This photo must have been taken about 1917-1919. The adults on the left are: Ora Etta Rayl b. 1891 and her husband Roy Newton Rogers b. 1886 with their three children: Mildred Marie b. 1914, John Martin b. 1916 and Margaret Ruth b. 1912. The stately man in the dark jacket and hat is the family patriarch Martin Price Rogers (1850-1826). He was reportedly a Civil War vet. I have not yet been able to confirm that. Next to him is Sarah Ellen Smith (1855-1936). The next two are William (Bill) H. Craker b. 1870 and his wife Floy A. Rogers b. 1879, daughter of Martin Price and Sarah (Smith) Rogers. The two girls to the left and right of Sarah (Smith) Rogers are Lucille Brougher b. 1909 and her sister Thelma (Tillie) Brougher b. 1911. They were daughters of Floy's sister Addie S. Rogers who died 1913 and her husband Lloyd Brougher. The two girls were raised by Bill & Floy (Rogers) Cracker. On the far right is the young Guy Emmerson Rogers. I have always wondered where his wife, Fay Ruth Rayl (sister of Ora) was. It could be that she was too pregnant with their first daughter, Helen Frances Rogers b. 9 Nov 1918 (two years and one day after they were married) to be present for the photo. One final note: Martin Price died on 7 Nov 1926.... exactly 50 years to the day after his father, Reuben Brawley Rogers, died. His son, Guy E. Rogers also died in November as did his son, Robert A. Rogers. That is four generations. As the fifth generation, I'm always very glad to see 1 December. Not only did Guy E. Rogers' father and grandfather die on 7 Nov, but his father-in-law, John Tillman Rayl, also died on 7 Nov.

Martin Price & Sarah Ellen (Smith) Rogers

Martin Price Rogers

Born: August 06, 1850 in Greene County, Missouri
Died: November 07, 1926 in Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Burial: Greenlawn Cemetery, Greene County, Missouri

Mother: Elizabeth Bradley
Father: Reuben Brawley Rogers

Married: Sarah Ellen Smith 1873 in Webster County, Missouri

Born: September 26, 1855 in Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky
Died: October 22, 1936 in Greene County, Missouri

Mother: Biddy Ann Fitzsimons
Father: Austin Boley Smith

Children:

Edith
m. Tabor
John Richard
b. February 10, 1874, Webster County, Missouri¹
Floy A.
b. April 15, 1879, Webster County, Missouri
d. 1930
Addie S.
b. 1883
d. 1913
Married: Floyd Brougher
Children:
Lucille
m. Clyde Hudson
Thelma
m. Emmett McNatt
Joseph Winfield
b. April 17, 1884, Near Rogersville, Webster County, Missouri
d. January 26, 1952
Roy Newton
b. May 14, 1886
d. March 10, 1966
Guy Emmerson
b. November 08, 1895, Webster County, Missouri
d. November 29, 1962, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Ross
b. Infant
Arthur
b. Infant
Clarence
b. Infant
Mary
b. Infant

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Listed in the 1880 census in Dallas Twp, Webster Co, MO near his brother Richard B.

Subject: M.P. Rogers
Date: 01/10/2000 4:40:05 AM GMT Standard Time
From: rcaran@koyote.com (Janis)
To: JRogers722@aol.com (JRogers722@aol.com)

M.P. Rogers

The funeral services for M. P. Rogers, 76 years old, a pioneer resident of Greene County, who died early Saturday morning at 4:25 o'clock at his home at (?)70 West Calhoun Street will be held at 2(?):30 o'clock this afternoon.

Services will be conducted at the home of a son, Roy Rogers, 434 West Locust Street. Interment will be made in Greenlawn Cemetery under the direction of Paxson Funeral Home.

Mr. Rogers was born at Rogersville, Mo. in 1830 (NOTE: actually 1850). His parents were among the first people to settle in this county. The town, Rogersville, was named after his parents who moved to that section in 1842. (Rogersville was actually named after his 1st cousin, Dr. Isaac Newton Rogers, b. 1849.

Mr. Rogers was a veteran of the Civil War and fought in many battles of that war. He had been a resident of this city for the past 25 years. The deceased is survived by the widow, one daughter, Mrs. W.H. Craker (Floy A. Rogers wife of William H. Craker), Aurora. Mo. by four sons, John, Winnie (Joseph Winfield), Roy and Guy all of Springfield.

NOTE: In the 1850 Greene Co census, there were Price families living on either side of Martin Price's parents.

Martin L. Rogers I. 10 Mo CAV 440670.......this is not Martin Price Rogers according to the response received from the Nation Archives dated 24 Jan 01.

Endnotes

1. Panther Valley Pathways: An Historical and Genealogical Sketch of Early Settlers of Panther Valley, Webster County, Missouri by Ron Johnson, page 233.

This page was last updated on: May 18 2008

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