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.
Research for 3 branches of my family: Rogers, Booth and Swasey
Showing posts with label James Rogers (1760-1842). Show all posts
Showing posts with label James Rogers (1760-1842). Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020
James Rogers' son Larkin Rogers/Rodgers (1794-1878)
James Rogers (1760-1842), a Revolutionary War soldier, had at least one son, who probably was the force behind the memorial marker for his father. The son, Joseph Larkin Rogers was born Aug 19, 1794 in Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.
His mother, Elizabeth Rogers is not clearly known, as several women are proposed in different Ancestry trees, but not to my satisfaction at this time.
Larkin served in the War of 1812, as a private in the 2 regiment (Pillow's) of West Tennessee Volunteers.
By 1816 his name appears in Madison County, Alabama Territory, in the Census and Census Substitutes Index.
On March 18, 1817 he married Hannah Holland, also in Madison County, Alabama. Their first of 13 children was born in that county, but the next were born in Pickens County, Alabama. They lived there, except for one son possibly born in South Carolina, named after his grandfather, James M. Rogers, born in 1840.
But also in 1840, Larkin and Hannah Rogers appeared in a Census in Regiment 39, Morgan County Alabama.
Apparently the child born in 1840 had not yet been born, because the youngest male is age 5-9. However, Ancestry is saying there were also boys 1 yo and one 3 yo in 1840. They aren't listed. There is a female under 5 on the census, so that's little Rebecca Jane who had been born in 1835. Charles S. had been born in 1833, so he is probably the one son that is listed as 5-9 years old. The boy listed as 10-14 would have been Jacob M, born in 1829, so he was 11 in 1840.
The male age 30-39 would be Larkin probably, though having been born in 1794 he would actually have been 46 that year.
Two females age 5-9 would have been Hannah Matilda, born in 1831 (thus 9 years old) and Elizabeth Ann, born in 1824, so she was 16 actually. That would have been hard to hide as a 9 year old. They had lost Mary P. who lived from 1822-36, and Ludisa who lived from 1826-27 (see info below, on 1950 Census where her short life is contradicted by her marriage and motherhood!)
And last but not least, Hannah was counted as being between 30-39, though born in 1799 would make her 41. It is possible/probable that their oldest daughter, Sarah Louisa, born in 1818, had already left their home, as well as James Barba, born in 1820.
So the census gives them 5 children living with them, and their oldest 2 aren't mentioned, while the youngest 2 are also missing on this table.
In the 1850 Census, Larkin's family were living in Itawamba, District 6, Mississippi. Larkin and two older sons were farming, and he had 9 of his children living with them, as well a a 2 year old grandson. All the children were listed as having been born in Alabama. I also discovered that my Ancestry tree was incorrect in saying Ludisa died in 1827, at age one. She is the daughter who had married a Mr. Richardson and has a 2 year old son living with them, James A. Richardson. She is included in the 1860 census as well, by then living with her second husband and 2 more children.
In the 1860 Census for Itawamba County, MS, Larkin and Hannah are in their 60s, and they have several adult children also farming with them, and 2 grandchildren, sons of their deceased daughter Elizabeth Rogers Gandy.
Having such a unique name, Larkin appears even on the 1870 Census for Lee County, District 4, MS. He stated by then that he was 68 (note his giving different ages may have caught up with him, but in reality he was 76.) It is quite possible that he never knew exactly when he was born. Hannah was then listed as also 68, and James is 30, Isabella is 26, and Becky J. is 35 (Rebecca).
Larkin Rogers died 1 July 1878, and Hannah died 2 February 1892, both in Plantersville, Lee County MS. He is buried in Union Cemetery where he (or a descendent) placed a memorial stone in honor of his father James Rogers (1760-1842).
His mother, Elizabeth Rogers is not clearly known, as several women are proposed in different Ancestry trees, but not to my satisfaction at this time.
Larkin served in the War of 1812, as a private in the 2 regiment (Pillow's) of West Tennessee Volunteers.
By 1816 his name appears in Madison County, Alabama Territory, in the Census and Census Substitutes Index.
