Vera Louise Rogers

11 October 1908–31 July 1979 (Age 70)
Cass Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Vera Louise

When Vera Louise Rogers was born on 11 October 1908, in Cass Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States, her father, Edmund Frank Rogers, was 30 and her mother, Martha Caroline Stueve, was 26. She married Thomas Patrick Sennett on 12 June 1943, in Harrison, Iowa, United States. She lived in Harrison Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Allen, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1925. She died on 31 July 1979, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Patrick Sennett
1893–1966
Vera Louise Rogers
1908–1979
Marriage: 12 June 1943

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 June 1943Harrison, Iowa, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1909 · The NAACP is formed
    Age 1
    Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
    1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
    Age 5
    The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
    1927
    Age 19
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Roger
    Rodgers

    Sources (7)

    • Vera L Rogers, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
    • Vera Rogers in entry for Thomas Patrick Sennett, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951"
    • Vera L Rogers in household of Edmund F Rogers, "United States Census, 1910"

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