Lorenzo Dow Rodgers

Brief Life History of Lorenzo Dow

When Lorenzo Dow Rodgers was born on 4 February 1836, his father, William Rodgers, was 36 and his mother, Unity Carroll, was 44. He married Elizabeth Caroline Deal on 4 February 1858, in Gilmer, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 850, Gilmer, Georgia, United States in 1900. He died on 4 October 1907, in Gilmer, Georgia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in East Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lorenzo Dow Rodgers
1836–1907
Elizabeth Caroline Deal
1838–1921
Marriage: 4 February 1858
Mary Vandora Rodgers
1855–1936
Tennessee Rodgers
1861–1941
William Rodgers
1862–
Robert Lee Rodgers
1865–1945
John S. Rogers
1871–1942
Unity Rodgers
1871–
John Rodgers
1873–
Sarah R. Rodgers
1875–
Mealia C. Rodgers
1879–

Sources (10)

  • L D Rogers, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lorenzo Rogers, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Lorenzo Dow Rodgers, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1838 · Orders No. 25 Removes Cherokees

A small group of Cherokees from Georgia voluntarily migrated to the Indian Territory. The remaining Cherokees in Georgia resisted the mounting pressure to leave. In 1838, U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered U.S. troops to remove the Cherokee Nation. The troops gathered the Cherokees and marched them and other Native Americans from North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama along what is now known as “The Trail of Tears.” Approximately 5,000 Cherokees died on their way to Indian Territory.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861

Civil War History - Some 11,000 Georgians gave their lives in defense of their state a state that suffered immense destruction. But wars end brought about an even more dramatic figure to tell: 460,000 African-Americans were set free from the shackles of slavery to begin new lives as free people.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Rogers .

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

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