FATHER OF JohnA(Henry)Rogers.married Sarah Jane Moore 1855 Nac Cty, Texas

Question

searching for parents of John A.(Henry) Rogers born in Alabama abt 1836. Married Sarah Jane Moore 1855 in Nac. Cty Texas. Sons..William Robert Rogers(Billie)1856. John (Jack) Rogers in 1858. Sarah Jane widow...then married Richmond O. Bennett in 1860...Trinity County Texas. John Rogers and Jane Elliot SEEM to be his parents BUT my oldest living relatives and my aunt who just died at 97 firmly insist that they are not. This is all I know...Several Rogers brothers migrated to Texas 1840- 1850. Will I ever know their names and ancestors?

Answer 1

This may be your person. The 1850 US Federal Census supports your intuition provided they are the same person, which appears possible.

 

Name:	John Rogers
Age:	14
Birth Year:	abt 1836
Birthplace:	Alabama
Home in 1850:	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	161

Household Members:

John Rogers  Age 50

Jane Rogers  Age 46

Robert Rogers  Age 18

John Rogers  Age 14

James Rogers  Age 4

Amos Rogers  Age 8