More about Micajah Clack Rogers

 I knew there had been something published telling about his holdings in Sevierville TN before he moved to Texas.

I searched and searched and finally found the letter sent by a third cousin 2X removed, J. A. Sharp to my grandfather's cousin, Hayden Ross.

Relations? I'll look at them later, first I was glad to find information about 3X great Grandpa Micajah.

James Hayden Ross 1880-1961 rec'd letter from JA Sharp in 54

Hayden was my first cousin, 2X removed.

OK, the Ross family had 10 children, and mother Ross was a Rogers, the sister of my grandfather's father. When my grandfather was orphaned around 2 years old, he was welcomed into the Ross family with his own little sister. (Of course there weren't quite all those children at that time, only 3 sons had been born by then.) But Hayden was a cousin to my grandfather, and just 3 years younger. So of course when the Sharp letter came to Hayden, he shared it with my grandfather, George Rogers Sr.

Which is how I came to have a copy!

I've written about my relation to J. A. Sharp before, several times. First I had to find him on my tree, then learn that he was indeed a historian. Check out these posts if you're interested.

 Here where I searched to find the connection between the Rogers and the Sharps....
and another link in a series I posted about the Sharp family...Here,  and J.A. Sharp the Historian.

Anyway, I'll write more about my Great X3 Grandfather Micajah Clack Rogers soon. Just a tangent happened here, finding the Sharp letter and more of his writings.