The Allen Rodgers Family

Children:

1. Andrew Jackson Rodgers
   b. 20 Sep 1843, Carroll Co, MS
   d. aft 1860
   
   

2. Mary Jane Rodgers
   b. 27 Feb 1846, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 31 Jul 1863, Carroll Co, MS
   
   

3. James Hays "Jim" Rodgers (m. Mattie Martin)
   b. 3 Nov 1848, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 4 Jun 1919, Montgomery Co, MS
   
   

4. Alice Virginia Rodgers (m. Henry Clay Taylor)
   b. 26 Jan 1851, Carroll Co, MS
   m. 14 Nov 1878, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 31 Dec 1926, Union, Newton Co, MS
   bu. Union Cemetery,  Union, MS
   
   

5. Allen Jasper Rodgers [twin]
   b. 12 Sep 1853, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 1 Jul 1878, Carroll Co, MS
   
   

6. William Franklin "Bill" Rodgers [twin] (m1. Ellen Jane Morgan)
   b. 12 Sep 1853, Carroll Co, MS (m2. Luna B. Collins)
   m1. bef. Oct 1876
   m2. 15 Jan 1891, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 24 Mar 1924, Winona, Montgomery Co, MS
   
   

7. Ellen Frances Rodgers
   b. 7 Oct 1856, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 9 Aug 1858, Carroll Co, MS
   
   

8. Evie Evelyne Rodgers (m. Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin)
   b. 6 Jul 1863, Carroll Co, MS
   m. 27 Sep 1908, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 12 Jan 1944
   
   

9. Ada Elizabeth Rodgers (m. James Wesley Campbell)
   b. 25 May 1865, Carroll Co, MS
   m. abt 1886, Carroll Co, MS
   d. 8 Feb 1902, Montgomery Co, MS
   bu. New Hope Cemetery, Winona,
   Montgomery Co, MS
   
   

10. Ida L. Rodgers (m1. Hugh H. Cairo Vance)
    b. 1 May 1870, Carroll Co, MS (m2. Calvin C. Chapman)
    m1. bef. 1892
    m2. 29 Jan 1905, Montgomery Co, MS
    d. 9 Jun 1955
    
    

11. Alma Gertrude Rodgers (m. Joseph Alexander Peters)
    b. 15 Jan 1872, Carroll Co, MS
    m. abt 1896
    d. 30 Nov 1956, Carroll Co, MS
    
    

12. Allen Parks Rodgers (m1. Minnie Josephine Vance)
    b. 29 Jun 1873, Carroll Co, MS
    m1. 8 Jan 1894, Montgomery Co, MS
    m2. 23 May 1920, Baptist Church, Winona,
    Montgomery Co, MS
    d. 14 Apr 1945, Duck Hill, Montgomery Co, MS
    bu. New Hope Cemetery, Winona,
    Montgomery Co, MS
    
    

13. Cicero Stephen Rodgers (m. Elizabeth Goodman)
    b. 21 Jan 1875, Carroll Co, MS
    m. 10 Sep 1902, Tuscaloosa Co, AL
    d. 9 Sep 1939, Tuscaloosa Co, AL

Chronological Timeline:

The 1843 tax list for Lauderdale County, Mississippi, shows Hays Rodgers and sons Lewis, James and Allen Rodgers being taxed.

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On 3 Jan 1843 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Allen Rogers and Miss Judith Walker McGeehee were issued a marriage license. They were married two days later on 5 Jan 1843 by Benjamin Harvey JP.

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On 20 Mar 1850 in Carroll County, Mississippi, William Coates and wife Susan sold 117.50 acres to Allen Rogers for $600. The property was described as being the E1/2 of the NE1/4 of Section 2, also the N1/2 of the W1/2 of the NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 20 Range 3 East. William Coates and wife Susan swore oath and proved the deed in court on the same day.

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The 1850 federal census has Allen Rogers enumerated on 18 Oct 1850 in the Northern Division of Carroll County, Mississippi. His household consisted of the following:

Allen Rogers 30 M W Farmer $600 real estate AL
Judith 29 F W AL
Jackson 6 M W MS
Mary 4 F W MS
James 1 M W MS

The 1850 slave schedule shows Allen Rogers owned one slave: a black, 30 year old female.

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On 20 May 1857 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and his wife Judith W. sold 10 acres to William A. Applewhite for $15. The property was described as the SW1/4 of the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of S2 T20 R3E. Allen Rodgers and his wife Judith Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on 28 May 1857.

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On 26 Jul 1860 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers sold 190 acres to Davis Tonahill for $850. The property was described as being in Carroll County and being "thirty (30) acres in the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 1, and the NE1/4 of Section 2, all in Township 20 Range 3 East." Allen Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on the same day.

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On 7 Aug 1860 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and Miss Nancy A. Chatham received a marriage license, with bondsman J. W. Chatham. They were married on 8 Aug 1860 by O. L. Kimbrough JP.

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The 1860 federal census has Allen Rogers enumerated on 13 Oct 1860 near the Post Office of Duck Hill in the Police District #1 of Carroll County, Mississippi. His household was listed immediately below that of his father-in-law, William Parks Chatham. Their households consisted of the following:

William Chatham 62 M W Chair Maker $1600 real estate $1000 personal estate NC
Bettie 62 F W GA
Stith [Seth] 18 M W MS Attended school within the year
Mary 25 F W Teacher AL

Allen Rogers 30 M W Farmer $7000 real estate MS
Nancy 25 F W AL
Andrew 17 M W MS Attended school within the year
Mary 15 F W MS Attended school within the year
James 12 M W MS Attended school within the year
William 9 M W MS Attended school within the year

NOTE:  This was a little over two months after widower Allen Rodgers was married to Nancy Abigail Chatham.

