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Helen Mary Rogers 1842 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1842

Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 27 Jul 1927

Death Location: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa

Father: Clayton Rogers

Mother: Tryphosa Bigelow

Spouse(s): Edward Willits

Children(s): John Willits, Arthur Willits, Nella Willits, Edith Willits

The story of Helen Mary Rogers began in 1842 in Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania. In 1850, Helen Mary Rogers resided in Westport, Dane, Wisconsin. In 1870, Helen Mary Rogers resided in Utica, Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin. Helen Mary Rogers married Edward Martin Willits, and had children including John Cushman Willits, Arthur Clayton Willits, Nella Florence Willits, Edith Mattie Willits. Helen Mary Rogers passed away in 1927 in Fairview, Osceola, Iowa.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Mary Rogers began in 1842 in Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1850, Helen Mary Rogers resided in Westport, Dane, Wisconsin.
  • In 1870, Helen Mary Rogers resided in Utica, Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin.
  • Helen Mary Rogers married Edward Martin Willits, and had children including John Cushman Willits, Arthur Clayton Willits, Nella Florence Willits, Edith Mattie Willits.
  • Helen Mary Rogers passed away in 1927 in Fairview, Osceola, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clayton Rogers
1802 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Tryphosa Bigelow
1801 – 1870
Birth Location: Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Edward Willits
1832 – 1903
Birth Location: Michigan
EW

Children(s)

John Willits
1862 – 1937
Birth Location: Wisconsin
JW
Arthur Willits
1870 – 1963
Birth Location: Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
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Nella Willits
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
NW
Edith Willits
1881 – 1943
Birth Location: Mt Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
EW

Helen Rogers's Ancestors

Self
Helen Rogers
1842 – 1927
Birth Place: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Parents
Clayton Rogers
1802 –
Pennsylvania
Tryphosa Bigelow
1801 – 1870
Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts
Grandparents
James Bigelow
1762 – 1842
Spencer, Worchester, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Bigelow
1736 – 1774
Sarah Stebbins
1732 – 1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Bigelow
1691 – 1750
Rebecca Eames
1697 – 1738

