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From: Sandi Gorin <>
Subject: BIOS #7951 THRU 7955 - 4 ROGERS & A RIGGS
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 06:51:55 -0600

Some Rogers' bios and one Riggs come your way on a Monday. I have no
connection and no further information. Sandi

7951 BARREN CO - ROGERS, JOHN T - Rogers
7952 FAYETTE CO - ROGERS, JOSEPH KIRTLEY - Rogers, Robards, Grigg, Montjoy
7953 HARRISON CO - ROGERS, JOHN JR - Rogers, Grigg, Montjoy
7954 TRIGG CO - ROGERS, WILLIAM S - Rogers, Scott, Sholer, Lawrence, Tart,
Joiner
7955 WARREN CO - RIGGS, GEORGE HENRY - Riggs, Moore, Weir, Baughn, Rone,
Coakley, Dailey, Harvey, Walker, Hill, Lovan

#7951: The Times of Long Ago, Barren County, Kentucky. By Franklin Gorin.
John P. Morton & Company Incorporated, 1929. Published originally in the
Glasgow Weekly Times, 1870's. p. 121. John T. Rogers never practiced his
profession of law. He was a member of the convention which framed our
present Constitution.

#7952: Taken from old clippings dealing with Kentucky family history,
newspaper unknown. These clippings are about 100 years old (1997).
Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10, Number 4 - September, 1995. p.
96. Fayette County. ROGERS I find in the history of Boone County a sketch
of one Rogers, as follows: Joseph Kirtley Rogers, A. B. A. M. LL.D. He was
born in Fayette County, Kentucky 11/14/1828. He was the son of William and
Frances Rogers. The family removed to Marion County, Mo. in 1830. Joseph K.
married Miss Jennie E. Robards; their children were: Senior S., A. Bowen,
Fanny, Jennie M., and R. Estill. Joseph K. died 8/24/1882 at Columbia, Mo.,
and his family still resides there. John Rogers, Jr. was born 3/14/1792 in
Culpeper County, Va. His father John Rogers, Sr. was born in England and
came to the U. S. before the Revolution. He afterward moved to Harrison
County, Ky. where he died in 1821, aged 73. His wife Nancy Grigg Rogers was
born in Stafford Co., Va. John Rogers, Jr. came to Kentucky with his
parents and in 1817 went to St. Louis Co., Mo. Before coming to Missouri he
married to Mary, the daughter of Edmund Montjoy, of Bourbon Co., Ky. and by
this marriage were born nine children, four sons and five daughters, only
one of whom, John Rogers, of Pike Co., Mo., is now (1882) living. John R.
Jr. lived in St. Louis County three years and came to Columbia in 1821. He
was still living in 1882.

#7953: Taken from old clippings dealing with Kentucky family history,
newspaper unknown. These clippings are about 100 years old (1997).
Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10, Number 5 - October, 1995. p. 95.
Harrison County. ROGERS, JOHN, JR. John Rogers Jr., was born March 14,
1792, in Culpeper Co., Va. His father, John Rogers, Sr. was born in England
and came to the US before the Revolution. He afterward moved to Harrison
Co., Ky., where he died in 1821, aged 73 years. His wife Nancy Grigg Rogers
was born in Stafford Co., Va. John Rogers, Jr., came to Kentucky with his
parents, and in 1817 went to St. Louis Co., Mo. Before coming to Missouri
he married Mary, the daughter of Edmund Montjoy, of Bourbon Co., Ky., and
by this marriage were born nine children, four sons and five daughters,
only one of whom, John Rogers, of Pike Co., Mo. is now (in 1882) living.
John R., Jr. lived in St. Louis Co. three years and came to Columbia in 1821.

#7954: History of Trigg County, Historical and Biographical, ed. W.H.
Perrin, F.A. Battey Pub. Co., Chicago, 1884. p. 243. [Roaring Springs
Precinct] WILLIAM S. ROGERS was born in this precinct on October 29, 1824,
and is a son of John and Martha (Scott) Rogers. The grandfather, John
Rogers, Sr., came here at an early date and settled on the farm now owned
by the subject, where he died. There the father was probably born, and died
in about 1841. The mother was a daughter of William Scott, who came here
from Virginia. She died in about 1876. Subject is the fourth of six
children, of whom but two are now living: Mrs. Telitha J. Sholer and
William S. (subject). The latter remained at home until about twenty-five,
and then settled on the farm where he now resides; he owns 279 acres, of
which about 160 are in cultivation; he was married in this county on
January 15, 1846, to Matilda Tart, a daughter of James and Mary (Lawrence)
Tart, natives of North Carolina. Mrs. Rogers is a native of this county,
and is the mother of eleven children, of whom seven are now living: Joseph
G., in Texas; William H., Cyrus W., in Texas; Mary E., wife of J. P.
Joiner, of Texas; Franklin H., Freeman T., in Texas; Ira B. William S. is a
member of the Baptist Church. In politics he is a Republican.

#7955: "A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY,
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone. Probably published in 1944 by Messenger Job
Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, pp. 410-411. Used by permission.
[Warren] GEORGE HAYNES RIGGS, JR.: This young pastor was born in Calhoun,
McLean County, Kentucky, on September 9, 1918, and is the son of George H.
Sr. and Oma Riggs. He is a graduate of the Calhoun graded and high school
and is at present a student in Western Kentucky State Teachers College at
Bowling Green, Kentucky. He was converted at the age of fourteen and was
baptized into the fellowship of the Calhoun Baptist Church by Rev. A. R.
Moore. His call to the ministry came at the age of twenty-two and this same
Church immediately licensed him to preach. He was called to the care of the
Island Baptist Church in April, 1940, and this same Church requested the
Calhoun Church to ordain him to the work of the Gospel ministry. This was
done on May 9, 1940, with Revs. O. L. Weir, I. L. Baughn, W. H. Rone, W. S.
Coakley, D. Arthur Dailey, W. W. Harvey, F. L. Walker, C. R. Hill, and
deacons from sister Churches forming the ordaining council. The service was
very impressive and at the close of the ordination our young brother
baptized about thirty persons into the fellowship of the Island Church.
These had been led to the Lord as a result of a recent revival in that
Church when the pastor was assisted by Rev. C. R. Hill of the Calhoun
Church. Besides serving the Island Church since April, 1940, our brother
served the Basin Church for eight months in 1940, and since January, 1941,
he has been pastor of the Church at Morgantown, Butler County, Kentucky. He
has these two half-time Churches at present. Brother Riggs was married to
Miss Edna Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Townes Hill, Calhoun, Kentucky, on
December 7, 1937. The ceremony was performed at the Utica Baptist Church by
Rev. George C. Lovan, who was the young man's pastor for some time. They
have no children. This young man is one of the most promising pastors in
our Association. He has a great native ability and is a pleasant and
forceful speaker. Wherever he has served the people have become his fast
friends. We predict great things for him in the future work of the Lord.

Col. Sandi Gorin
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