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Part II: MARY L. (S.) PARTIN
By
SheRita Kae Partin
Mary L. Partin, daughter of Hannah King and William Partin, was born about 1820 in Tennessee; probably in Coffee or Grundy County.
Mary married William Wisener, who was born about 1812-13 in Tennessee and died by 1870 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. They are listed in the 1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas as can be see below.
1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 525-525
William Wisener 38 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary 31 F W Tennessee
William 7 M W Texas
Richard 6 M W Texas
Sydney 4 M W Texas
Nancy 2 F W Texas
The 1860 Census shows her name to be Mary L. Partin Wisener. The 1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas shows first 6 children born in Texas.
1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 132-128
William Wisener 47 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary L. 40 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
William M. 17 M W Farming Texas
R. P. 15 M W Texas
Sidney N. 14 M W Texas
Nancy L. 11 F W Texas
Romelus 9 M W Texas
Mary H. 7 F W Texas
The 1870 Census shows her name as Mary S. Partin Wisener. She is listed as a Widow in the 1870 Census, which means William must have died prior to the taking of this Census.
1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 538-538
Mary S. Wisener 50 F W Tennessee
William M. 27 M W Texas
Mary died sometime after 1880, but the exact date is not known nor is the place where either was buried.
Children of Mary Partin and William Wisener:
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I.-1. WILLIAM M.
WISENER
William M. Wisener, son of Mary L. (S.) Partin and William Wisener, was born about 1843 in Texas. His date of death and place of burial is not known at this time.
He served in the Confederate States Army in Co. H., 4th Regt., Texas Cavalry and according to his military records was, "In El Paso Hospital with rubeolae May 22 and left behind, taken prisoner and paroled September 1, 1862."
In the 1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is living at home with his parents and brothers and sisters.
1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 525-525
William Wisener 38 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary 31 F W Tennessee
William 7 M W Texas
Richard 6 M W Texas
Sydney 4 M W Texas
Nancy 2 F W Texas
In the 1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is still living at home with his parents and brothers and sisters.
1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 132-128
William Wisener 47 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary L. 40 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
William M. 17 M W Farming Texas
R. P. 15 M W Texas
Sidney N. 14 M W Texas
Nancy L. 11 F W Texas
Romelus 9 M W Texas
Mary H. 7 F W Texas
In the 1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he is found living with his widowed Mother, Mary Partin Wisener, as seen below.
1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 538-538
Mary S. Wisener 50 F W Tennessee
William M. 27 M W Texas
During the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, William is living with John H. Rogers in House #524-543 and there is also a William Wisener listed as living in the home of John L. M. Pirtle in house #550-570.
1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 524-543
William Wisener 35 M W
John H. Rogers 22 M W Farmer Texas
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I.-2. RICHARD P.
WISENER
Richard P. Wisener, son of Mary L. (S.) Partin and William Wisener, was born about 1845 in Texas.
Richard is listed in both 1850 and the 1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, living with his parents. He never married.
1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 525-525
William Wisener 38 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary 31 F W Tennessee
William 7 M W Texas
Richard 6 M W Texas
Sydney 4 M W Texas
Nancy 2 F W Texas
1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 132-128
William Wisener 47 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary L. 40 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
William M. 17 M W Farming Texas
R. P. 15 M W Texas
Sidney N. 14 M W Texas
Nancy L. 11 F W Texas
Romelus 9 M W Texas
Mary H. 7 F W Texas
Not long after the taking of the 1860 Census the War between the States broke out and Richard enlisted in the Confederate States Army in Co. H., 4th Regt. of the Texas Cavalry. His Military records on file in the Texas State Archives state:
"Admitted El Paso Hospital with typhoides and erysepelas June 1 and died 30 July 1862"
Richard P. Wisener died on 30 July 1862 at El Paso, Texas and is buried in El Paso, Texas.
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I.-3. SIDNEY N.
(L.?) WISENER
Sidney N. (L.?) Wisener, son of Mary L. (S.) Partin and William Wisener, was born ___ August 1846 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died sometime after 1900.
In the 1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, Sidney is living at home with his parents.
1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 525-525
William Wisener 38 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary 31 F W Tennessee
William 7 M W Texas
Richard 6 M W Texas
Sydney 4 M W Texas
Nancy 2 F W Texas
In the 1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, Sidney is again living at home with his parents.
