James Carroll Rogers (1835 - 1912)

Born 18 Sep 1835 in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Elizabeth (Howard) Rogers — married 4 Aug 1857 in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1912 at age 77 in Bessie, Washita, Oklahoma, United States

Biography

James Carroll Rogers was born in 1835 in Nacogdoches County, Texas to Samuel Everett Rogers and Elizabeth Sparks. He married Nancy Elizabeth Howard, daughter of John H. Howard and Saran Gage Burleson, on 4 Aug 1857 in Stephenville, Erath County., Texas by Justice of Peace Dooley. They were reportedly the first couple to be married in Stephenville, Erath Co., TX in the first log cabin courthouse that later burned down. James was a rancher and a frontier lay minister, often riding to neighboring towns to preach the gospel. He and his wife, known as Eliza, had 16 children and moved frequently, seeking a better life. He was a member of the Texas Militia during the Civil War, serving on the frontier of Texas during a time of frequent Indian raids. His father, Samuel, was scalped and killed during a raid at their home on Rocky Ranch near Carlton, Texas on 3 May 1863, while James was away on duty. This family moved into Indian Territory of OK when son Columbus Alexander Rodgers, made Cheyenne-Arapaho Land Run in 1893.

Eliza died in October 1903 on their ranch near what is now Bessie, Oklahoma. James made his home with his son, Samuel E. Rogers, and passed away in Dec 1912. This couple lie at rest in the Union-Hatchett Cemetery in Washita, Oklahoma.^[1]

Children:

1. Sarah Ann Elizabeth Rogers, b. 4 Aug 1858, Stephenville, Erath Co., TX

2. Mary Lou Rogers, b. 21 Oct 1859, Erath Co., TX

3. Columbus Alexander Rogers, b. 7 Jan 1861, Erath Co., TX

4. L. F. Rogers, b. Sep 1862; d. Sep 1862, Erath Co., TX

5. William A. Rogers, b. 21 Oct 1863, Erath Co., TX; d. 25 Jun 1865, Erath Co., TX

6. James C. Rogers, b. 8 Jan 1865; d. Jun 1865, McLennan Co., TX

7. Thomas Pitts Rogers, b. 20 Aug 1866, Groesbeck, Limestone Co., TX

8. John Howard Rogers, b. 18 Aug 1868, Rocky, McLennan Co., TX

9. Edgar Earnest Rogers, b. 28 Jan 1870, McLennan Co., TX-

10. Margaret (Maggie) Lee Rogers, b. 16 Aug 1871, Hood Co., TX (b.d.?)

11. Charles Bennett Rogers, b. 18 Feb 1873, Burleson, Johnson Co., TX

12. Male infant Rogers, b. Aug 1874; d. Aug 1874, TX

13. Samuel Everett Rogers, b. 30 Jul 1875, Somervell Co., TX

14. Male infant Rogers, b. 25 Jun 1877; d. 1877, TX

15. Archie D. Rogers, b. 17 Dec 1878, Hood Co., TX

16. Bertie Milam Rogers, b. 6 Nov 1881, Granbury, Hood Co., TX

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV1-Z1YL : 28 May 2020), James Carroll Rogers, 1912; Burial, , ; citing record ID 28226498, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLP-M5N : 4 April 2020), James C Rogers in household of Samuel Rogers, Smith county, part of, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family 48, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFR-HBZ : 18 March 2020), James C Rodgers, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJD-Z4Z : 15 July 2017), James C Rogers, Precinct 3, Somervell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 371B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,327.