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Will Rogers 1866 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1866

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 1 Dec 1935

Death Location: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States

Father: Joseph Rogers

Mother: Manerva Rogers

Spouse(s): Mollie Mays

Children(s): Dennis Rogers

Will Rogers was born in 1866 in Texas, the child of Joseph Rogers and Manerva Rogers. Will Rogers married Mollie Mays, and had children including Dennis Rogers. Will Rogers passed away in 1935 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Will Rogers was born in 1866 in Texas, the child of Joseph Rogers and Manerva Rogers.
  • Will Rogers married Mollie Mays, and had children including Dennis Rogers.
  • Will Rogers passed away in 1935 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States.

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Will Rogers's Ancestors

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Will Rogers
1866 – 1935
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
Joseph Rogers
1853 –
Texas
Manerva Rogers
1851 –
Texas
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Will Rogers's Descendants

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Will Rogers (abt 1866 – 1 Dec 1935) m. Mollie Mays (Abt 1874 – 15 Jan 1924)
  1. 1. Dennis Rogers (abt 1893 – )

Will Rogers's Timeline

2 Records

1866
abt 1866
Birth of Will Rogers in Texas
Texas
1935
1 Dec 1935
Age 69
Death of Will Rogers in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1866
    Event Place: Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1935
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States

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