Francis Benjamin Rogers
b. 19 September 1884, d. 16 May 1965
- Father: Henry James Rogers b. 4 March 1853, d. 23 April 1940
- Mother: Elizabeth Irby Harrington b. 8 October 1851, d. 18 February 1927
- Francis Benjamin Rogers was born on 19 September 1884 in North Carolina.
- He was known as Frank.
- He was self-employed as a house carpenter, according to the 1910 census.
- Henry James Rogers and Elizabeth Irby Harrington appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Wolf Pit Township, Richmond County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Francis Benjamin Rogers, Edwin Hamilton Rogers, Charlotte Powe Rogers, Henry James Rogers, Julius Rogers, James Auld Rogers and Thomas Earle Rogers.
- He was attending school and working on the farm, according to the 1900 census.
- Henry James Rogers and Elizabeth Irby Harrington appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Wolf Pit Township, Richmond County, North Carolina. Other members of the household included Francis Benjamin Rogers, Charlotte Powe Rogers, James Auld Rogers and Thomas Earle Rogers.
- He married Mary Elizabeth Hutton circa 1921.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- Francis Benjamin Rogers and Mary Elizabeth Hutton appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Wolf Pit, Richmond County, North Carolina, at Old River Road. Other members of the household included Anne C. Rogers and Frances R. Rogers.
- Francis Benjamin Rogers and Mary Elizabeth Hutton appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Wolf Pit Township, Richmond County, North Carolina, at River Road Route 1. Other members of the household included Anne C. Rogers and Frances R. Rogers.
- He was hauling timber, according to the 1940 census.
- He officially witnessed the death of Charlotte Powe Rogers on 15 November 1961 in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina; never having married.
- At the time of his death Francis Benjamin Rogers was living in Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina.
- Francis Benjamin Rogers died on 16 May 1965 at age 80 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, at Dorothea Dix Hospital . His death was officially witnessed by Frances R. Rogers.
- His wife Mary Elizabeth Hutton became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Saint Paul Methodist Church Cemetery, Diggs, Richmond County, North Carolina.
- Last Edited: 23 Feb 2015
Family: Mary Elizabeth Hutton b. 12 July 1888, d. 16 March 1974
- Anne C. Rogers b. 5 February 1922, d. 17 November 1975
- Frances R. Rogers b. 6 August 1924, d. 14 April 2011