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Circa Date
circa 1892
Description
The reverse side of a black and white photograph. [typewritten inscription, bottom] JUDGE FRANCIS MARION ROGERS FAMILY made about 1892. Judge Rogers was very prominent here, being a leader of the trustees of Central College, prominent in both church and civic affairs. (Picture by courtesy of Mrs. Henry Pharr of Greenville, Texas). Seated, left to right, Mrs. F.M. Rogers, Judge F.M. Rogers, Simeon L. Rogers, and E.P. Rogers. Standing, l. to r., Cora Rogers (Mrs. L.L. Tyer), Minnie Rogers (Mrs. R. L. Bridgman), and Will C. Rogers. Absent, Sue Rogers (Mrs. Barney King). Judge Rogers (born May 10, 1826 in Tenn.; died March 31, 1895) was the son of E.M. Rogers and Nancy B. Barbee. Judge Rogers came to Hopkins County in 1856, and his first wife died in 1857. She was Rena Ann Weaver, who he married in 1850, and they had two children. Rena Ann was the sister of the noted Col. J.A. Weaver. In Feb., 1860, Judge Rogers married Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Pride Crook, and they had four children. Judge Rogers was a Methodist Church leader, county judge, and the first Worshipful Master of the Masonic Lodge at Bright Star, which was the first name of the town of Sulphur Springs.
Keywords
people
Type
Image
Format
jpg
Language
eng
Department
Special Collections and University Archives
Identifier
2008-010_B008_F014_001_verso
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