1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 132-128
William Wisener 47 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary L. 40 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
William M. 17 M W Farming Texas
R. P. 15 M W Texas
Sidney N. 14 M W Texas
Nancy L. 11 F W Texas
Romelus 9 M W Texas
Mary H. 7 F W Texas
According to the 1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas he married 1st to Miss Anna F. Rogers, who was born ca. 1848-9 in Texas and died before 1870.
1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 539-539
Sydny L. Wisener 24 M W Farmer Texas
Anna F. 22 F W Texas
His 2nd marriage, according to the 1880 Census, was to Miss Cynthia Ann Rogers, daughter of Mary Brewer and Eli Monroe Rogers, who was born ca. 1848-9 in Texas and died before 1900. They were married 18 February 1869 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 457-470
Sidney Wisener 33 M W Farmer Texas
Cynthia Ann wife 31 F W Texas
William M. son 8 M W Texas
Della dgt. 5 M W Texas
Thd. Samuel son 3 M W Texas
Isaac James
The 1900 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas shows his 3rd marriage as having taken place around 1892-5 to Gabrella _______, who was born August 1860 in Mississippi and died after 1900.
Gabrella evidently had children from a previous marriage who used are listed under the name Wisener in the 1900 Census.
1. Easter __________, born Nov 1885 in Texas.
2. Sarah A. ________, born Sept 1889 in Texas.
3. Alfred ______, born December 1891 in Texas.
Children Cynthia Ann Rogers and Sidney N. (L.?) Wisener:
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I.-4. NANCY L.
WISENER
Nancy L. Wisener, daughter of Mary L. (S.) Partin and William Wisener, was born about 1848 in Texas. It is not know what happened to Nancy L. Wisener; she appears in both the 1850 and 1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, as seen below, but does not appear in the 1870 Census. There is not marriage records for her in Nacogdoches County, nor a tombstone in any Cemetery.
1850 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 525-525
William Wisener 38 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary 31 F W Tennessee
William 7 M W Texas
Richard 6 M W Texas
Sydney 4 M W Texas
Nancy 2 F W Texas
1860 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 132-128
William Wisener 47 M W Farmer Tennessee
Mary L. 40 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
William M. 17 M W Farming Texas
R. P. 15 M W Texas
Sidney N. 14 M W Texas
Nancy L. 11 F W Texas
Romelus 9 M W Texas
Mary H. 7 F W Texas
1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas: She does not appear in the Census
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I.-3.-1. WILLIAM
M. WISENER
William M. Wisener, son of Cynthia Ann Rogers, and Sidney Wisener, was born 1 May 1872 In Nacogdoches County, Texas. He is listed in the home of his parents in the 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, as seen below.
1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 457-470
Sidney Wisener 33 M W Farmer Texas
Cynthia Ann wife 31 F W Texas
William M. son 8 M W Texas
Della dgt. 5 M W Texas
Thd. Samuel son 3 M W Texas
Isaac James
He married Nettie Ellen Rightmer, on 24 May 1894 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. Nettie was born 26 July 1875 in Texas and died 5 April 1946. She is buried in the Douglass Cemetery in the Douglass Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas.
William died 16 July 1947 and is also buried in the Douglass Cemetery in the Douglass Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Children of Nettie Ellen Rightmer and William M. Wisener:
1. William K. Wisener, born July 1895 in Texas.
2. Frederick G. Wisener, born November 1897 in Texas.
3. Winnie O. Wisener, born February 1900 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
4. Herbert Madison Wisener, born 14 July 1907; died 24 December 1970 in Jacksonville, Texas; buried
Douglass Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas; World War II Vet; married Inez McCarty.
5. Thomas Hubert Wisener, born 14 December 1904 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, died 5 January
1984 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; buried Redland Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Miss Hazel _________.
6. Truitt Wisener.
7. Mack Wisener.
8. Winnie Wisener, married ______ Wood.
9. Virgie Wisener, married _____ Jones.
10. Lillie Belle Wisener, married _____ Davis.
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I.-3.-2. RICHARD
WISENER (??)
Richard Wisener, son of Cynthia Anna F. Rogers and Sidney N. (L?) Wisener, was born February 1875 in Texas. He married in 1900 to Miss Nellie _______, who was born August 1875 in Texas.
