After his run in with the law and the death of his brother Frank, Jack moved into Texas, married and had two sons. Sometime before 1900 the marriage ended in divorce. His sons eventually moved away and worked away, both passing away early in life, one in California, the other in Minnesota. Jack passed away shortly after at the age of 78 from a stroke contributed to by parenchymatous nephritis or bright's disease (kidney disease).
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1850 United States Federal Census, Division 20, Crawford County, Georgia, USA
"United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9FP-136 : 4 December 2014), Willis J. Rogers, Private, Company E, 17th Regiment, Louisiana Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M378 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 881,481.
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGW-RG2 : 17 October 2014), Willis Rogers, Texas, United States; citing p. 138, family 1177, NARA microfilm publication M593
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-X91H : accessed 10 March 2017), W J Rogers and Ella Hill, 01 Aug 1872, Marriage; citing Panola, Texas, United States, various county clerk offices, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Dept. of State Health Services and Golightly-Payne-Coon Co.; FHL microfilm 1,004,575.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ7-KX4 : 14 July 2016), Jack Rogers, Precinct 3, Panola, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 62, sheet 252C, NARA microfilm publication T9
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G2-BF1 : accessed 10 March 2017), W J Rodgers, Justice Precinct 2 (voting precincts 6 & 24), Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 40, sheet 14A, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T623
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29B-D47 : accessed 10 March 2017), Jack W Rogers, Justice Precinct 8, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 12B, family 208, NARA microfilm publication T624
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHB9-WR1 : accessed 10 March 2017), Jack Rogers, Justice Precinct 8, Harrison, Texas, United States; citing ED 70, sheet 5B, line 51, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T625
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K34S-789 : 5 December 2014), William Jackson Rogers, 28 Sep 1921; citing certificate number 25492, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,341.
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