Individual Details

Allen Rogers

(11 Mar 1793 - 22 Jun 1859)

Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical says "Allen Rodgers was a farmer and cooper, at which latter occupation he at one time employed several men. He removed to New Hampshire when Elisha was a child, thence to Hamilton County, Ohio, and in the fall of 1825 to Vermilion County, Ind., where they remained until Elisha came to his present place in 1836. Mr. Rodgers removed to Iowa between 1855 and 1858, where he died."

Events

Birth11 Mar 1793Connecticut, United States
MarriageAbt 1810Connecticut, United States - Sarah Warner
Census1820Crosby Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Settled1824Highland Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Census1830Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Census1840Highland Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Census1850Highland Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Will18 Jun 1859Eden Township, Benton, Iowa, United States
Death22 Jun 1859Eden Township, Benton, Iowa, United States
BurialU.B. Prairie Cemetery, Taylor Township, Benton, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseSarah Warner (1792 - 1860)
ChildElisha Rodgers (1812 - 1900)
ChildDaniel Rogers (1814 - 1845)
ChildJonathan M. Rogers (1814 - 1886)
ChildJabez Rogers (1818 - 1877)
ChildJohn Rogers (1820 - 1888)
ChildHannah Rogers ( - 1846)
ChildSamuel Rogers (1822 - 1883)
ChildSarah Jane Rogers (1833 - 1888)
ChildMary J. Rogers (1834 - 1887)
FatherSamuel Rogers (1762 - 1827)
MotherMary (1763 - 1818)
SiblingEbenezer Rogers (1781 - )
SiblingBenager Rogers (1783 - )
SiblingSamuel Rogers (1781 - 1860)
SiblingMary Rogers (1796 - 1882)
SiblingDeborah Rogers (1798 - 1863)

Notes

Census

There are six people in the household, five males and one female.

Settled

Allen and his family "settled first near the present site of Perrysville, entering a quarter section of land and buying a tract adjoining the entry. They lived on this land several years . . . "

Census

There are nine in the household, seven males and two females.

Census

There are 10 people in the household. Three are employed in agriculture and three in manufacturing or trade.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer and his real estate is valued at $4,750.

Will

In the will, Allen names only his son John Rodgers. To John he bequeathed three parcels of land in Benton County totalling 200 acres and two horses. Henry Chambers and John Wilkison, both of Benton County, witnessed the will.

Death

From his obituary, "Mr. Rogers was the noblest work of God, an honest man. He lived to many years a firm believer in Universalism. As he approached the dark valley of death, he met his end with resignation, cheered by the glorious hope which sustained him through life of finally rejoicing with the world redeemed by God's grace and no wanderer lost."

Endnotes

1. Allen Rogers household, 1850 U.S. census, Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 36, household 377, family 377; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

2. Allen Rodgers household, 1840 U.S. census, Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 454; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-704, Reel 96..

3. Allen Rogers household, 1830 U.S. census, Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 229; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-19, Reel 26..

4. Allen Rogers household, 1820 U.S. census, Crosby Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, Page 370; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-33, Reel 87..

5. Allen Rodgers tombstone, U. B. Prairie Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Benton Co., Iowa; transcribed by Maryan R. Gill.

6. Allen Rogers household, 1850 U.S. census, Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 36, household 377, family 377; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

7. Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana (Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1888).

8. Allen Rogers household, 1820 U.S. census, Crosby Twp., Hamilton Co., Ohio, Page 370; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-33, Reel 87..

9. Biographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana (Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1888).

10. Allen Rogers household, 1830 U.S. census, Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 229; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-19, Reel 26..

11. Allen Rodgers household, 1840 U.S. census, Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 454; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-704, Reel 96..

12. Allen Rogers household, 1850 U.S. census, Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 36, household 377, family 377; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

13. Will of Allen Rodgers, #000. (Benton County District Court, Vinton, Iowa.).

14. Allen Rodgers obituary, Vinton Eagle, Vinton, Iowa, 5 July 1859,.

15. Allen Rodgers tombstone, U. B. Prairie Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Benton Co., Iowa; transcribed by Maryan R. Gill.

16. Allen Rodgers tombstone, U. B. Prairie Cemetery, Taylor Twp., Benton Co., Iowa; transcribed by Maryan R. Gill.