delivered lots of babies and helped the town of Newbury, MA. if anyone were sick, Gram Mary would use herb remedies and old family recipes. Although I have never been able to prove she was Indian, I still hear stories to this day, that if the local Dr. could not be reached, that my Gram was the next best thing. I am still researching in New Hampshire where she was born and came across that she was from an area in NH, along the CT River in area's where she may have been or learned from neighboring Indians.
Mary was born in 1879 in the Danbury, NH area, and appears on a census in Rumney NH for 1880.
Mary married my Gramp Simon A.(Alvin) Rogers in 1894, May 15 in Newbury, MA. and goes on to have 11 children that I could find and a loss of a set of twins.
Mary's father, Simeon P. Rogers was born in Newbury, MA July 17, 1842 and back then was called West Newbury. In tracing this line, I found that this line of Rogers is related to one of the first founders of Newbury, MA. Robert Rogers b. 1617 in Cheddar,Somerset, England.

Family names in this line were: Brown,Chesmore,Downer,Pilsbury and or Pillsbury,Gould,Rogers (of no relation)Mooney,Blaisdell,Flanders,Heath.
Bejamine Rogers married Agness Garrisson in Washington County, Ohio in 1841
they moved to W. Virginia
Bejamine's mother was a Tuckahoe Indian and I am not sure who his father was. If anyone has information please let me know.
He may have come from Virgina.
Their son Eli fought in the Civil War and was wounded. He married Lucy Spencer,
they had 13 children.
My father joseph rogers, whose father William Edward rogers, son of ben gamin rogers from clay county wv
What information are you looking for? If you can give me some dates for these 3 Rogers I will try to see if I have them in my file & will notify you. Thanks

chuck
A copy of this letter was found in the publication entitled "Footprints", which is a quarterly magazine published by the Fort Worth Genealogical Society. This was in a August, 1988 volume.


A LETTER FROM GRANDFATHER


In 1957, while visiting my aunt in Glacier Park, Montana, the following letter was given to me, and thus began my adventures in family history and genealogy. The letter was in typed form. Eventually, I located the original letter and was allowed to copy it. In 1960 the letter was in the possession of Mrs. Grazelle Denning, of Clayton, New Mexico, the granddaughter of the writer of the letter, Elder William Leroy Rogers, Primitive Baptist preacher. He wrote it to his grandson, James Byron Rogers (brother of Mrs. Denning), who had just married a lady of the same surname. The original spelling and punctuation has been retained, and the only editing has been the division of the letter into paragraphs, for more clarity.

Nancy Timmons Samuels


Cleburne Tex. July 15th 1922
W.[sic] B. Rogers and wife
Des Moines, New Mex.

Dear Grand Son and Grand daughter: It is with much pleasure that I undertake to answer your very interesting letter announcing your marriage to a Miss Rogers and of course she did not have to change her name. I am glad that you made choice of one of the good old name of Rogers. I assure you that you did not marry kinfolk for my father George Rogers was the only child of his father William, for whom I was named. He was in the war of 1812 lost his health and died in 1816 when my father was 6 months old. So his family is the only descendants of William Rogers. Your uncle Cicero is a splendid type of my father Geo. Rogers. Rogersville was named for Goe Rogers who owned the first Hotel in that town. Goe Rogers was a brother of George Rogers, my great-grandfather whose home was five miles from Rogersville. My father was born in that community the 24 of Oct. 1815.

My father's mother was a very beautiful woman, her maiden name was Bettie Gonce, a better and a more useful woman was not to be found in that country. Her father Isaac Gonce emigrated to Jackson County Ala, in about 1818, when my father was 3 years old. Old grand father Gonce brought Bettie Rogers and little boy George to Ala with his family of 7 other daughters and 2 sons. At that time there was a great emigration to Ala and South Tenn, and our people settled along the Tenn and Ala line, enfact the State line rune through the community in which our kinfolks settled, some on one side of the line and some on the other side, and yet they were neighbors. My grandmother 3 years after she emigrated to Ala was married to James B. Matthews, and they had a large family of sons and daughters, but not one is living. James B. Matthews was a very prominent man in his country, was quite wealthy in Negroes and lands. It was the ambition of all the Matthews of that generation to own Negroes.

