John Irby Rogers

John Irby Rogers

• Father: Henry J. Rogers b. circa 1819, d. 29 December 1890
• Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Irby b. circa 1833, d. circa 1868

• John Irby Rogers was born on 27 April 1868 in Marlboro County, South Carolina.
• Henry J. Rogers and Elizabeth Kinney appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Brownsville, Marlboro District, South Carolina. Other members of the household included John Irby Rogers. Also in the household were children Thomas I. (age 20), S. Elizabeth (18), Henryetta (16), Minnie (14), Annie L. (3) and W. Nicholas (2.)
• He married Annie Preston Drake, daughter of Preston C. Drake and Jincy Carolyn Donaldson, on 23 December 1896, at the home of Annie's uncle, Col. J. N. Drake.
• John Irby Rogers became a widower at the 9 May 1904 death of his wife Annie Preston Drake.
• The following appeared on 9 July 1904 in The Pee Dee Advocate: Annie Preston Drake, only child of Mr. Preston C. and Mrs. Jincy C. Drake, was born October 5, 1869. Her father died when she was 10 months old. On Dec. 23, 1896, she married Mr. John Irby Rogers at the home of her uncle, Col. J. N. Drake. They had one child, little Preston. Annie died May 9, 1904. Mrs. Napier who died last August was her aunt.
• He married Harriet Threadgill Harrington, daughter of James Auld Harrington and Sallie Marshall Threadgill, circa 1908, and John's son from his earlier marriage, James Preston, later married the daughter of Harriet's father's half-sister Nannie Seay Pollock Pegues..
• John Irby Rogers and Harriet Threadgill Harrington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Red Hill Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Preston James Rogers, John Irby Rogers Jr. and Julia Harrington Rogers.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1920 census.
• John Irby Rogers and Harriet Threadgill Harrington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Blenheim Township, Marlboro County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included John Irby Rogers Jr. and Julia Harrington Rogers.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
• John Irby Rogers died on 20 July 1933 at age 65 in Madison County, Florida.
• He was interred at Drake Cemetery, Marlboro County, South Carolina.

• Last Edited: 23 Feb 2015

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