James Rogers' son Robert M Rogers (1796-1861)

Robert M. Rogers was my 1st cousin, five times removed.  His father, James, was a brother to Rev. Elijah Rogers (1774-1841), my 4 greats grandfather. Robert M. Rodgers (spelled with the "d" many times) was born in Tennessee, probably Sevier County where his older brother Joseph Larkin Rogers had also been born.

Robert married 14 Feb 1815 to Jane (Ginny) Ellison/Allison in Madison County, AL.  By 1815-17 they lived in Monroe County, MS. (Mississippi State and Territorial Censes Index)

In the US Census of 1840 for Madison County AL, Robert and his wife are listed with their first 5 children (by ages and gender identification only.) They have 1 female slave and 7 free colored children under the age of 10. So the household consisted of 7 white persons, 7 free colored persons and one slave.  2 persons are engaged in agriculture, and 1 is engaged in navigation of lakes, rivers etc.

Incidentally, my Ancestry tree has 7 children born to the Robert Rogers family before 1840. I wonder where the other 2 were.

In the 1850 Census for Monroe County AL, Robert is listed as an Overseer, while his wife is a farmer. They had 4 children living with them then.

In the 1860 Census for Monroe County AL, Robert had just lost his wife in 1860, and he only has a daughter and a son living with him. He is also listed in the 1860 Slave Schedule for AL, but the index is all that is available on Ancestry.

He died in 1861 in Pickens County, AL, and some Ancestry trees said he was a Confederate soldier. At the age of 65 in the first year of the Civil War, it's somewhat doubtful. There are no details of his death, even where or when he was buried.

He did receive a land grant from the US President, Martin Van Buren in Alabama, which usually was for services during one war or another. But there is no mention I've found that he fought in any wars other than the note that he died in the Confederacy.