Now I have given you a brief sketch of the Rogers side of the house and will bring up the other side. Sam McCrary and a very beautiful black eyed girl name Bettie Allen of precious memory were married when they were quite young. I am very glad to tell you they were my grand father and grand mother. My dear grand mother died in 1831 two weeks after her child was born, which child was a girl and was named Druzie for whom I name my daughter Druzie. There were 12 children born to them and the first born was William born in 1806, when his father was 18 years old.

My great grand father Nias Allen, father of my grand mother Bettie, was a soldier in the war of the Revolution 1776. The Allens were very fine people and were well to do, infack were wealthy in Negroes and lands. My dear precious mother was a member of the McCrary family. Your father Sam Rogers is the best type of my grand father Sam McCrary. However grand father had as fine a head and face as I ever saw on any man. But your pa is the best likeness of any one of his descendants. Grand father McCrary was a splendid farmer owned a fine farm and never needed anything always had plenty at home, was at home nearly all the time, was never at his county cite was never in a court house, never had a case in any court in all his life of 87 years. He had a second family by his last wife. 5 children were born to them, but they have all gone the way of all earth, as his first children have gone.

I have so far given your connection with the Rogers side and the Allen & McCrarys and a little sketch of the Matthews side. But I will give your connection with one of the greatest families of Middle Tenn. Shearod Williams was the husband of Polly Looney. They were my first wife's grand father and grand mother. They had 21 children, 17 sons and 4 daughters, 20 of them lived till they were grown. I knew about half of them. Great grandfather Williams died 500 miles from home in 35 and buried there, but 5 years after his death 2 of his sons went and brought his remains home and laid his body to rest by the side of his dear companion who had some years before also passed away. I visited there graves before I left that country. The inscription on the tombstone was "I heard a voice from Heaven saying blest is the dead that die in the Lord, yea saith the spirit from henceforth they rest from there labors and thiere works doth follow them." They were old Baptists.

The Williams brothers and sisters made quite a success in life, and two of them Mat and Jim were public men. Mat was in the Tennesee legislature when the war between the States came up, and his vote defeated the bill to arm the State, you see he was not in favor of the war, in fack he made a speech against going into the war. Jim Williams, who married Katie Tally over in Jackson Co Ala, on the Tenn River, represented his county in the Ala legislature a number of times. Of the 3 members that went to the Legislature from old high Jackson, as it was called, Jim Williams was the middle man and was named the average hog, and that was his nick name as long as he lived. He was a Methodist. Mat Williams was a Cumberland Presbyterian. Jinie, a faverite sister of that big family of boys, married Jerry Matthews, the father and mother of my first wife, Sarah Ann Matthews, who was born April the second 1837. Her father Jerry Matthews lived a neighbor to my father when I was born in May the 14th 1838.

My mother said Jerry Matthews was one of the best neighbors she ever lived by. He was very wealthy in Negroes and lands. He died in 1847 when his daughter Sarah was 10 years old. Jerry and Jinie, as they were called, had a family of 3 sons and 3 daughters. They were Methodist and Presbyterians, with the exception of my wife who came from the Presbyterians to the old Baptists in June 1872, just before we left for Texas the following Sept, 50 years ago next September.

The Allens, with the exception of 4 or 5, were Free will Baptist. Grand father William Rogers was an old Baptist, and his wife, my father's mother, who was the widow of James B. Matthews, was an old Baptist also. Her mother Francis Gonce, whose maiden name was Francis Wilson, was an old Baptist.

You see I am bringing up your connection with a fine family named Wilson. Francis Wilson Gonce was my father's grand mother. She is another one of our people of precious memory. She was a member of the Crow Creek church which was organized at least 100 years ago. I visited her tomb when I attended the church meetings of long ago, a greater woman in a community to the sick and those that were in distress never lived in all that country than Aunt Frankie Gonce, as she was called by her friends & neighbors. That large Gonce family have all have long sice passed away.

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