Brief Life History of Travis
When Travis Rodgers was born in 1783, in Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, John Hamilton Rodgers, was 38 and his mother, Mary Metcalfe, was 29. He married Peggy Margaret Adams on 29 September 1801, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died after 1843, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, and was buried in Shelby, Kentucky, United States.
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- Travis Rogers, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Luke Adams in entry for John A. Rogers, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Travis Rogers, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Rogers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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