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William Liddell Rodger 1900–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1900

Birth Location: Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jan 1969

Death Location: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA

Father: John Rodger

Mother: Grace Liddell

Spouse(s): Pearl Martin, Bertha Jackson

Children(s): Lawrence Davisson, Edith Rodger

William Liddell Rodger was born in 1900 in Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA, the child of John R Rodger And Grace Goldie Liddell. In 1910, William Liddell Rodger resided in Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA. William Liddell Rodger married Bertha Blanche Jackson, Pearl Frances Martin, and had children including Edith Linneabelle Rodger, Lawrence Laverne Davisson. William Liddell Rodger passed away in 1969 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William Liddell Rodger was born in 1900 in Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA, the child of John R Rodger And Grace Goldie Liddell.
  • In 1910, William Liddell Rodger resided in Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA.
  • William Liddell Rodger married Bertha Blanche Jackson, Pearl Frances Martin, and had children including Edith Linneabelle Rodger, Lawrence Laverne Davisson.
  • William Liddell Rodger passed away in 1969 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Rodger
1844–1925
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
JR
Grace Liddell
1858–1923
Birth Location: Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
GL

Spouses(s)

Pearl Martin
1889–1964
Birth Location: Fresno, Fresno, California, USA
PM
Bertha Jackson
1902–1924
Birth Location: Doniphan, Doniphan, Kansas, USA
BJ

Children(s)

Lawrence Davisson
1919–1986
Birth Location: Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA
LD
Edith Rodger
1920–1987
Birth Location: Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
ER

William Rodger's Ancestors

Self
William Rodger
1900–1969
Birth Place: Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Parents
John R Rodger
1844–1925
Ayrshire, Scotland
Grace (Goldie) Liddell
1858–1923
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Jasper Rodger
1817–1849
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Catherine Robertson
1821–
Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roger
1767–1841
Helen Thomson
1769–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Thomson
1734–

William Rodger's Descendants

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William (Liddell) Rodger (29 Jul 1900–26 Jan 1969) m. Pearl (Frances) Martin (8 Dec 1889–25 April 1964) m. Bertha (Blanche) Jackson (30 Jul 1902–26 Aug 1924)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Laverne) Davisson 1919–1986 m. Betty Jean 1926–
  2. 2. Edith (Linneabelle) Rodger 1920–1987

William Rodger's Timeline

10 Records

1900
29 Jul 1900
Birth of William Liddell Rodger in Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1900
29 Jul 1900
Birth of William Liddell Rodger in Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Coloma, El Dorado, California, USA
Coloma, El Dorado, California, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Diamond Springs, El Dorado, California, USA
Diamond Springs, El Dorado, California, USA
1942
1942
Age 42
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Vallejo, San Francisco, California, USA
Vallejo, San Francisco, California, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
1956
1956
Age 56
William Liddell Rodger resided here in Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
1969
26 Jan 1969
Age 69
Death of William Liddell Rodger in Auburn, Placer, California, USA
Auburn, Placer, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Spring Valley, Bureau, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1900
    Event Place: Seatonville, Bureau, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hall, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Placerville, El Dorado, California, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Placerville, El Dorado, California; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2339850

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Coloma, El Dorado, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Diamond Springs, El Dorado, California; Roll: m-t0627-00199; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9-3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Diamond Springs, El Dorado, California, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Diamond Springs, El Dorado, California; Roll: m-t0627-00199; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 9-3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Vallejo, San Francisco, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1535

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Vallejo, Solano, California; Roll: 612; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 48-71

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Selby, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1969
    Event Place: Auburn, Placer, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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