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Guy Emmerson & Fay Ruth (Rayle) Rogers
Guy Emmerson Rogers
Born: November 08, 1895 in Webster
County, Missouri
Died: November 29, 1962 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Mother: Sarah Ellen Smith
Father: Martin Price Rogers
Married: Fay Ruth Rayl November 08, 1916
Born: January 18, 1894 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri
Died: June 11, 1977 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Burial: Green Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, MissouriMother: Clara Agnes Howell
Father: John Tillman Rayl
Children:
- Helen Frances
Married: Ernest Bueford Day. He died 1960
- Robert Allen
- Dorothy Jean
Married: Theodore Doll
Children:
Michael
Mary
Judy
Peggy
Mark
Tom - Barbara June (Boots)
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Always known to the family as "Pappy". He was truly a pioneer automobile mechanic who grew up with this new industry. Those old cars were his life, but above all he loved to hunt and fish. He had a bear rug in the living room. I always believed that he shot the bear himself. I am sure that one thing he had in common with his grandfather, Jesse Rogers b. 1791, was that he liked to hunt much more than he like to work. His love of hunting and fishing was passed on to his son, Robert A. Rogers.
Here is a cute story that appeared in the Springfield, Missouri newspaper in 1928. I don't know the exact day, but it had to be late in the Fall just after the World Series and before the presidential election in November. As you will see it was on a Tuesday. Probably the first Tuesday after the World Series.
"Guy Rogers, 311 Patton avenue, got a ride out of the world series baseball games. Lee Jones, 319 West Walnut Street, to pay off a bet, pushed him about the Springfield streets in a wheelbarrow Tuesday afternoon, to the delight of the citizens along the walks, and to his own discomfiture.
Rogers bet Jones a wheelbarrow ride that the Yankees would win the series. He lost no time in demanding that the bet be paid.
The winner carried a picture of Herbert Hoover, while Jones carried a placard stating, "They broke by heart, but not my spirit." And he intends to have revenge in November. The two men have a similar bet on the presidential election. And Jones thinks Al Smith will stand by him better than the Cardinals did."
Well, it looks like that our Pappy was not only a betting man, but also knew how to pick a winner. As we all know, Hoover won the presidential election in 1928. I'm sure that if we checked the Springfield paper after the election in 1928, we'd see a follow-up article about Pappy's second wheelbarrow ride.
The fact that New York took the series in four games probably did not make Lee Jones' loss any easier. That was only the third 4-0 series. The first one was in 1914 and the second in 1927 when to Yankees beat Pittsburgh 4 to 0.
By the way, the 1928 batting champions were:
National League: Jim Bottomley, St Louis with 31, Hack Wilson, Chicago also w/ 31
American League: Babe Ruth with 54 (down from 60 in 1927)
The 1928 Runs Batted in Leaders were:
National League: Jim Bottomley with 136
American League: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
Note that all of the above named players are now in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Fay Ruth Rayl Sources and Additional Information:
Known to the family as "Nannie". She was a quiet and frail person, but knew how to scold her grandchildren.......in a "loving way". Her family was of Quaker origins and it showed in their behavior, dress, and way of life.
Nannie was a very well educated woman. She graduated from high school and attended Springfield Normal College that was the forerunner of what is now Southwest Missouri State University.
She was very talented in sewing, crocheting, etc. Most of the family members have a piece of her wonderful work.
The family lived for several years at Nichols Junction. Here is a short article about that area:
Junction City (later known as Nichols Junction)
It is situated at the crossing of the Frisco line to Tulsa and Oklahoma points and the Kansas City-Birmingham road. It is four miles west from Springfield in Campbell Township. It was originally laid out by the later Doctor James Evans, in 1882, and was called "Junction City." Later it took the name of Nichols in honor of Danton R. Nichols, an early superintendent of the Frisco with headquarters in Springfield. (Fairbanks & Tuck, Vol. 1, p. 210.)
It is situated at Section 17, 18, Twp. 29 N, Range 22 West. In December, 1968, it became a part of the City of Springfield due to an election extending the city limits. It may be reached by going west on Nichols St. This road takes one right in the center of town.
This page was last updated on: June 15 2010