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On 18 Dec 1865 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Abel Ezell sold 80 acres to Allen Rogers for $840. The property was described as being "the West 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of Section 29 Township 20 Range 5 East." Abel Ezell swore oath and proved the deed in court on the same day.

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The 1870 federal census has Allen Rodgers enumerated on 2 Aug 1870 in the subdivision of 27 in T20 R5E of Carroll County, Mississippi. His household consisted of the following:

Allen Rodgers 50 M W Farmer $700 real estate $400 personal estate AL
N. A. 30 F W Keeping House MS
W. R. 16 M W Farm laborer MS
Alice 18 F W MS
Eva 7 F W MS
Ada 5 F W MS
Ida 8/12 F W MS born October
Judson Joiner 10 M W Farm laborer MS
Sam Rodgers 16 M W Farm hand MS cannot read & write
Harriet 8 F B MS

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On 23 Apr 1878 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers "for the natural love and affection I have & do beare towards my wife Nancy A. Rodgers" conveyed the SW1/4 of NW1/4 of S28 T20 R5 and the NE1/4 of S29 T20 R5, two horses, six head of cattle & fourteen head of hogs. Allen Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on the same day.

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The 1880 federal census has Allen Rogers enumerated on 26 Jun 1880 in the First Supervisors District of Carroll County, Mississippi. His household consisted of the following:

Allen Rogers 60 M W Head Married Farmer AL GA AL
Nancy A. 45 F W Wife Married House keeping AL NC SC
Evey 17 F W Daughter Single MS AL AL
Ada 15 F W Daughter Single MS AL AL
Ida 10 F W Daughter Single MS AL AL
Alma 8 F W Daughter Single MS AL AL
Parks 7 M W Son Single MS AL AL
Cisero 5 M W Son Single MS AL AL
R. B. Parham 21 M W Single Farm laborer MS AL AL

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On 12 Aug 1891 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers sold property to their son Cicero S. Rodgers for $1. The land was described as being in Carroll County and known as the SE1/4 of NE1/4 of S29 T20 R5. Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on 18 Aug 1891.

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On 12 Aug 1891 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers sold property to their daughter Ida L. Rodgers for $1. The land was described as being in Carroll County and known as the SW1/4 of NE1/4 of S29 T20 R5. Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on 18 Aug 1891.

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On 12 Aug 1891 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers sold property to their daughter Alma G. Rodgers for $1. The land was described as being in Carroll County and known as the NE1/4 of NE1/4 of S29 T20 R5. Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on 18 Aug 1891.

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On 12 Aug 1891 in Carroll County, Mississippi, Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers sold property to their son Allen P. Rodgers for $1. The land was described as being in Carroll County and known as the NW1/4 of NE1/4 of S29 T20 R5. Allen Rodgers and wife Nancy A. Rodgers swore oath and proved the deed in court on 18 Aug 1891.

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The 1900 federal census has the widowed Nancy Rodgers enumerated on 7 Jun 1900 in Beat 1 of Carroll County, Mississippi. Her household consisted of the following:

Nancy Rodgers Head W F Aug 1835-64 Widow 6/6 children alive Alabama Georgia Georgia rents home
Evva Daughter W F July 1863-36 Single Alabama Alabama Alabama
Onny G.Daughte W F Oct 1889-10 Single Mississippi Alabama Alabama at school

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The 1910 federal census has the widowed N[ancy] A[bigail] Rodgers enumerated on 4 May 1910 on Grenada Road in Beat 1 of Carroll County, Mississippi, within the household of her son A[llen] P[arks] Rodgers. Their household consisted of the following:

A. P. Rodgers Head M W 36 Married 1st-16 years Mississippi Georgia Georgia Farmer-Gen. Farm
Minnie Wife F W 37 Married 1st-16 years 4/4 children alive Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
J. A. Son M W 15 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Laborer-Home Farm
N. L. Son M W 13 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Laborer-Home Farm
F. L. Son M W 10 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Laborer-Home Farm
J. H. Son M W 4 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
N. A. Mother F W 74 Married 1st (actually widowed) Georgia Unknown Unknown
D. H. Vance None M W 14 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi

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The 1920 federal census has the widowed Nannie Rogers enumerated on 19 Jan 1920 within incorporated Duck Hill in Montgomery County, Mississippi, residing in the household of her son A[llen] P[arks] Rogers. At this point, Allen Parks Rodgers already owned his grocery store in Duck Hill and they were residing with the same building as a mixed-race couple, the Hoskins. Their household consisted of the following:

John Ed Hoskins Head M B 36 Married Mississippi North Carolina North Carolina
Alma Wife F M 31 Married Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
Eulice Son M M 10 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
Daisy Daughter F M 5 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi

A. P. Rogers Head M W 45 Widowed Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Groceries-Own Account
Nannie Mother F W 84 Widowed Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi
John A. Son M W 13 Single Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi

NOTE: This mixed-race couple appears to be the same J. Ed Hoskins and Alma E. Jones, who were married on 18 Apr 1908 in Montgomery County, Mississippi.

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