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Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers 1844–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1844

Birth Location: Madison County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 1901

Death Location: Mount Moriah, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Benjamin Rogers

Mother: Mary Hilliard

Spouse(s): Martha Hilliard

Children(s): May Cooper

The story of Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers began in 1844 in Madison County, Alabama, USA. Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers married Martha E Hilliard, and had children including May Ella Cooper. Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers passed away in 1901 in Mount Moriah, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers began in 1844 in Madison County, Alabama, USA.
  • Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers married Martha E Hilliard, and had children including May Ella Cooper.
  • Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers passed away in 1901 in Mount Moriah, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Rogers
1808–1864
Birth Location: Virginia
BR
Mary Hilliard
1808–1869
Birth Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
MH

Spouses(s)

Martha Hilliard
1851–1932
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

May Cooper
1872–1930
Birth Location: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
MC

Lemuel Rodgers's Ancestors

Self
Lemuel Rodgers
1844–1901
Birth Place: Madison County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Benjamin Rogers
1808–1864
Virginia
Mary (Jane) Hilliard
1808–1869
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
-- Rodgers
1780–
Catherine Unk
1785–1840
John (W) Hilliard
1781–1850
South Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Claiborne
1769–1825
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
PHILEMON Hilliard
1754–1803
MARTHA Burford
1760–1823
John Jr
1730–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Hilliard
1729–1768
Keran Happuk
1732–1777
Phillip Burford
1723–1796
Mildred Terrell
1725–1784

Lemuel Rodgers's Descendants

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Lemuel (M. "Buddy") Rodgers (Feb 1844–1901) m. Martha (E.) Hilliard (4 July 1851–15 Dec 1932)
  1. 1. May (Ella) Cooper 1872–1930 m. William (Thomas) Cooper 1865–1942
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Cornelia) Cooper 1895–1966 m. James (Rawlings) Kilby 1889–1968
      1. 1. James (Rawlins Kilby) Jr 1926–1994 m. Julia (Mae) Taylor 1921–2001

Lemuel Rodgers's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Feb 1844
Birth of Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers in Madison County, Alabama, USA
Madison County, Alabama, USA
1901
1901
Age 57
Death of Lemuel M. "Buddy" Rodgers in Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
Fayette County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1844
    Event Place: Madison County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Moriah, Fayette County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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