Born in Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Harmon Luther Floyd
and Lucinda (Boykin) Floyd
Sister of
Hattie Jane (Floyd) Gaskins, Alda (Floyd) Cunningham, Carrie Edna (Floyd) Bostic, Annie Elizabeth (Floyd) Griner, Ida Mae Floyd, Harmon Bernie Floyd and Onnie Belle (Floyd) Lewis
Wife of
Ed Oliver Rogers
— married
13 May 1917 in Berrien, Georgia, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 38
in Berrien, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2012
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Biography
Parents: Harmon L Floyd 1866–1955 Lucinda Boykin Floyd 1878–1937
Spouse: Ed Oliver Rogers 1898–1946 m. 1917
Siblings: Hattie Jane Floyd Gaskins 1896–1936 Alda Floyd Cunningham 1899–1988 Carrie Edna Floyd Bostic 1901–1989 Annie Floyd Griner 1905–1955 Ida Mae Floyd 1907–1958 Harmon Bernie Floyd 1909–1984 Onnie Bell Floyd Lewis 1912–2006
Children: Little Buddie Rogers 1920–1920
Census
:: Date: 1900
- Place: Ocilla, Irwin, Georgia
- Date: 1910
- Place: Berrien, Georgia
Sources
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Militia District 1529, Irwin, Georgia; Roll: 205; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1240205
- County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia.
- Year: 1920; Census Place: Hall, Hart, Georgia; Roll: T625_262; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 73
- Year: 1930; Census Place: Bellville, Evans, Georgia; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340090
- Year: 1940; Census Place: Lake Park, Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00691; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 92-22
- State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51836672/bessie-irene-rogers: accessed 30 July 2023), memorial page for Bessie Irene Floyd Rogers (8 Feb 1898–26 Dec 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51836672, citing Griffin Cemetery, Berrien County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by SJ family (contributor 47533949).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bessie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bessie:
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~0.78%
Gary Long
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A429171 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sherri (Long) Rohm :
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