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Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers 1788–1827 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1788

Birth Location: Eastern, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Est 1827-1879

Death Location: Cherokee Nation West

Father: Capt ROGERS

Mother: Elizabeth EMORY

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Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers was born in 1788 in Eastern, Tennessee, USA, the child of Capt John James Hellfire Jack Rogers And Elizabeth Raincrow Long Hair Clan Emory. Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers passed away in 1827 in Cherokee Nation West.

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Biography

  • Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers was born in 1788 in Eastern, Tennessee, USA, the child of Capt John James Hellfire Jack Rogers And Elizabeth Raincrow Long Hair Clan Emory.
  • Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers passed away in 1827 in Cherokee Nation West.

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Chief Rogers's Ancestors

Self
Chief Rogers
1788–1827
Birth Place: Eastern, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Capt John James Hellfire Jack ROGERS
1749–1825
Scotland, Wythe Va, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (Raincrow Long Hair Clan) EMORY
1750–1844
Cherokee Nat East, TN, USA
Grandparents
Col (William Fowling) Emory
1728–1770
Putney, Surrey, England
Mary (Susannah Nina) Grant
1720–1765
Cherokee Nat East, Cherokee, Washington, Trnnessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ludovic Grant
1696–1756
Elizabeth Grant
1705–1727
2nd-Great-Grandparents
White Raven
1678–1741
Nancy"A-MA-DO-YAl" Moytoy
1683–1741

Chief Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1788
about 1788
Birth of Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers in Eastern, Tennessee, USA
Eastern, Tennessee, USA
1827
Est 1827-1879
Age 39
Death of Chief William Charles (Last Cherokee Chief) Rogers in Cherokee Nation West
Cherokee Nation West

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1788
    Event Place: Eastern, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Est 1827-1879
    Event Place: Cherokee Nation West

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