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Rufus S Rogers 1846–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1925

Death Location: Walker, Georgia, United States

Father: James Rogers

Mother: Sarah Barkley

Spouse(s): Susan Selph, Dorcey Griswell, Sarah Hartman

Children(s): Eugene Rogers, Walter Rodgers

In 1846, Rufus S Rogers entered the world in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA, born to James A Rogers And Sarah Elizabeth Barkley. Rufus S Rogers married Dorcey Elizabeth Griswell, Rebecca Campbell, Sarah Catherine Hartman, Susan C Selph, and had children including Eugene Selph Rogers, Walter L Willie Rodgers. Rufus S Rogers passed away in 1925 in Walker, Georgia, United States.

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  • In 1846, Rufus S Rogers entered the world in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA, born to James A Rogers And Sarah Elizabeth Barkley.
  • Rufus S Rogers married Dorcey Elizabeth Griswell, Rebecca Campbell, Sarah Catherine Hartman, Susan C Selph, and had children including Eugene Selph Rogers, Walter L Willie Rodgers.
  • Rufus S Rogers passed away in 1925 in Walker, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Rogers
1812–1887
Birth Location: Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Barkley
1814–1903
Birth Location: Roane, Tennessee, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Susan Selph
1856–1920
Birth Location: Mississippi (? Alabama)
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Dorcey Griswell
1851–
Birth Location: Virginia
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Sarah Hartman
1855–1914
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Eugene Rogers
1876–1947
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
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Walter Rodgers
1877–1936
Birth Location: Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
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Rufus Rogers's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Rogers
1846–1925
Birth Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
James A. Rogers
1812–1887
Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Barkley
1814–1903
Roane, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Elisha Rogers
1787–1858
Bledsoe county, Tennessee
Sarah Thurman
1790–1862
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Rogers
1764–1833
Ann Walling
1740–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rogers
1738–1811
Elizabeth Brown
1742–1765

Rufus Rogers's Descendants

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Rufus (S) Rogers (1846–30 Dec 1925) m. Susan (C) Selph (27 Aug 1856–1920) m. Dorcey (Elizabeth) Griswell (abt 1851–) m. Sarah (Catherine) Hartman (10 May 1855–4 Jan 1914)
  1. 1. Eugene (Selph) Rogers 1876–1947 m. Lenny (O'Berry) McDaniel 1881–1975
    1. 1. Arlis (Winfield) Selph 1919–2007 m. Robbie (Lee) Brown 1930–2012
    2. 2. Day (Leon) Selph 1921–1944
    3. 3. James (Garland) Selph 1910–1970
    4. 4. Norman (Eugene) Selph 1912–1964
    5. 5. Mary (Beatrice Selph) (Shelton) 1907–1999
    6. 6. Leon Selph 1921–1944
  2. 2. Walter (L. (Willie)) Rodgers 1877–1936

Rufus Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Rufus S Rogers in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
1925
30 Dec 1925
Age 79
Death of Rufus S Rogers in Walker, Georgia, United States
Walker, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1925
    Event Place: Walker, Georgia, United States
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