Abner Rogers (1788 - bef. 1860)

Born 19 Oct 1788 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died before 1860 before age 71 in Fayette, Georgia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Abner Rogers has Scottish Ancestors.

Abner Rogers has English ancestors.

Descendant of John Rogers (c1617-c1685).
John Rogers arrived in Jamestown from England on the ship "George" in 1635..

Native Georgian

Abner was born in 1788 in Georgia to Reuben Rogers Sr and Temperance James. He had at least 13 siblings: John, Faith, Clary, Mary, Nancy, Phoebe, Temperance, Reuben Jr, Joseph, Rebecca, Cullen, Asenath and Sarah. His birth is recorded in the Family Bible.

Both the History of Warren County, Georgia and the Cody Rogers Family books claim that he was once Sheriff of Warren County.

There is a record for a Sgt. Abner Rogers that served in the 3rd (Few's) Georgia Militia in the War of 1812. It is not known if this is the same Abner Rogers.

He married on 9 Jan 1825 in Warren County, Georgia to Bethia Costella Smith, daughter of Capt John Taylor Smith and Sarah Baskins. He was about 36 years old. They had at least 4 children together (they may have had 2 more children, see the 1840 census record below):

1. Reuben Raymond Rogers
2. Mary Rogers
3. James Rogers
4. Dr Abner Derrell Rogers

• Fact: Residence (1830) Fayette, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth
Abner Rogers	Head	M	40-49	1781-1790
Bethia Rogers?	Wife?	F	30-39	1791-1800
2 Whites	Sons?	M	Und 5	1826-1830
1 White	Dau?	F	Und 5	1826-1830
6 Blacks	Slaves	M&F	Und 10 - 35

• Fact: Residence (1840) Capt Nicklas District, Fayette, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth
Abner Rogers	Head	M	50-59	1771-1790
Bethia Rogers?	Wife?	F	40-49	1791-1800
1 White	Dau?	F	10-14	1826-1830
1 White	Dau?	F	5-9	1831-1835
1 White	Son?	M	15-19	1821-1825
1 White	Son?	M	10-14	1826-1830
2 Whites	Sons?	M	5-9	1831-1835
8 Blacks	Slaves	M&F	Und 10 - 54

• Fact: Residence (1850) District 29, Fayette, Georgia

Household	Role	Sex	Age	Est Birth	Birthplace	Occupation
Abner Rogers	Head	M	62	abt 1788	Georgia	Farming
Reuben Rogers	Son	M	20	abt 1830	Georgia	Farming
Abner Rogerrs	Son	M	18	abt 1832	Georgia	Farming
Mary Rogers	Dau	F	16	abt 1834	Georgia
James Rogers	Son	M	15	abt 1835	Georgia	Farming
Robert Mathias	Unk	M	20	abt 1830	Georgia	Farming

Abner passed away between 1850 and 1860 (no further records were found after 1850). He would have been about 72 years old in 1860. It is not known where he is buried.

Links

FamilySearch PID: KNCR-DD1

Sources

• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6R-H2N : 11 February 2018), Abner Rogers and Bethia Smith, 09 Jan 1825; citing , Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,569.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJK-417 : 23 July 2019), Abner Rogers and Bethia Smith, 9 Jan 1825; citing Marriage, Warren, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 219,569.
• "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCY-X5G : 11 February 2018), Abner Rogers and Bethia Smith, 09 Jan 1825; citing , Warren, Georgia; FHL microfilm 219,569.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGL-G4M : 24 August 2017), Abner Rogers, Fayette, Georgia, United States; citing 181, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 17; FHL microfilm 7,037.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-QK9 : 15 August 2017), Abner Rodgers, Capt Nicklas District, Fayette, Georgia, United States; citing p. 225, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 41; FHL microfilm 7,043.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-PJW : 12 April 2016), Abner Rogers, Fayette county, Fayette, Georgia, United States; citing family 349, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Cody Rogers of Georgia, by L. L. Cody, 1915, page 10. entry for Abner Rogers.
• Southside Virginia Families, Volume II, by John Bennett Boddie, 1956. pages 360-361. entry for Abner Rogers in record of Reuben Rogers.
• History of Warren County, Georgia, 1793-1974: Page 36. entry for Abner Rogers in record of Reuben Rogers.

See Also

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (ancestry.com : accessed 14 Aug 2019), profile for Abner Rogers.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 Aug 2019), entry for Abner Rogers https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KNCR-DD1 (PID KNCR-DD1); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgement

Thank you to Johnnie Franceta for creating WikiTree profile Rogers-7927 through the import of BBJoiner.ged on Sep 21, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Johnnie and others.