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Caroline Fairs¹

F, #1478, b. about 1842

Parents

Father	John Fairs (b. 3 December 1797)
Mother	Elizabeth Jupp (b. 1802)

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Biography

Caroline Fairs was born about 1842 in Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO.¹ She and James Woolvin were married in 1864 in Cuckfield, Sussex, EnglandO.

Caroline Fairs was a house servant.¹ She resided in Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO, in 1861.¹

1842
Birth
About 1842 | Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO
Citation: 1
1864~22
Marriage | James Woolvin
1864 | Cuckfield, Sussex, EnglandO
James Woolvin

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Citations

[S5023] 1861 Census of England, Sussex, Cowfold. 7 April 1861. FAIRES, John (head). PN 582. FL 105. SN 65. ED 7. p. 13. https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 June 2026.

Jesse Fairs¹

M, #1479, b. about 1848

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Parents

Father	John Fairs (b. 3 December 1797)
Mother	Elizabeth Jupp (b. 1802)

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Biography

Jesse Fairs was born about 1848 in Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO.¹

Jesse Fairs was a cowboy.¹ He resided in Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO, in 1861.¹

1848
Birth
About 1848 | Cowfold, Sussex, EnglandO
Citation: 1

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Citations

[S5023] 1861 Census of England, Sussex, Cowfold. 7 April 1861. FAIRES, John (head). PN 582. FL 105. SN 65. ED 7. p. 13. https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 1 June 2026.

Jessie Bethany Barr^1,2,3

F, #1480, b. 29 July 1889, d. April 1978

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Parents

Father	Henry Barr
Mother	Hattie Elliott

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Biography

Jessie Bethany Barr was born on 29 July 1889 in Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USAO. She and Frank Judson Rogers were married on 25 June 1947 in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USAO.⁴ She died in April 1978, at age 88, in Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USAO. She was buried in Clarion Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA.

Jessie Bethany Barr resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1948.² She resided in Rouseville, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1950.³

Child with Ernest Henry Diamond (b. 28 October 1880, d. 3 August 1943)

Daughter

Elnora Helen Diamond (b. 12 February 1909, d. February 1991)

1889
Birth
29 July 1889 | Smethport, McKean, Pennsylvania, USAO
194757
Marriage | Frank Judson Rogers
25 June 1947 | Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USAO
Frank Judson Rogers
Age: 52
Birth: on 31 March 1895 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: on 13 March 1952 | Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USAO
Citation: 4
197888
Death
April 1978 | Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USAO
Burial
Clarion Cemetery, Clarion, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA

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Citations

[S3855] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
[S3823] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S4486] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rouseville, Venango
[S210] Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, 004480674 Image 363 of 827

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis^{1,2,3,4,5,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}

F, #1486, b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920

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References

Rogers Milroy Family

Parents

Father	Henry Andrew Lewis (b. about 1810, d. April 1857)
Mother	Mary Prosser (b. 12 October 1814, d. 20 November 1883)

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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis

Biography

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis was born on 1 June 1852 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO.^{1,2,3,4,4,8,10,11,12} She and Joseph Judson Rogers were married in 1870.² She died on 8 June 1920, at age 68, in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.^10,4 She was buried on 11 June 1920 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.⁴

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis resided in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1870.¹² She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ She appeared in the newspaper for in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO, on 3 August 1899.¹³ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1900.² She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1910.³ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1920.⁸

Children with Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Rogers+ (b. 17 June 1870, d. 4 October 1952)
Son	Harry Lewis Rogers+ (b. 17 January 1872, d. 4 April 1942)
Daughter	Melvina Cummings Rogers+ (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)
Daughter	Bessie Florence Rogers+ (b. 12 February 1875, d. 27 September 1964)
Daughter	Elsie Pearl Rogers+ (b. 15 March 1878, d. 8 March 1966)
Son	Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers+ (b. 24 May 1881, d. 2 January 1919)
Son	Floyd Joseph Rogers+ (b. 11 April 1883, d. 11 January 1950)
Son	Thomas Newton Rogers+ (b. 19 October 1885, d. 14 December 1951)
Son	Ralph Rohden Rogers+ (b. 13 December 1887, d. 10 January 1961)
Son	Charles Edwin Rogers+ (b. 26 May 1890, d. 21 July 1955)
Daughter	Ruth Olive Rogers+ (b. 26 June 1892, d. 21 November 1960)
Daughter	Rhea Neomi Rogers (b. 5 February 1895, d. 4 July 1979)
Son	Howard Dean Rogers+ (b. 20 July 1897, d. 4 December 1954)

