Wesley Howe Rogers b. 2 Feb 1833 Penn d. 17 Mar 1900 Dale Township, Mcclean Co., Ill: Our Family History

1833 - 1900 (67 years)

Name	Wesley Howe Rogers [1, 2]
Birth	2 Feb 1833	Penn
Gender	Male
Death	17 Mar 1900	Dale Township, Mcclean Co., Ill
Burial	East Twin Grove, Bloomington, Ill.
Person ID	I52800	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	12 Sep 2005

Father	William Lewis Rogers, b. 5 May 1806, Penn d. 6 Feb 1888, Twin Gove, Mclean County, Illinios (Age 81 years)
Mother	Isabel Watterson, b. 24 Mar 1805 d. 18 Feb 1882, Dale Township, Mcclean Co., Ill (Age 76 years)
Family ID	F24301	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Isabel Hart, b. 7 May 1841, Kentucky d. 29 Jan 1911, Corvell, Mclean Co. Ill. (Age 69 years)

Children

	1. William Rogers, b. 1859 d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Lucy Rogers
	3. Addie Rogers
	4. Carrie Rogers
	5. Lottie Rogers, b. 1864 d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Mattie Rogers, b. 27 Mar 1871, Corvell, Mclean Co. Ill. d. 15 Dec 1951, Bloomington, Ill (Age 80 years)
	7. Walter C Rogers, b. 19 Dec 1875, Dale Township, Mcclean Co., Ill d. 1930, Covell, Mclean Co. Ill. (Age 54 years)
	8. Matilda Rogers

Family ID F21383 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2009

Event Map

Death - 17 Mar 1900 - Dale Township, Mcclean Co., Ill

Burial - - East Twin Grove, Bloomington, Ill.

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Notes

came to Peoria Co., Ill in 1848, where he grew to young manhood and engaged in farming. When he married Mary Hart she was less then 15 years of age. In the spring of 1856 they settled on the Dale Township farm which continued to be their homestead. "Mr Rogers was an honorable man and much respected throughout the township." He served as Road Commissioner for a number of years and was a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church, as was his wife.

History of McLean County Illinois - 1879 - p. 1031

W.H. Rogers, farm and stock; P.O. Covell; was born in February, 1833, in Perry Co., Penn., on a farm; remained there engaged in farming and working by the month at $3 for three years, would drive four-horse teams; in 1847, he moved to Peoria, Ill., and, settling there, engaged in rafting and saw-mill business for two years, for Cpt. Moss, Bradley and Smith, at $12 per month; in 1850, they moved to a farm in Peoria Co., renting of Charles Denton for five years. In 1855, he was married to Mary Hart of Kentucky, born in 1839; her parents were born in Kentucky; after marriage, they settled on present farm of eighty acres, which was then raw prairie, but now by their managemnet has become one of fine quality. Mr. Rogers is a brother of T.A. Rogers, whose family ancestry has been referred to, noting the fact that at their landing in Peoria, they had not 1 cent. He and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church. He has held offices of school and Pathmaster; they have had eight children, viz., William (deceased), Carrie, Lottie, Fannie (deceased), Addie, Lucy, Mattie, W.C.

In Dale Twp, McLean Co., Ill in 1860, William Rogers and Thoms Rogers lived on adjoining farms.

Census: 1860 Dale, McLean, Ill
name	age	occupation	born in
Wesley Rogers	29	Farmer	Penn
Mary Rogers	22		Ohio
William Rogers	1		Ill

Lived on a farm adjoining David Hart in McLean Co. Ill in 1870.

Census: 1870 McLean Co, Ill
name	age	occupation	born in
Wesley Rogers	34	Farmer	Penn
Mary Rogers	30	Keeping House	Ky
Elena Rogers	8		Ill
Lotty Rogers	6		Ill
Addy Rogers	4		Ill

Census: 1880 Dale, McLean, Illinois
name	relation	age	born in	occupation	father born	mother born
Westley Rogers	self	48	PA	Farmer	PA	PA
Mary Rogers	wife	39	Ky	Keeps House	VA	VA
Carrie Rogers	dau	18	IL		PA	PA
Lottie Rogers	dau	15	IL		PA	PA
Addie Rogers	dau	12	IL		PA	PA
Mattie Rogers	dau	9	IL		PA:PA
Lucy Rogers	dau	7	IL		PA:PA
Walter Rogers	son	5	IL		PA:PA

For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

Sources

[S881] Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, (Chicago. Munsell Pub. Co.. 1988.).
[S1058] Marsha Hopkins, James and Paul Hopkins, (http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3129440&id=I0397).