... Connell Rogers, a member of the Cherokee senate and a resident of Fort Gibson, was born in Calhoun, Tennessee, September 19, 1850, a son of Andrew L. and Cherokee A. (Morgan) Rogers, the latter a daughter of Gideon Morgan. In their family were seven children, the eldest of whom is Connell Rogers. He was reared upon a farm and came to the Indian Territory in 1871, becoming identified with the agricultural interests of this locality. He has between five and six hundred acres of fine land. In 1878 he was married to Miss Florence Nash, of Fort Gibson, and unto them were born two children: Gertrude, born in 1879 ; and Ella, born in 1884. The mother passed away in 1886, and Mr. Rogers was again married in 1889, his second union being with Miss Kate Cunningham Tahlequah. Three children grace this marriage: Marian, born in 1892 ; Lewis, in 1894 ; and Howard, in 1899. In his fraternal relations, Mr. Rogers is a Mason and has attained the Knight Templar degree. In his political views he is a Democrat, and has been honored with a number of public positions of trust. In 1870 he was elected auditor of the Cherokee nation, was next chosen as the chief clerk of the Union agency and was elected to the senate, in which he served as one of the commission on citizenship, his duties being to investigate and determine who were citizens of the nation. By J.J. McCollister, the marshal of the Indian Territory, he was appointed the chief deputy marshal, and since that time he has been elected to the Cherokee senate, in which he is now serving. He has ever discharged his duties with marked fidelity and ability, and has thus won the commendation of all those with whom he served. The family are members of the Presbyterian church. ...