1852
Birth
1 June 1852 | Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4,4,8,10,11,12
1870~18
Marriage | Joseph Judson Rogers
1870
Joseph Judson Rogers
Age: ~20
Birth: on 23 May 1850 | Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: on 12 March 1932 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
Citation: 2
192068
Death
8 June 1920 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 10,4
1920
Burial
11 June 1920 | Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
Citation: 4

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Four generations

L to R: Merideth Tuholski, Elizabeth Lewis Rogers, Mary Rogers Tuholski & Wm C. Anderson center.

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Citations

[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3803] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1491; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241491
[S3801] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oil City Ward 6, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1424; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375437
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 038001-041000
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 108601-111300
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 088551-091400
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 105601-108254
[S3804] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oil Ward 1, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1656; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 140
[S3860] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 070501-073500
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 007001-010000
[S5213] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Hollidaysburg. 1 June 1870 (Enumerated: 1 July 1870). RODGERS, Joseph [head]. DN 19. FN 19. Roll: 1309. p. 230A. lines 1 - 3. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026
[S4248] Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (online archive), "Mrs J J Rogers visits sister" 3 Aug 1899, Page 4

Joseph Judson Rogers^{1,2,3,4,5,6,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15}

M, #1487, b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932

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References

Rogers Milroy Family

Parents

Father	Thomas G. Rogers (b. 28 February 1818, d. 4 June 1881)
Mother	Elizabeth Williams (b. 1819, d. 18 April 1871)

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Joseph Judson Rogers

Biography

Joseph Judson Rogers was born on 23 May 1850 in Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USAO.^{1,2,3,4,6,4,9,11,12,13,15} He and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis were married in 1870.² He died on 12 March 1932, at age 81, in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO.⁶ He was buried on 16 March 1932 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

Joseph Judson Rogers was a carpenter House in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.³ He was a carpenter.¹¹ He resided in Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1850.¹² He resided in Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1860.¹³ He resided in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1870.¹¹ He resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ He was a carpenter in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, on 1 June 1880.¹ He resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1900.² He was a carpenter in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, on 1 June 1900.² He resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1910.³ He resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1920.⁹

Children with Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

Daughter	Mary Elizabeth Rogers+ (b. 17 June 1870, d. 4 October 1952)
Son	Harry Lewis Rogers+ (b. 17 January 1872, d. 4 April 1942)
Daughter	Melvina Cummings Rogers+ (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)
Daughter	Bessie Florence Rogers+ (b. 12 February 1875, d. 27 September 1964)
Daughter	Elsie Pearl Rogers+ (b. 15 March 1878, d. 8 March 1966)
Son	Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers+ (b. 24 May 1881, d. 2 January 1919)
Son	Floyd Joseph Rogers+ (b. 11 April 1883, d. 11 January 1950)
Son	Thomas Newton Rogers+ (b. 19 October 1885, d. 14 December 1951)
Son	Ralph Rohden Rogers+ (b. 13 December 1887, d. 10 January 1961)
Son	Charles Edwin Rogers+ (b. 26 May 1890, d. 21 July 1955)
Daughter	Ruth Olive Rogers+ (b. 26 June 1892, d. 21 November 1960)
Daughter	Rhea Neomi Rogers (b. 5 February 1895, d. 4 July 1979)
Son	Howard Dean Rogers+ (b. 20 July 1897, d. 4 December 1954)

1850
Birth
23 May 1850 | Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4,6,4,9,11,12,13,15
1870~20
Marriage | Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis
1870
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis
Age: ~18
Birth: on 1 June 1852 | Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: on 8 June 1920 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citation: 2
193281
Death
12 March 1932 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
Citation: 6
1932
Burial
16 March 1932 | Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

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Joseph Judson Rogers

Joseph Judson Rogers grandfather to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

Four generations of Rogers

L to R: Jim Anderson, Grandpa Rogers and Charles Tuholski with Joseph holding William C. Anderson.

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Citations

[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3803] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1491; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241491
[S3801] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oil City Ward 6, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1424; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375437
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 038001-041000
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 108601-111300
[S3857] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS935; Reel: 453
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 088551-091400
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 105601-108254
[S3804] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oil Ward 1, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1656; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 140
[S3860] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
[S5213] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Hollidaysburg. 1 June 1870 (Enumerated: 1 July 1870). RODGERS, Joseph [head]. DN 19. FN 19. Roll: 1309. p. 230A. lines 1 - 3. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026
[S5019] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Ebensburg. 1 June 1850 (Enumerated: 28 November 1850). RODGERS, Thomas [head]. DN 17. FN 18. Roll: 761. p. 159A. lines 8 - 14. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026
[S5212] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Ebensburg. 1 June 1860 (Enumerated: 22 June 1860). RODGERS, Thomas [head]. DN 404. FN 403. Roll: 1088. p. 300. lines 21 - 29. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026
[S4363] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 007001-010000

Mary Elizabeth Rogers^1,2,3,4,5

F, #1488, b. 17 June 1870, d. 4 October 1952

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Parents

Father	Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)
Mother	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

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Mary Elizabeth Rogers

Biography

Mary Elizabeth Rogers was born on 17 June 1870 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO.^1,2,3,4,5 She and Charles Tuholski were married on 16 December 1891 in Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO. She died on 4 October 1952, at age 82, in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.²

Mary Elizabeth Rogers resided in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1870.⁵ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1910.⁴ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1920.³

Child with Charles Tuholski (b. 18 July 1865, d. 1 October 1923)

Daughter

Meredith E. Tuholski+ (b. 12 September 1895, d. 15 July 1991)

1870
Birth
17 June 1870 | Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4,5
189121
Marriage | Charles Tuholski
16 December 1891 | Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Charles Tuholski
Age: 26
Birth: on 18 July 1865 | Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: on 1 October 1923 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
195282
Death
4 October 1952 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citation: 2

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Mary and Merrideth Tuholski

Four generations

L to R: Merideth Tuholski, Elizabeth Lewis Rogers, Mary Rogers Tuholski & Wm C. Anderson center.

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Citations

[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 088551-091400
[S3804] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oil Ward 4, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1656; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 129; Image: 263
[S3801] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oil City Ward 4, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1424; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0131; FHL microfilm: 1375437
[S5213] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Blair County, Hollidaysburg. 1 June 1870 (Enumerated: 1 July 1870). RODGERS, Joseph [head]. DN 19. FN 19. Roll: 1309. p. 230A. lines 1 - 3. https://www.ancestry.ca: accessed 1 June 2026

Melvina Cummings Rogers^1,2,3

F, #1489, b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948

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Parents

Father	Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)
Mother	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

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Melvina Cummings Rogers

Biography

Melvina Cummings Rogers was born on 19 June 1873 in Pennsylvania, USAO.^1,2,3 She and John C. Laird were married on 9 March 1894 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO. She died on 8 February 1948, at age 74, in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO. She was buried in Hamilton Cemetery, Sunken Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Melvina Cummings Rogers resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ She resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.³ She resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, on 1 June 1921.²

Children with John C. Laird (b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942)

Daughter	Grace Laird+
Daughter	Margaret Laird
Son	Ernest Watt Laird (b. 20 June 1895, d. 23 November 1918)
Son	John Arnott Laird (b. 11 October 1896, d. February 1967)
Son	Clarence M. Laird (b. 15 February 1898, d. 22 November 1901)
Daughter	Bessie Marie Janet Laird (b. 12 December 1903, d. 1947)
Son	Harold Ralph Laird+ (b. 13 October 1906, d. 17 February 1989)
Daughter	Eline Laird (b. about 1908)
Daughter	Elsie Melvina Laird+ (b. 25 February 1908, d. 8 June 1998)

1873
Birth
19 June 1873 | Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3
189420
Marriage | John C. Laird
9 March 1894 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
John C. Laird
Age: 24
Birth: on 17 April 1869 | Springburn, Lanarkshire, ScotlandO
Death: on 25 May 1942 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
194874
Death
8 February 1948 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
Burial
Hamilton Cemetery, Sunken Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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John and Melvina Laird

John and Melvina Rogers Laird. Melvina the daughter of Joseph Judson and Elizabeth Lewis Rogers.

