Person:Lewis Rogers (10)

From the History of Richland County, Ohio, 1808-1908, by Abraham J. Baughman, pages 903-904: "Louis [Lewis] L. Rogers first opened his eyes to the light of day on March 19, 1864, on the farm on which his grandfather, Almanzar [Almanza] Rogers, settled in 1839 and which is now the home of another grand-son, A. J. Rogers, who is represented elsewhere in this volume. The parents of our subject were Philander and Sarah Amanda (Gamble) Rogers, and in the maternal as well as paternal line the subject of this review is a representative of an old and prominent pioneer family. The father was born in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania October 9, 1831, and was eight years of age when he came to Richland county with his father, Almanzar [Almanza] Rogers. His mother, Mrs. Malinda Rogers, died in Pennsylvania when the son was four years of age and the father afterward remarried again, his second union being with Sarah Parker. By the first marriage he had ten children but there were no children of the second marriage. Philander Rogers was the ninth in order of birth and for fifty years he lived upon the farm which is now the home of his son Louis [Lewis]. He had one hundred acres of land on section 20, Sharon Township, and as the years passed he brought his farm under a high state of cultivation. For eleven years after his marriage he resided with his father and then removed to the town of Shelby, but after a brief period, returned to his place, where he spent his remaining days, his death occuring here, April 23, 1898. His political views were in harmony with the principles of the democratic party, while his religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is still survived by his wife, who is a lady of remarkable memory. She can Well remember when Mansfield had but thirty or forty houses and in those early days she frequently accompanied her father to the county seat, for he was county judge and filled the position for five years. She can remember, too, the time when wild hogs, wolves and other wild animals were quite numerous here. Until Mr. and Mrs. Philander Rogers were born five children: Rhoda, who died at the age of twenty years; Malinda, also deceased; Lucy Matilda, the wife of Frank Darby; Burton, of Toledo, and Louis L., of this review. Louis L. Rogers was reared at the place of his birth to the age of six years, after which the family lived for two years in Shelby and then took up their abode upon the farm which has now been his some since 1872. It comprises one hungred and five acres of rich and arable land, situated on section 20, Sharon Township, and belongs to Louis L. Rogers and his mother. In the acquirement of an education he attended the public schools and also spent two years as a student in Oberlin College. He worked in Cleveland, Ohio, for one winter and during the remainder of his life has lived on the farm, giving his time and energies to general agricultural pursuits. He is a man of energy and determination, carrying forward to successful completion whatever he undertakes, and is now numbered among the prosperous farmers of the community. Mr. Rogers has been married twice. On the 13th of December, 1893, he wedded Phoebe Molder, a native of Sharon township and a daughter of Jacob and Maria Molder. She died leaving one son, Leroy Burton, born November 8, 1894, after which Mr. Rogers was married, June 1, 1897, to Elnora Molder, a sister of his first wife. They have three children: George L., born June 20, 1898; Hazel D., born June 19, 1901; and Leona G., born June 9, 1903. Mr. Rogers has served as a member of the board of education in Sharon township for the past three years. He gives his political allegiance to the democratic party but has no desire for office, preferring to give his undivided attention to his business affairs in which he has met with signal success. He has a large Rock on his farm that was brought from Shelby to this place, it having been used in the first gristmill of Shelby by John Gamble. The name of Rogers has been associated with the history of Richland county for almost three score years and ten and the work which was begun by his grandfather and continued by his father is still being carried on by Louis L. Rogers, who is one of the well known practical and progressive agriculturists on Sharon township."

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Richland, Ohio, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Rogers, Philander, in Richland, Ohio, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Lewis Rogers, 6, b. abt 1864 in Ohio, living in Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio, with parents, Philander & Sarah Rogers, and siblings.

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Lewis L. Rogers, in Find A Grave.

   Lewis L. Rogers, 1864-1928, buried in section 6 of the Shelby-Oakland Cemetery in Richland County, Ohio. Record & photo by Jill Weikle.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Rogers, Louis Lorenzo, in State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. (Ohio, United States: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.)
   fn 52595, 10 Aug 1928.

   Louis Lorenzo Rogers, white, farmer, residing in Sharon Township; b. 19 Mar 1864 in Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio, s/o Philander Rogers, b. in Pennsylvania, and Sarah Amanda Saville b. in Sharon Township; married to Elnora Rogers; died 10 Aug 1828 in Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio, 64y 5m 21d; buried 15 Sep 1928 in Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Ohio.

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Baughman, Abraham J. History of Richland County, Ohio from 1808 to 1908: also, biographical sketches of prominent citizens of the county. (Chicago [Illinois]: S.J. Clarke Pub., 1908)
   p 903-905.
6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Rogers, Louis L., in Richland, Ohio, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population.
7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 Rogers, Merlin, in State of Ohio, Bureau of Vital Statistics. Ohio Deaths 1908-1953. (Ohio, United States: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.)
   6 Aug 1930.

   Father of deceased is listed as L. L. Rogers, b. in Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio, h/o Elnora Molder, b. in Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio.