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Robert Doak Rogers
Born: June 04, 1826 in Claiborne
County, Tennessee
Died: June 06, 1872 in Christian County, Missouri
Burial: Watts Cemetery, Rogersville, Webster County, Missouri
Mother: Elizabeth Evans
Father: Jesse Rogers
Married: Jurrita Wilson Watts December 03, 1848 in Near Rogersville, Missouri. Married by his brother William Mack.
Born: October 25, 1826 in Tennessee/Kentucky
Died: February 06, 1898 in Christian County, Missouri
Burial: Watts Cemetery, Rogersville, Webster County, MissouriMother: Mary (Polly) Ross
Father: John Watts
Children:
- Isaac Newton
b. December 28, 1849, Christian County, Missouri
d. October 12, 1938 - Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie)
b. October 11, 1851, Christian County, Missouri
d. 1921, Christian County, Missouri - John Clark (Johnnie)
b. August 07, 1853, Christian County, Missouri
d. July 24, 1942, Christian County, Missouri - Mary Jane (Molly)
b. February 10, 1855, Christian County, Missouri
d. 1942 - Amanda Malvina (Mandy)
b. April 10, 1857, Christian County, Missouri
d. 1916 - James Buck
b. November 11, 1858, Christian County, Missouri
d. July 19, 1860, Christian County, Missouri
Sources and Additional Information:
Robert Doak Rogers was born 4 Jun 1826 probably in Claiborne County, Tennessee. He died in Christian County on - 6 Jun 1872. He was the youngest son of Jesse Rogers. Robert Doak Rogers was a farmer and country doctor and settled in Christian Co, MO near Ozark just south of Springfield, Greene Co, MO
Robert Doak Rogers was surely named after a Robert Doak who was a militia company commander in the French and Indian War and Dunmore's War in what became Wythe Co, VA. There were also members of the Doak family living in NE, TN after the Rogers moved there. The best known of this Doak line was Samuel Doak, a minister and friend of COL John Sevier. Samuel Doak gave what has become a very famous sermon and prayer at Sycamore Shoals Muster in Sep 1780 at the beginning of the march to the battle at King's Mountain.
Robert Doak was 19 when he arrived in Greene Co, MO in 1845. Soon after, he began courting the younger sister of his brother's (William "Mack") wife. See the The Susan Martin (Rogers) Story.
"There were several more of the Watts sisters and when Robert asked for the youngest of the girls, Ritty (Jurrita Wilson)Watts, the old maids said no! But Robert wasn't discouraged any and frequently would pass the home of the Watts family to see if by luck he could get young Ritty. The Watts family were braves and was a part Indians, and when young Robert would come near the home, the old maid sisters would throw stones at him, but a young red headed Rogers with Irish blood in his vanes (sic) was not easy to give up. One day he was more fortunate. He saw the girl at the spring, Robert was riding a high-headed horse and Ritta (sic) wearing a home spun dress climbed on the horse behind him and away over the hill they went while the sisters showered them with stones. Once in possession of his girl, it wasn't long until Robert and Ritta were Man and wife." His older brother, William McKendree Rogers, who was a Methodist minister, in fact married Robert and Jurrita Wilson Watts."
Robert Doak and his wife are buried near Jesse and his second wife, Mary, in the Watts Cemetery near Rogersville, Missouri.
Jurrita Wilson Watts Sources and Additional Information:
The 1860 Fed Census in Christian Co, MO Lindan Twp Household #846 shows her birth place as KY, but the 1870 Census shows her birth place as KY.
"Grandmother Rogers had Indian blood—Father said she was an eighth Cherokee. Unauthenticated, family legend has it that she was related to John Ross,* Chief of the Cherokee tribe."
See the whole story at: Ozark Notes by Charles Elkins Rogers
This page was last updated on: May 18 2008