Melvina Rogers and John Laird

John and Melvina Laird

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Citations

[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3830] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 63; Census Place: Ward No 5, Hamilton West, Ontario; Page Number: 9
[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 7, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 169

John C. Laird^1,2

M, #1490, b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942

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Parents

Father	Thomas Watt Laird
Mother	Jessie Jamieson

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John C. Laird

Biography

John C. Laird was born on 17 April 1869 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, ScotlandO.^1,2

He and Melvina Cummings Rogers were married on 9 March 1894 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO. He died on 25 May 1942, at age 73, in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO.

He was buried on 27 May 1942 in Hamilton Cemetery, Sunken Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

John C. Laird was a Superintendent.¹ He resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.² He resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, on 1 June 1921.¹

Children with Melvina Cummings Rogers (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)

Daughter	Grace Laird+
Daughter	Margaret Laird
Son	Ernest Watt Laird (b. 20 June 1895, d. 23 November 1918)
Son	John Arnott Laird (b. 11 October 1896, d. February 1967)
Son	Clarence M. Laird (b. 15 February 1898, d. 22 November 1901)
Daughter	Bessie Marie Janet Laird (b. 12 December 1903, d. 1947)
Son	Harold Ralph Laird+ (b. 13 October 1906, d. 17 February 1989)
Daughter	Eline Laird (b. about 1908)
Daughter	Elsie Melvina Laird+ (b. 25 February 1908, d. 8 June 1998)

1869
Birth
17 April 1869 | Springburn, Lanarkshire, ScotlandO
Citations: 1,2
189424
Marriage | Melvina Cummings Rogers
9 March 1894 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Melvina Cummings Rogers
Age: 20
Birth: on 19 June 1873 | Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: on 8 February 1948 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
194273
Death
25 May 1942 | Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO
1942
Burial
27 May 1942 | Hamilton Cemetery, Sunken Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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John and Melvina Laird

John and Melvina Rogers Laird. Melvina the daughter of Joseph Judson and Elizabeth Lewis Rogers.

Melvina Rogers and John Laird

John C. Laird

John Laird at Stelco Steel in Hamilton, Ontario

John C. Laird, husband of Melvina Rogers. Uncle to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

John and Melvina Laird

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Citations

[S3830] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 63; Census Place: Ward No 5, Hamilton West, Ontario; Page Number: 9
[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 7, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 169

Ernest Watt Laird¹

M, #1491, b. 20 June 1895, d. 23 November 1918

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Parents

Father	John C. Laird (b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942)
Mother	Melvina Cummings Rogers (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)

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Ernest Watt Laird

Biography

Ernest Watt Laird was born on 20 June 1895 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.¹ He died on 23 November 1918, at age 23.

Ernest Watt Laird resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.¹

1895
Birth
20 June 1895 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citation: 1
191823
Death
23 November 1918

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Ernest W Laird

Ernest Watt Laird in uniform

Ernest Watt Laird in uniform. A first cousin to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

Ernest W Laird ward 18

Postcard from Ernest

Postcard from Ernest in France

back of postcard

back of Postcard from Ernest W Laird

Back of a WWI postcard sent home by Ernest W Laird. First cousin to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

1916 postcard from Ernest W Laird

WWI postcard sent home by Ernest W Laird. First cousin to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

Ernest W. Laird in Hospital

Ernest W. Laird

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Citations

[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 7, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 169

John Arnott Laird¹

M, #1492, b. 11 October 1896, d. February 1967

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Parents

Father	John C. Laird (b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942)
Mother	Melvina Cummings Rogers (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)

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John Arnott Laird

Biography

John Arnott Laird was born on 11 October 1896 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.¹ He and Mary Adeen Markle were married on 17 November 1926 in Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO. He died in February 1967, at age 70, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAO.

