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Let’s start with the Rogers on my mother side

 

My grandmother Wanda (will) Stearns her mother was a Rogers

 

Cynthia Alice Rogers (my great grandmother) her mother was

Sarah Gaston

(My great Great grandmother)

Born about 1849 in Jackson county Ill

Was unable to find the date when she died

Plus unable to locate where she was buried at.

How her mother and father was

Catherine Eliza “Cassie” Henson

William Delaney Gaston

 

Sarah Gaston married

Henry Blackburn Rogers

Marriage license received on November 24, 1864. Then they got married on November 25, 1864 in Jackson county Ill.

On November 26, 1864 marriage license was file in Jackson county Ill.

Henry Blackburn Rogers was an office in the civil war.

Born 1840

Died May13, 1874

Buried somewhere in Jackson county ill.

 

When Henry Pass away Sarah remarried to William R. Summer.

 

Sarah and Henry had five children

 

Sherman Rogers

Had three daughter and two sons

 

Cynthia Alice Rogers

(My great grandmother)

Born October 16, 1869

Died September 21, 1964

Buried at tower grove cemetery west of Murphysboro, Ill

 

Married Charles Edgar Will

On November 24, 1892

 

They had four sons and two daughter

 

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Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rogers

Married Douren

They had one son Creath

 

Katherine Rogers never married

She had one daughter Stella Rogers

Note:

Stella Rogers was raised by her

Aunt Cynthia Alice (Rogers) Will

 

Stella Rogers

Born June 11, 1891

Died February 3, 1987

Buried at tower grove cemetery west

Of Murphysboro, ill

 

She married Charles Garner

(His mother was Lucinda Garner)

 

They had seven children

 

Anna Mae garner

James w Garner

Lou Catherine garner

William ray garner

Mary Elizabeth garner

Alice Marie garner

Charlene garner married ray Thomas

They had one daughter

Gail Thomas md

 Working in London, England

 

Rachel Rogers married

Benjamin Franklin Etherton

They had several children

 

This is what been told over the years

This story was pass down by great grandmother Cynthia stated that her mother (Sarah Rogers) told her that they were related to Daniel Boone and that he was her third cousin. Also it’s been told that great great grandmother Sarah was related to the Henson and Robinson.