Brief Life History of Mary Josephine
When Mary Josephine Rogers was born on 11 August 1901, in Illinois, United States, her father, William Elmer Rogers, was 34 and her mother, Rosa Anna Marie Glenn, was 35. She married William Webster Wohlfarth on 18 August 1927, in Champaign, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Momence, Kankakee, Illinois, United States in 1940 and Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1950. She died on 26 January 1986, in New Port Richey, Pasco, Florida, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Grace Memorial Gardens, Hudson, Pasco, Florida, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Josephine Wolfarth, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mary Josephine Rogers, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Mary J Rogers in entry for William W Wohlfarth, Jr, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1914
Historical Boundaries: 1914: Pasco, Florida, United States
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women
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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