John Arnott Laird resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.¹

1896
Birth
11 October 1896 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citation: 1
192630
Marriage | Mary Adeen Markle
17 November 1926 | Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO
Mary Adeen Markle
Age: 28
Birth: on 17 December 1897 | Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO
196770
Death
February 1967 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAO

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John "Jack" Arnott Laird

John "Jack" Laird

Jack in the Highlanders

John "Jack" Arnott Laird

John "Jack" Arnott Laird. First cousin to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

John "Jack" Arnott Laird

John "Jack" Arnott Laird first cousin to Frank, Ivy, Lewis and Bert Rogers.

John "Jack" Arnott Laird

John "Jack" Laird

John "Jack" Laird with the 173rd Highlanders at the ranges

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Citations

[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 7, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 169

Clarence M. Laird¹

M, #1493, b. 15 February 1898, d. 22 November 1901

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Parents

Father	John C. Laird (b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942)
Mother	Melvina Cummings Rogers (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)

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Biography

Clarence M. Laird was born on 15 February 1898 in USA.¹ He died on 22 November 1901, at age 3, in Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO.

Clarence M. Laird resided in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaO, in 1901.¹

1898
Birth
15 February 1898 | USA
Citation: 1
19013
Death
22 November 1901 | Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO

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Citations

[S3847] Ancestry.com, 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 7, Hamilton (city/cité), Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 169

Mary Adeen Markle

F, #1494, b. 17 December 1897

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Parents

Father	James Markle
Mother	Emma Broderick

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Mary Adeen Markle was born on 17 December 1897 in Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO. She and John Arnott Laird were married on 17 November 1926 in Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO.

1897
Birth
17 December 1897 | Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaO
192628
Marriage | John Arnott Laird
17 November 1926 | Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO
John Arnott Laird
Age: 30
Birth: on 11 October 1896 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Death: in February 1967 | Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USAO

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Bessie Florence Rogers^1,2,3,4

F, #1498, b. 12 February 1875, d. 27 September 1964

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Father	Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)
Mother	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

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Bessie Florence Rogers

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Bessie Florence Rogers was born on 12 February 1875 in Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO.^1,2,3,4 She and Charles Richards were married in 1895. She died on 27 September 1964, at age 89, in Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USAO. She was buried on 29 September 1964 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

Bessie Florence Rogers resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1920.⁴ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1930.³ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1935.² She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, on 1 April 1940.²

Children with Charles Richards

Daughter	Beatrice Richards (b. 28 January 1896, d. 22 August 1915)
Son	Charles LeRoy Richards+ (b. 27 July 1899, d. 11 October 1975)

1875
Birth
12 February 1875 | Hollidaysburg, Blair, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4
1895~20
Marriage | Charles Richards
1895
Charles Richards
196489
Death
27 September 1964 | Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USAO
1964
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29 September 1964 | Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

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Bessie Rogers

Bessie Rogers Richard, the daughter of Joseph Judson and Elizabeth Lewis Rogers.

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[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3807] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3616; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 61-29B
[S3805] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2153; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0021; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341887
[S3804] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oil Ward 1, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1656; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 139

Elsie Pearl Rogers^1,2,3,4,5,6

F, #1499, b. 15 March 1878, d. 8 March 1966

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Father	Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)
Mother	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

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Elsie Pearl Rogers

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Elsie Pearl Rogers was born on 15 March 1878 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.^1,2,3,4,5 She and Herbert James Cuttriss were married on 15 June 1914 in Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO. She died on 8 March 1966, at age 87, in Pleasant Rest Nursing Home, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA. She was buried in Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA.

Elsie Pearl Rogers resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1880.¹ She resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1900.² She resided in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USAO, in 1920.⁵ She resided in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USAO, in 1930.⁴ She resided in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USAO, in 1935.³ She resided in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USAO, on 1 April 1940.³

Children with Herbert James Cuttriss (b. 30 November 1881, d. 31 January 1966)

Son	Jack Judson Cuttriss+ (b. 27 May 1915, d. 10 August 2006)
Son	Alan Lloyd Cuttriss (b. 23 December 1916, d. 5 April 2005)

1878
Birth
15 March 1878 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4,5
191436
Marriage | Herbert James Cuttriss
15 June 1914 | Wentworth, Ontario, CanadaO
Herbert James Cuttriss
Age: 32
Birth: on 30 November 1881 | Dover, Kent, EnglandO
Death: on 31 January 1966 | Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USAO
196687
Death
8 March 1966 | Pleasant Rest Nursing Home, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
Burial
Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

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Elsie Pearl Rogers Cuttriss w Jack J & Alan L

Elsie Pearl Rogers Cuttriss w L to R Jack J & Alan L. Elsie is an aunt to Frank J. Rogers.