On March 18, 1817 he married Hannah Holland, also in Madison County, Alabama. Their first of 13 children was born in that county, but the next were born in Pickens County, Alabama. They lived there, except for one son possibly born in South Carolina, named after his grandfather, James M. Rogers, born in 1840.
But also in 1840, Larkin and Hannah Rogers appeared in a Census in Regiment 39, Morgan County Alabama.
Apparently the child born in 1840 had not yet been born, because the youngest male is age 5-9. However, Ancestry is saying there were also boys 1 yo and one 3 yo in 1840. They aren't listed. There is a female under 5 on the census, so that's little Rebecca Jane who had been born in 1835. Charles S. had been born in 1833, so he is probably the one son that is listed as 5-9 years old. The boy listed as 10-14 would have been Jacob M, born in 1829, so he was 11 in 1840.
The male age 30-39 would be Larkin probably, though having been born in 1794 he would actually have been 46 that year.
Two females age 5-9 would have been Hannah Matilda, born in 1831 (thus 9 years old) and Elizabeth Ann, born in 1824, so she was 16 actually. That would have been hard to hide as a 9 year old. They had lost Mary P. who lived from 1822-36, and Ludisa who lived from 1826-27 (see info below, on 1950 Census where her short life is contradicted by her marriage and motherhood!)
And last but not least, Hannah was counted as being between 30-39, though born in 1799 would make her 41. It is possible/probable that their oldest daughter, Sarah Louisa, born in 1818, had already left their home, as well as James Barba, born in 1820.
So the census gives them 5 children living with them, and their oldest 2 aren't mentioned, while the youngest 2 are also missing on this table.
In the 1850 Census, Larkin's family were living in Itawamba, District 6, Mississippi. Larkin and two older sons were farming, and he had 9 of his children living with them, as well a a 2 year old grandson. All the children were listed as having been born in Alabama. I also discovered that my Ancestry tree was incorrect in saying Ludisa died in 1827, at age one. She is the daughter who had married a Mr. Richardson and has a 2 year old son living with them, James A. Richardson. She is included in the 1860 census as well, by then living with her second husband and 2 more children.
In the 1860 Census for Itawamba County, MS, Larkin and Hannah are in their 60s, and they have several adult children also farming with them, and 2 grandchildren, sons of their deceased daughter Elizabeth Rogers Gandy.
Having such a unique name, Larkin appears even on the 1870 Census for Lee County, District 4, MS. He stated by then that he was 68 (note his giving different ages may have caught up with him, but in reality he was 76.) It is quite possible that he never knew exactly when he was born. Hannah was then listed as also 68, and James is 30, Isabella is 26, and Becky J. is 35 (Rebecca).
Larkin Rogers died 1 July 1878, and Hannah died 2 February 1892, both in Plantersville, Lee County MS. He is buried in Union Cemetery where he (or a descendent) placed a memorial stone in honor of his father James Rogers (1760-1842).
Sunday, April 12, 2020
James Rogers (1760-1842)
Now I'm going to look closer at the siblings of Rev. Elijah Rogers (1774-1841)...other children of Henry Rogers Sr. (1741-1794) and Elizabeth Lankford Rogers (1743-1787).
Eldest in my Ancestry tree was James Rogers, born 2 July 1760 in Culpepper County, Virginia colony.
His 5 siblings were all born in different parts of Virginia apparently. I note that James Rogers also had different records of his life in different parts of both Virginia, Tennessee and Mississippi. I'm not sure they are all about the same James Rogers/Rodgers. The spelling varies in different areas also.
James married, and the name of his wife was probably Elizabeth. But there are a couple to choose between on various Ancestry family trees. My tree had Mary Elizabeth Profitt Polly Brazil. But there was also a marriage record of James Rogers to Polly Brazil in 1832 when James was 72 years old. I haven't found any record of his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Profitt, though the same record to Polly Brazil is used to substantiate the Mary Elizabeth Profitt marriage to James. Very strange. And my tree had combined the two names, which I think is unlikely.
