Minnie Lee Rogers

Brief Life History of Minnie Lee

When Minnie Lee Rogers was born in January 1883, in Mound, Coryell, Texas, United States, her father, Sterling Price Rogers, was 21 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Wilson, was 22. She married Richard Monroe Keen on 23 July 1899, in Banning, Riverside, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Banning, Riverside, California, United States in 1950. She died on 16 October 1950, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Monroe Keen
1875–1966
Minnie Lee Rogers
1883–1950
Marriage: 23 July 1899
Richard Lafayette Keen
1900–1982
Ollie Mae Keen
1902–1993
Jessie Lee Keen
1904–1991
Nathan David Keen
1906–1906
Mabel Keen
1908–1908
Mary Bell Keen
1908–2003
Kate Nora Keen
1914–2002
Victor Daniel Keen
1916–2001
Wayne Floyd Keen
1920–1999

Sources (28)

  • Minnie L Keen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Minnie Lee Keen, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Minnie L Rogers Or Rodgers, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1893

Historical Boundaries: 1893: Riverside, California, United States

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".

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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Brief Life Sketch of Minnie Lee Rogers

Minnie Lee Rogers was born Jan 1, 1883 in Mound, Coryell, Texas to Sterling Price Rogers and Mary Elizabeth Wilson. She was the second child of seven children. She had two sisters, one older and one y …

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