Joseph Robert Rogers (1858 - 1920)

Born 7 Feb 1858 in Cowskin Prairie, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

Ancestors

Husband of Victoria Rogers (Martin) Rogers — married 22 Jul 1881 in Vinita, Indian Territory

Died 5 Jul 1920 at age 62 in Nowata, Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Joseph was Cherokee.

Dawes Enrollee
Cherokee By Blood
Dawes Card Number 4367

Joseph Robert Rogers was born on 7 February 1858 in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, to Oscar Rogers and Almira Bolin. ^[1][2] His father was an 1/8 Cherokee mixed-blood. Joseph was an original enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation^[3][4]

He married Victoria Martin in 1881. She was also descended from a prominent Cherokee family. They had 5 boys and a girl: Oscar, Robert, Gabriel, Guy, Joseph and Ruth.^{[5][6] [7]}

Joe served as a United States Marshall in Indian Territory. He was once seriously wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun while he was on duty in Claremore guarding funds to be used for an Indian payment. ^[8] He at one time had a store at Catoosa. Later, he had a drug store in Adair. In 1899 he and his wife settled on a farm near Nowata.^[9]

He died on 5 July 1920 and is buried at Nowata Memorial Park, Nowata County, Oklahoma.^[10]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZB-9N9 : 14 December 2017), Joseph Rogers in entry for Oscar Rogers, 1860. McDonald, Missouri.

   Oscar Rogers Male 28 Georgia

   Elmira Rogers Female 25 Tennessee

   Allice G Rogers Female 6 Missouri

   Joseph Rogers Male 2 Missouri

   Jno Rogers (Oscar's cousin, son of Robert Rogers) Male 21 Georgia

   Henry Bowlin Male 20 Tennessee

2. ↑ 1870 Census, Wright Co., Missouri1870 Wright Co., MO, Hartville PO,. #418/418

   Oscar Rodgers, 37, GA Dr. of Physic.

   Jennie [Queen] 23, MO.

   Allice 16 MO.

   Joseph 12 MO.

   Athelstan 2 MO.

   Pope 0/ MO (Pope's age has been misread over the years and transcribed as '9'. Closer inspection shows him to be an new-born infant with the age written as 0/. 1870 Census Wright County, Missouri, living with father, parents divorced.

3. ↑ [http:/www.accessgenealogy.com/nativedawes.php/ Dawes Rolls]. Dawes Final Rolls Results.

   Tribe Last First Middle Age Sex Blood Card Roll Misc Type.

   Cherokee Martin Joseph 0 M 4367 P.

   Martin Lucy 0 F 4367 P.

   Rogers Almira 0 F 4367 P.

   Rogers Garbriel M 12 M 1/16 4367 26605 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Guy R 10 M 1/16 4367 26606 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Joseph R 1 M 1/16 4367 26607 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Joseph R 43 M 1/16 4367 26601 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Oscar 0 M 4367 P.

   Rogers Oscar L 18 M 1/16 4367 26603 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Robert R 15 M 1/16 4367 26604 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Ruth A 1 F 1/16 4367 26608 NOWATA BB.

   Rogers Victoria R 35 F 1/16 4367 26602 NOWATA BB.

   from Final (Dawes) Rolls (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole)
4. ↑ 1880 Cherokee Census, Delaware District, #2169, Joseph Rogers, 22, single.
5. ↑ Barbara L. Benge 1890 Cherokee Nation Census Indian Territory (Oklahoma), Medium: Book Source: #S256 Cooweescoowee District, p. 156 of book P.1 of census

   23 Rogers, Joe R., Native Cherokee, 32 24

   Victoria R., " , 24 25

   Oscar " , 7 26

   Robert, " , 5 27

   Martin, " , 2 28

   Guy , " , 3 months

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRK-LY8 : accessed 3 July 2019), Joseph R Rogers, Township 25 N. Range 16 E., Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 22B, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,843. All sons living at home.

   Joseph R Rogers Head Male 41 Indian Territory

   Victoria R Rogers Wife Female 35 Indian Territory

   Oscar L Rogers Son Male 18 Missouri

   Robert R Rogers Son Male 15 Indian Territory

   Gabriel M Rogers Son Male 12 Indian Territory

   Guy R Rogers Son Male 10 Indian Territory

   Joseph Rogers Son Male 1 Indian Territory

7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQK-YHG : accessed 3 July 2019), Joseph R Rogers Jr., Nowata, Nowata, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 130, sheet 5B, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 1,375,278. Three older children are gone from home, I have found Robert but not other two.

   Joseph R Rogers Head Male 52 Oklahoma

   Victora R Rogers Wife Female 44 Oklahoma

   Guy R Rogers Son Male 20 Oklahoma

   Joseph R Rogers Jr. Son Male 10 Oklahoma

   Ruth A Rogers Daughter Female 8 Oklahoma

8. ↑ Published in the Vinita World and the Cherokee Advocate, 29 April 1891. See quoted in Shadburn, Don L., Unhallowed Intrusion, A History of Cherokee Families of Forsyth County, Georgia, McNaughton & Gunn, 1993, pp. 158-159.
9. ↑ Indian Pioneer Papers, Mrs. Vernon Purlee interview, p. 8
10. ↑ Nowata Cem survey includes funeral home noted on cause of death for some entries: https://okcemeteries.net/nowata/nowata/r/r1nowatamem.htm

• Tyner/Timmons Our People and Where They Rest Publication: Location: Greene County Public Library Center; Medium: Book
• Nowata Cemetery, first hand visit by Morton-7125