Helen Rogers's Descendants

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Helen (Mary) Rogers (16 Dec 1842 – 27 Jul 1927) m. Edward (Martin) Willits (13 Nov 1832 – 14 Mar 1903)
  1. 1. John (Cushman) Willits (Abt 1862 – 6 Oct 1937) m. Myrtle (Flavia) Bailey (28 Oct 1871 – 16 Sep 1945) m. Lucy (May) Zimmerman (May 1879 – Abt 1966)
    1. 1. Frances (Eleanor) Willits (10 Jan 1890 – ) m. Ray (Ivora) Hawes (Jun 1887 – 11 Apr 1949) m. Adam (Edward) Whitish (Aug 1887 – )
      1. 1. Milo (Ray) Hawes (16 Jul 1909 – 28 Jan 1965) m. Elsie (Mae) Leslie (22 Aug 1909 – 18 Jan 2006)
        1. 1. Leslie (Ray) Hawes (11 Sep 1937 – 29 Jun 2011) m. Florence (W) Hyronimus (abt 1936 – )
        2. 2. Dale (Preston) Hawes (10 May 1940 – 30 Nov 2023) m. Judy (Mae) Stockenbroker (11 Jan 1941 – 3 Jan 2017)
        3. 3. Ellen (Mae) Hawes (abt 1942 – ) m. Glen (Ivan) Haroldson (5 Apr 1941 – )
        4. 4. Milton (Eugene) Hawes (10 Jun 1947 – 26 Oct 1998) m. Joyce (Marie) Bowen (18 Feb 1943 – )
      2. 2. Harwood (Earl) Hawes (12 Oct 1911 – 26 Oct 1981) m. Leona (Gertrude) Smith (15 Dec 1922 – 17 Sep 2003)
        1. 1. Nancy (Kay) Hawes (15 Apr 1947 – ) m. Steven (D) Mattson (2 Apr 1947 – Dec 2016)
        2. 2. Patricia (Joyce) Hawes (18 Oct 1948 – ) m. John (Dennis) Anderson (1937 – )
        3. 3. Gloria (Jean) Hawes (Dec 1952 – ) m. Kenneth (Alan) Wilcox (abt 1949 – )
    2. 2. Thomas (Robert) Willits (11 Oct 1916 – 11 Jul 2008) m. Bertha (Viola) Brisel (29 Nov 1915 – 3 Jun 2006)
      1. 1. Betty (Louise) Brisel (11 Nov 1931 – 11 Oct 2006)
      2. 2. Larry (Lee) Willits (16 Dec 1937 – 15 Mar 2023) m. Peggy (Virginia) Anderson (16 Jan 1942 – )
        1. 1. Nathen (B) Willits (Feb 1976 – )
        2. 2. Joshua (Andrew) Willits (8 Jul 1978 – ) m. Allie (Suzanne) Lias (28 Dec 1976 – )
        3. 3. Sarah Willits m. Gary Supnick
  2. 2. Arthur (Clayton) Willits (26 Mar 1870 – 29 Sep 1963) m. Martha (Veronica) Iverson (17 Aug 1875 – 30 Sep 1967)
    1. 1. Edward (Charles) Willits (12 Sep 1902 – 4 Mar 1981) m. Nora (H) Johnson (29 Apr 1909 – 18 Jan 1935) m. Martha (Francis) Fialkowski (Jul 1909 – 8 Jan 1995) m. Irene Wedeking (Abt 1911 – )
      1. 1. Colleen (Helen Wedeking) Willlets (5 Apr 1933 – 27 Feb 2003) m. Dewey Conley (2 Aug 1924 – 6 Dec 1975)
        1. 1. Patricia (Irene) Conley (1 Dec 1951 – 24 May 2013) m. Lewis (Lane) May (abt 1949 – ) m. William (R) Glew (Aug 1949 – )
        2. 2. Dewey (Douglas) Conley (10 Feb 1964 – ) m. April (C) Derwin (17 Apr 1960 – )
        3. 3. John Conley
    2. 2. Glenn (Lyle) Willits (13 Nov 1904 – 14 Sep 1953) m. Hilda (Emma) Baumann (2 Sep 1909 – 6 Feb 1999) m. Verna (Mae) Foster (abt 1904 – )
      1. 1. Carol (Jean) Willits (19 Apr 1931 – 26 May 2023) m. Ronald (Lee) Davis (14 Dec 1932 – 21 Sep 2015)
        1. 1. Linda (Lee) Davis (31 Jul 1954 – 23 Jun 2020)
        2. 2. John (Scott) Davis (9 Aug 1963 – )
        3. 3. Julie (Kay) Davis (5 Jan 1968 – 26 Oct 2023) m. Arthur (M) Free (20 Dec 1966 – )
        4. 4. Kimberly Davis
        5. 5. Glenn Davis
      2. 2. Joan (Juanita) Willits (12 Dec 1935 – 9 Mar 2018) m. Jimmy (Wayne) Dean (9 May 1935 – 17 Jan 1992)
        1. 1. Randy (Elwood) Dean (25 Sep 1959 – ) m. Debbie (Jane) Day (24 Oct 1954 – 15 May 2022)
      3. 3. Edward (L) Willits
    3. 3. Mabel (Edith) Willits (23 Sep 1906 – 10 Dec 2000) m. Richard (Lincoln) Campbell (12 Jan 1907 – 2 Apr 1971) m. Jensen
      1. 1. Carol (Jean) Campbell (abt 1932 – 1967)
      2. 2. Michael (David) Campbell (5 Sep 1944 – 30 Aug 2016) m. Glenda (Gale) Bomberger (abt 1949 – )
    4. 4. Helen (Belle) Willits (9 Sep 1908 – 8 Nov 1985) m. Stephen (Grover) Cox (25 Dec 1912 – 24 Nov 1972)
      1. 1. Arthur (Lyle) Cox (abt 1933 – ) m. Patricia (Anna) Burns (18 Aug 1937 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (Arthur) Cox (19 Apr 1958 – ) m. Alice (Evelyn) Simms
        2. 2. William (L) Cox (19 Mar 1960 – ) m. Linda (Anne) Kahermanes (22 Mar 1961 – )
      2. 2. Suzanne (G) Cox (Jul 1943 – ) m. Thomas Stevenson m. Bowers
  3. 3. Nella (Florence) Willits (22 Feb 1872 – 7 May 1956) m. Ralph (Lesslie) Harris (25 Jan 1875 – 4 Aug 1955)
    1. 1. Helen (Mary) Harris (19 Jan 1896 – 19 Dec 1962) m. Carl Lauritson (16 Jan 1893 – ) m. Emil (August) Karteus (1887 – 1942)
    2. 2. Eldon (H Lauritsen) Harris (abt 1917 – 12 Dec 1992) m. Dorothy (Ellen) Bell (27 Aug 1919 – 15 Nov 2004)
