Williamson Rogers (abt. 1817 - 1882)

Born about 15 Jul 1817 in Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Adams) Rogers — married 25 Jun 1844 (to 15 Sep 1845) in Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Husband of Merial Caroline (Adams) Rogers — married 31 Dec 1845 in Muscogee, Georgia, United States

Descendants

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Biography

CIVIL WAR Captain 63rd Alabama Infantry, C.S.A.

"Williamson Rogers was a Georgia planter, but subsequently moved to Alabama, and from, there to Arkansas, where he died. He refused to own slaves because he did not believe in slavery."

Williamson Rogers was a Captain in the 63rd Alabama Infantry, C.S. A. in the Civil War. He is burried in Oakland Memorial Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson Co., Arkansas.

In 1860, the census represents all of William"s (Williamson) family members with initials: M C - wife, E J -14, W S -13, M M - 11, R D - 9, M A - 7, T - 2, L A - 5. They were living in Beat 9, Russell Co., Alabama.

In 1870, Williamson was living with Merial in Society Hill, Macon Co., AL. Robert, Mary, Thomas, Idella, Laura were also in the home.

Sources

• Descendents of Robert Adams II, Pamela T. Taylor, http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/o/o/Pamela-T-Taylor/GENE1-0007.html

• Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCW-JJ5 : accessed 3 August 2015), Williamson Rogers and Elizabeth J. Colson, 25 Jun 1844; citing , Muscogee, Georgia; FHL microfilm 401,844.

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVZ-6VL : 7 February 2020), Williamson Rogers and Merial Caroline Adams, 31 Dec 1845; citing Marriage, Muscogee, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 401,845.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD5-ZRK : 18 February 2021), L A Rogers in entry for William Rogers, 1860.

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKN-T7R : accessed 3 August 2015), Williamson Rogers, Alabama, United States; citing p. 9, family 82, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,525.

• Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Rogers&GSfn=Williamson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=4&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=30642684&df=all&

• "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZX-7D9 : 26 April 2021), Williamson Rogers, .

• A STANDARD HISTORY OF Georgia and Georgians

By LUCIAN LAMAR KNIGHT ILLUSTRATED VOLUME V THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO : : NEW YORK 1917 p. 2585 https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_zlgb_gb0175e