Joseph W. Rogers (1824 - 1893)

Born 18 Sep 1824 in Lime, Jefferson, New York, USA

Descendants

Died 30 Oct 1893 at age 69 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA

Biography

ROGERS JOSEPH W. Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Polo; owns farm of seventy acres, fifty acres in Sec. 21, and twenty acres in Sec. 20; born in Lime, Jefferson Co., Sept. 18, 1824; moved to Ward's Grove, Jo Daviess Co., in 1841; lived there until he came here in 1869; he married Juliette Baird July 16, 1847; she was born in Middlebury, Wyoming Co., N. Y., July 3, 1826; they have had four children; lost one daughter --- Jennie, born Dec. 22, 1862, she died when only six months old; the living are Frances A., now Mrs. Wm. McNair, Dec. 14, 1850; Merritt L., May 17, 1855; and Julia Augusta, Sept. 17, 1855; Merritt L. married Nellie M. Waterbury May 17, 1875; they have one daughter --- Ruth M., born March 16, 1877; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Rogers are members of the Baptist Church; Mr. R. enlisted in Co. C, 7th Ill. Cavalry March 21, 1865; was mustered out Nov. 4, 1865.

Sources

• The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, pp. 698-9.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2021), memorial page for Joseph W. Rogers (18 Sep 1824–30 Oct 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #57800124, citing Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Tony & Cindy Lloyd (contributor 47320243) .