William Rodgers (1827 - abt. 1869)

Born 1827 in Sumner, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Margaret (Goforth) Rodgers — married 20 Jan 1853 in Gallatin, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died about 1869 at about age 42 in Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States

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Biography

The Rodgers family migrated from North Carolina and settled in Sumner County Tennessee. From there William Rodgers and a brother, both unmarried, came to Southern Illinois and settled at Bear Creek which is now Omaha Township. There William met and married Margaret Goforth.

They had 9 children: Elizabeth Rodgers Tooley Dec. 3, 1853 Daniel Rodgers Feb. 23, 1855 Ellen Rodgers Price Oct. 4, 1857 Winey Fetima Rodgers Nov. 5, 1859 Joseph Preston Rodgers Dec. 23, 1861-May 23, 1915 Lucian Henderson Rodgers Feb 20, 1865 Richard Rodgers Feb. 9, 1867 William Rodgers Dec. 10, 1868 Minnie Anne Rodgers Mar. 21, 1870

Joseph Preston Rodgers, (Press) married Jane Starkey, daughter of Benjamin Starkey. They settled on a farm 4 miles north of Ridgway in Gallatin County. He donated 3/4 of an acre to rebuild the church that had been destroyed by the fire. The New Hope General Baptist church is still located on the site given by our grandfather.

Excerpt taken from Rodgers Family History

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: William /Rodgers/^[2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1827

Place: Illinois, United States^[4]

Death

Death:

Date: 1868

Place: Shawneetown, Gallatin, Illinois, United States^[5]

Burial

Burial:

Place: Ridgway, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA^[6]

Marriage

Husband: William Rodgers

Wife: Margaret Goforth

Child: Elizabeth Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Daniel Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Joseph Preston Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Amelia Ellen Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Winey Fetina Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lucielle Belle Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Richard Jasper Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: William H. Rodgers

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 20 Jan 1853

Place: Gallatin, Illinois, United States^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Rodgers-1739 was created by Beryl Jacobs through the import of Rodgers Family Tree.ged on Apr 21, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S-164932967 APID: 1,7857::497393
3. ↑ Source: #S-165152250 APID: 1,60525::6164589
4. ↑ Source: #S-165152250 APID: 1,60525::6164589
5. ↑ Source: #S-165152250 APID: 1,60525::6164589
6. ↑ Source: #S-165152250 APID: 1,60525::6164589
7. ↑ Source: #S-164932967 APID: 1,7857::497393

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