William Edward Rogers, Capt: Our Family History

Generation: 1

William Edward Rogers, Capt was born on 28 Jan 1838 in Memphis, Tennessee (son of Joseph Edward Rogers and Margaret Ann McFaddin); died on 14 May 1925 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 15 May 1925 in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 7 Jun 1880, Beaumont (District 40), Jefferson Co, Texas

Notes:

Census:
7 Jun 1880 Beaumont, District 40

residence 88
William E Rogers 1838 Tennessee carpenter, age 42 TN TN
Saphire Rogers 38 Frankfort Germany Ger Ger
Kate E dau 13 TN
Nena V dau 9 TN (later married Greene Berry Moore)
Laura Pink dau 7 TN

next door:
residence 89
Merriman, Thos B. 36 1844 self TX
Elizabeth C. 22 1858 TX
George M. 8 1872 TX
Laura M. 6 1874 TX
Rosa R. 4 1876 TX
Burns, Annie L. 17 1863 wife's sister TX

(Thos Merriman's sister Rebecca was 1st wife of Greene Berry Moore)

Died:
d.c. William Edward Rogers, age 87, widower, resident in city 68 years, residence 815 Calder Avenue,
occupation sentinel for Masonic order,
died of prostate cancer
father Joseph Rogers, Tennessee; mother, Margaret McFaddin, Tennessee,
informant Miss Katie Rogers, Beaumont

William married Sophie Marguerite Kappas about 1848 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas. Sophie (daughter of Carl Kappas, (immigrant) and Maria Grosh) was born in 1828 in Frankfort, Germany; died in 1911 in of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Kate Rogers was born in 1867; died in 1931.
Nena Rogers was born in 1871 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas; died on 13 Sep 1941 in Galveston Co, Texas.
Laura Pynke Rogers was born in 1873; died after 1880.

Generation: 2

2.	Joseph Edward Rogers was born in 1814 in Dinwiddie Co, Tennessee; died after 1821. Joseph married Margaret Ann McFaddin about 1828. Margaret was born about 1808; died after 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Margaret Ann McFaddin was born about 1808; died after 1821.

Children:

Mary Rogers was born in 1832; died after 1833.
John Rogers was born in 1835; died after 1836.
1. William Edward Rogers, Capt was born on 28 Jan 1838 in Memphis, Tennessee; died on 14 May 1925 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas; was buried on 15 May 1925 in Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas.
Margaret Ann "Maggie" Rogers was born in Jun 1842 in Tennessee; died in 1915 in Jefferson Co, Texas.