Rodgers Family Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains genealogical charts and research relating to the Rodgers and allied families. Many of the items are photocopies of correspondence, photos, vital records, and other genealogical research. One original photo taken inside the post office at Syracuse, Kansas shows Robert and Rea Rodgers soring mail. The family lived in Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and Missouri.
Dates
- Creation: 1770s-1970s
Biographical / Historical
Betty Rodgers was born on January 24, 1917 in West Plains, Missouri to Rea S Rodgers and Jennie Brown. The Rodgers family came from Ohio. Her great grandfather, Sanderson H. Rodgers, fought in the Civil War with the 102nd Illinois Infantry. The family settled in Cass County, Missouri and lived for a while in Syracuse, Kansas where Betty’s grandfather, Robert Rodgers, served as the postmaster. Later the family moved to Howell County, Missouri where the family had a farm.
Full Extent
2 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Topical
- Title
- Rodgers Family Collection
- Subtitle
- A finding aid from the Midwest Genealogy Center
- Author
- Jolene Clark
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Midwest Genealogy Center Repository