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[S3833] 1880 U.S. Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1199; Family History Film: 1255199; Page: 205D; Enumeration District: 246; Image: 0415
[S3803] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1491; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241491
[S3807] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T627_1053; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 34-6
[S3805] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 591; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 878.0; FHL microfilm: 2340326
[S3804] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kokomo Ward 2, Howard, Indiana; Roll: T625_438; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 282
[S4044] Ancestry.com, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2006; Roll: 22

Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers^1,2,3,4,5

M, #1500, b. 24 May 1881, d. 2 January 1919

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Father	Joseph Judson Rogers (b. 23 May 1850, d. 12 March 1932)
Mother	Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis (b. 1 June 1852, d. 8 June 1920)

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Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers was born on 24 May 1881 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO.^1,2,3,4 He and Dora J. Stoner were married on 24 June 1903 in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO. He died on 2 January 1919, at age 37, in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, 37 Age: 37.³ He was buried on 5 January 1919 in Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA.

Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1900.¹ He was a stone mason in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, on 1 June 1900.¹ He resided in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, in 1910.²

Children with Dora J. Stoner (b. about 1884)

Son	Paul Benton Rogers (b. 1903, d. 8 February 1904)
Daughter	Marie E. Rogers (b. about 1905)
Son	Richard C. Rogers+ (b. 26 February 1907, d. 26 February 1978)
Son	Robert George Rogers (b. 3 July 1909, d. 29 March 1959)

1881
Birth
24 May 1881 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Citations: 1,2,3,4
190322
Marriage | Dora J. Stoner
24 June 1903 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Dora J. Stoner
Age: ~19
Birth: about 1884
191937
Death
2 January 1919 | Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO
Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers died on 2 January 1919, at age 37, in Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USAO, 37 Age: 37.
Citation: 3
1919
Burial
5 January 1919 | Grove Hill Cemetery, Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA

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[S3803] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Oil City, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1491; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241491
[S3801] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Oil City Ward 6, Venango, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1424; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375437
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 007001-010000
[S3976] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Birth Records, 1906-1909, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Birth certificates, 1906–1913; Box Number: 77; Certificate Number Range: 033751-036750
[S3852] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 029251-031950

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Caroline Fairs1

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Jesse Fairs1

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Jessie Bethany Barr1,2,3

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Child with Ernest Henry Diamond (b. 28 October 1880, d. 3 August 1943)

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Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis1,2,3,4,5,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

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Joseph Judson Rogers1,2,3,4,5,6,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

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Mary Elizabeth Rogers1,2,3,4,5

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Child with Charles Tuholski (b. 18 July 1865, d. 1 October 1923)

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Melvina Cummings Rogers1,2,3

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Children with John C. Laird (b. 17 April 1869, d. 25 May 1942)

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John C. Laird1,2

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Children with Melvina Cummings Rogers (b. 19 June 1873, d. 8 February 1948)

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Ernest Watt Laird1

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John Arnott Laird1

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Clarence M. Laird1

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Mary Adeen Markle

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Bessie Florence Rogers1,2,3,4

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Elsie Pearl Rogers1,2,3,4,5,6

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Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers1,2,3,4,5

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Caroline Fairs¹

Jesse Fairs¹

Jessie Bethany Barr^1,2,3

Elizabeth 'Lizzie' E. Lewis^{1,2,3,4,5,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,12}

Joseph Judson Rogers^{1,2,3,4,5,6,4,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15}

Mary Elizabeth Rogers^1,2,3,4,5

Melvina Cummings Rogers^1,2,3

John C. Laird^1,2

Ernest Watt Laird¹

John Arnott Laird¹

Clarence M. Laird¹

Bessie Florence Rogers^1,2,3,4

Elsie Pearl Rogers^1,2,3,4,5,6

Frederick 'Fred' Benton Rogers^1,2,3,4,5