      1. 1. Helen (Marynell) Harris (1 Apr 1939 – 15 Jan 2014) m. Elso (Merle) Feltman (abt 1935 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Paul) Feltman (16 Jul 1958 – ) m. Kandis (L) Froderman (abt 1958 – )
        2. 2. Marc (David) Feltman (31 Aug 1960 – Abt 2018) m. Lisa (Jo) Hovde (abt 1964 – )
      2. 2. Bruce (Delmar) Harris (30 Jun 1944 – ) m. Joyce (Alvena) Schumann (1945 – 22 Feb 2011)
  4. 4. Edith (Mattie) Willits (5 Aug 1881 – 1 Jan 1943) m. Charles Wignall (4 July 1874 – 17 Sep 1940) m. Frederick (John) Klatt (21 Sep 1893 – 9 Jun 1937)
    1. 1. Pearl (Gladys) Wignall (23 Sep 1899 – Apr 1976) m. Frank (Herman) Kloppenberg (1 Jan 1890 – 13 June 1952)
      1. 1. Rodney (Edward) Kloppenberg (5 Nov 1915 – 26 Mar 2003) m. Ella (Marie) Weaver (2 May 1922 – 15 Oct 2006) m. Helen (Eileen) Owens (10 Nov 1934 – )
        1. 1. Rodney (Edward) Kloppenborg (26 Nov 1941 – ) m. Beverly (Joy) Lucas (3 Mar 1948 – )
        2. 2. Bonita (Louise) Kloppenberg (8 Dec 1942 – 2 Feb 1975) m. Richard (Lee) Spitz (6 Jul 1933 – 30 Jun 1996)
      2. 2. Millicent (Avonelle) Kloppenborg (4 May 1919 – 14 Aug 1964) m. Niels (Roy) Jensen (4 Apr 1909 – 26 Mar 1987)
        1. 1. Nicky (De Vere) Jensen (4 Mar 1939 – 19 Mar 1939)
        2. 2. Pennie (June) Jensen (abt 1948 – ) m. Schlitz
      3. 3. June (Katheryn) Kloppenborg (29 Jun 1922 – 2 Jan 1971) m. Robert (Louis) Kassel (5 Jun 1915 – 9 Oct 1989)
        1. 1. Kelly (Cole Stephen) Kassel (13 Jun 1958 – )
        2. 2. Kara Kassel (1 Dec 1963 – ) m. David (Dwayne) Kennedy (May 1962 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Earl) Wignall (24 Feb 1905 – 14 Dec 1974) m. Leora Stier (abt 1906 – ) m. Dorothy (A) Biesnecker (22 Feb 1909 – 18 Aug 1973)
      1. 1. Michael (Dick Wignall) Sorenson (29 Aug 1936 – 9 Sep 2008) m. Linda Nivens
        1. 1. Nels Sorensen
        2. 2. Shannon (Nivens) Sorensen
        3. 3. Patrick Sorensen
        4. 4. Shawn Sorensen
    3. 3. Frederick (J) Klatt (19 Apr 1920 – 19 Apr 1920)
    4. 4. Roberta (Ann) Klatt (7 Nov 1921 – 9 Sep 1998)
    5. 5. Alberta (Faith) Klatt (16 Jun 1923 – 18 Jun 1923)

Helen Rogers's Timeline

8 Records

1842
16 Dec 1842
Birth of Helen Mary Rogers in Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania
Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania
1850
1850
Age 8
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Westport, Dane, Wisconsin
Westport, Dane, Wisconsin
1870
1870
Age 28
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Utica, Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
Utica, Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
1880
1880
Age 38
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Utica, Crawford, Wisconsin
Utica, Crawford, Wisconsin
1900
1900
Age 58
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Eden, Marshall, Iowa
Eden, Marshall, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 68
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Eden, Marshall, Iowa
Eden, Marshall, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 78
Helen Mary Rogers resided here in Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
1927
27 Jul 1927
Age 85
Death of Helen Mary Rogers in Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
Fairview, Osceola, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1842
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eden, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374426
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [6] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1968

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Westport, Dane, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Utica, Mount Sterling, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Utica, Crawford, Wisconsin
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eden, Marshall, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eden, Marshall, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eden, Marshall, Iowa; Roll: T624_413; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374426

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa; Roll: T625_504; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 113

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1927
    Event Place: Fairview, Osceola, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rhodes, Marshall, Iowa
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