Lovely Rogers

Brief Life History of Lovely

When Lovely Rogers was born on 28 November 1812, in Cherokee, Georgia, United States, his father, John Rogers, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Cordery, was 26. He married Rogers about 1837, in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States. He lived in Judicial Township 1, Mariposa, California, United States for about 10 years and Mariposa, Mariposa, California, United States in 1880. He died on 18 February 1897, in Mariposa, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lovely Rogers
1812–1897
Mary Ann Cooley
1816–
Marriage: about 1847
John Cooley Rogers
1848–
Joseph Lovely Rogers
1850–
Catherine Parrish Rogers
1860–1920

Sources (10)

  • Lovely Rogers, "California State Census, 1852"
  • Lovely Rogers, "California, San Joaquin, County Public Library Obituary Index, 1850-1991"
  • Lovely Rogers, "California Great Registers, 1850-1920"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1831

Historical Boundaries 1831: Cherokee, Georgia, United States

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).

History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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