There's also a record on 20 Dec 1790, in Greene County TN, of Elizabeth Hays marrying James Rodgers.
My DAR member cousin has only Elizabeth Hays as James Rogers/Rodgers wife. So once again I'm going to remove someone from my tree, but her statistics will remain in my files. Goodbye Mary Elizabeth Profitt. But not Polly Brazil! I have a record of her marrying a James Rogers in 1790. (And of course it could have been a grandson of our James by then, but I honestly can't find one.)
Oh shucks. The records of Elizabeth Hayes are of her marriage to James Frederick Rodgers, born in 1773. Not one born in 1760 who served in the Revolutionary war, as his grave marker indicates, including a birth date. Elizabeth Hayes and her James had many children, but in Alabama, and not including one son that I think is definitely his, Joseph Larkin Rogers. So at this point, I don't think Henry's oldest son, James ever married Elizabeth Hayes either.
For now, I have named the mother of his 2 children "Elizabeth unknown Rogers."
There's a memorial marker for James Rodgers, with the dates I'm using, also giving him credit for being in the Virginia Company in the Revolutionary War. This grave marker is in Union Methodist Church Cemetery in Plantersville, Lee County, MS. Lee County is right next to Monroe County MS, which is the place he died.
Only one son is included in the information for this marker, named Joseph Larkin Rogers, who is also buried in this cemetery. But in actuality, James Rodgers isn't buried there. The cemetery was established in 1855, about 13 years after James died. So it's just a memorial marker.
I'm going to look at his son Joseph Larkin Rogers, who went by Larkin. He was also a farmer. Next post!
Eldest in my Ancestry tree was James Rogers, born 2 July 1760 in Culpepper County, Virginia colony.
His 5 siblings were all born in different parts of Virginia apparently. I note that James Rogers also had different records of his life in different parts of both Virginia, Tennessee and Mississippi. I'm not sure they are all about the same James Rogers/Rodgers. The spelling varies in different areas also.
James married, and the name of his wife was probably Elizabeth. But there are a couple to choose between on various Ancestry family trees. My tree had Mary Elizabeth Profitt Polly Brazil. But there was also a marriage record of James Rogers to Polly Brazil in 1832 when James was 72 years old. I haven't found any record of his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Profitt, though the same record to Polly Brazil is used to substantiate the Mary Elizabeth Profitt marriage to James. Very strange. And my tree had combined the two names, which I think is unlikely.
There's also a record on 20 Dec 1790, in Greene County TN, of Elizabeth Hays marrying James Rodgers.
My DAR member cousin has only Elizabeth Hays as James Rogers/Rodgers wife. So once again I'm going to remove someone from my tree, but her statistics will remain in my files. Goodbye Mary Elizabeth Profitt. But not Polly Brazil! I have a record of her marrying a James Rogers in 1790. (And of course it could have been a grandson of our James by then, but I honestly can't find one.)
Oh shucks. The records of Elizabeth Hayes are of her marriage to James Frederick Rodgers, born in 1773. Not one born in 1760 who served in the Revolutionary war, as his grave marker indicates, including a birth date. Elizabeth Hayes and her James had many children, but in Alabama, and not including one son that I think is definitely his, Joseph Larkin Rogers. So at this point, I don't think Henry's oldest son, James ever married Elizabeth Hayes either.
For now, I have named the mother of his 2 children "Elizabeth unknown Rogers."
There's a memorial marker for James Rodgers, with the dates I'm using, also giving him credit for being in the Virginia Company in the Revolutionary War. This grave marker is in Union Methodist Church Cemetery in Plantersville, Lee County, MS. Lee County is right next to Monroe County MS, which is the place he died.
Only one son is included in the information for this marker, named Joseph Larkin Rogers, who is also buried in this cemetery. But in actuality, James Rodgers isn't buried there. The cemetery was established in 1855, about 13 years after James died. So it's just a memorial marker.
I'm going to look at his son Joseph Larkin Rogers, who went by Larkin. He was also a farmer. Next post!
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