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Preston Rogers 1835–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Louisville

Death Date: 18 September 1914

Death Location: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jason Col.

Mother: Josephine Preston

Spouse(s): Sophie Ranney

Children(s): Ella Rogers

Preston Rogers was born in 1835 in Louisville, the child of Jason Rogers Lt Col And Josephine Preston. Preston Rogers married Sophie Ranney, and had children including Ella Rogers. Preston Rogers passed away in 1914 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Preston Rogers was born in 1835 in Louisville, the child of Jason Rogers Lt Col And Josephine Preston.
  • Preston Rogers married Sophie Ranney, and had children including Ella Rogers.
  • Preston Rogers passed away in 1914 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jason Col.
1803–1848
Birth Location: Newburg Orange Co, NY, USA
JC
Josephine Preston
1809–1842
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia
JP

Spouses(s)

Sophie Ranney
1838–1920
Birth Location: Louisville, KY
SR

Children(s)

Ella Rogers
1860–1929
Birth Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
ER

Preston Rogers's Ancestors

Self
Preston Rogers
1835–1914
Birth Place: Louisville
Parents
Jason Rogers Lt. Col.
1803–1848
Newburg Orange Co, NY, USA
Josephine Preston
1809–1842
Wythe County, Virginia
Grandparents
William (Preston) II
1770–1821
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Caroline Hancock
1785–1847
Fincastle, Botetourt County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Col Militia
1729–1783
Susannah Smith
1740–1823
George Hancock
1754–1820
Margaret Strother
1763–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Ireland)
1699–1747
Elizabeth Patton)
1700–1776
Francis Smith
1705–1771
Elizabeth Waddy
1716–1799
George II
1724–1783
Mary Hancock
1730–1762
George Strother
1732–1767
Mary Kennerly
1746–1834

Preston Rogers's Descendants

1.
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Preston Rogers (6 Apr 1835–18 September 1914) m. Sophie Ranney (11 Sep 1838–3 May 1920)
  1. 1. Ella Rogers 1860–1929 m. William (Paca) Lee 1846–1910
    1. 1. Sophia (Rogers) Lee 1895–1959 m. Edward (B) Abbett 1888–1955
      1. 1. Ann Abbett 1924–1980 m. Edward (B.) Summe 1922–1971
      2. 2. Mary (Bancroft) Abbett 1925–1994

Preston Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1835
6 Apr 1835
Birth of Preston Rogers in Louisville
Louisville
1914
18 September 1914
Age 79
Death of Preston Rogers in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Louisville
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 September 1914
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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