Willie French Rogers

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Birth: Aug. 4, 1875 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Death: Dec. 18, 1949 Robeson County North Carolina, USA

French was the eldest child of Israel and Lizzie Deese Rogers. He married Mandy Jane Jacobs on Dec. 1, 1904 in Robeson county, North Carolina.

The following was taken from the Dec. 19, 1949 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

Wille French Rogers, 73, died Sunday night at 7 o'clock at his home on Rowland, R. 1. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock from Haarper's Ferry church, and burial will be in the church cemetery.

• **NOTE: His birth date is given as Oct. 4, 1877 on his NC death certificate.

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Parents:

*Israel Rogers (1850 - 1929)

• Elizabeth Deese Rogers (1861 - 1920)

Spouse:

*Mandy Jane Jacobs Rogers (1888 - 1962)

Children:

*Oscar Rogers (1915 - 1996)*

• Robert Louis Rogers (1932 - 1953)*

Burial: Harpers Ferry Church Cemetery Robeson County North Carolina, USA

Created by: melanie

The following was taken from the Dec. 19, 1949 edition of THE ROBESONIAN:

Wille French Rogers, 73, died Sunday night at 7 o'clock at his home on Rowland, R. 1. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock from Haarper's Ferry church, and burial will be in the church cemetery.

• **NOTE: His birth date is given as Oct. 4, 1877 on his NC death certificate.
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