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I.-3.-3. T. SAM
WISENER (??)
T. Sam Wisener, son Cynthia Anna F. Rogers and Sidney N. (L?) Wisener, was born ___ December 1876 in Texas. He married on 26 July 1894 in Nacogdoches County, Texas to Miss Fannie Swift, who was born May 1879 in Louisiana.
Children:
1. Effie Wisener, born May 1895 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Frank Jernigan; died _____________, buried Oaklawn Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas.
1. Francis Jernigan, born 9 June 1915 in Texas and died 11 January 1985 in Nacogdoches,
Nacogdoches County, Texas; buried in the Old Samel Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas?; married Vivian Sharpton.
2. Mary Wisener, born March 1897 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
3. Nellie Wisener, born January 1899 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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I.-3.-4. JOSEPH
FRANKLIN WISENER
Joseph Franklin Wisener, son of Cynthia Anna F. Rogers and Sidney N. (L?) Wisener, was born 4 July 1885 in Texas. He died on 30 October 1971 and is buried in Holly Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
He married Miss Celey Bolton-Paskill, daughter of Eliza Gage and Henry Bolton who was born 19 January 1885 and died 9 January 1955 and is also buried in Holly Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Children:
1. Eugene Wisener, died 4 May 1941; buried Holly Grove Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
2. Mattie M. Wisener, born July 1884 in Texas.
3. Susan L. Wisener, born August 1888 in Texas.
4. Phil Wisener, born 23 February 1925 in Trawick, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 7 April 1984 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; married Clemmie Lunsford.
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I.-3.-6. ROMELUS
EMMIT (EARNEST) WISENER
Romelus Emmit (Earnest) Wisener, son of Mary L. (S.) Partin and William Wisener, was born 16 September 1848-50 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died 3 March 1924 and is buried in the Old Union Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
He appears on the 1870 Muster Roll of Nacogdoches County, Texas. He appears in the 1870 and 1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas, as follows:
1870 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 540-540
Romulus E. Wisener 20 M W Farmer Texas
Isabella A. 17 F W Texas
1880 Census of Nacogdoches County, Texas 158-163
Romulus Wisener 29 M W Farmer Texas
Isabella A. wife 26 F W Texas
Cornella dgt. 8 F W Texas
Mary L. dgt. 7 F W Texas
Richard H. son 5 M W Texas
James M. son 3 M W Texas
Nancy dgt. 1 F W Texas
He married on 7 July 1870 in Nacogdoches County, Texas to Miss Isabella A. Christian, daughter of Nancy Evans and George A. Christian. She was born 14 August 1851 in Texas and died 5 June 1939 and is buried in the Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Children:
1. Cornelia Wisener, born ca. 1872 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
2. Mary L. Wisener, born ca. 1873 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married W. L. Christian on 5 December 1894 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
3. Richard Henderson Wisener, born 12 February 1875 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
4. James Martin Wisener, born 2 January 1877 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 29 November 1950; buried Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Sarah Ella Clifton, daughter of Martha Campbell and Robert E. Clifton. She was born 27 September 1883; died 11 September 1966; buried Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas; they were married 11 December 1902.
5. Nancy T. Wisener, born 9 November 1878 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
6. Georgia Ann Wisener, born 28 November 1881 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 9 May 1970; buried Friendship Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Lawrence Furra, born 9 September 1884, died 18 July 1950; buried Friendship Cemetery.
7. Lizzie Wisener, born February 1885 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
8. Lucy Lenore Wisener, born 16 December 1886 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 14 August 1956; buried Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Rufus King.
9. Romulous A. Wisener, born 12 July 1888 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 3 August 1953; Texas Pfc. Co. A. 360 Infantry 90th Division WWI; married Nan T._______; born 9 November 1878; died 1 February 1955.
10. John F. Wisener, born November 1892 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
11. Robert B. Wisener, born 21 January 1894 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
12. Luticia "Blaine" Wisener, was born 18 January 1873 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and she died 16 September 1941 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She is buried in the Alazan Cemetery in the Alazan Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas. She married William J. "Bill Christopher, who was born 21 November 1872 and died 18 March 1946 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He is also buried in the Alazan Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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I.-3.-1.-4. HERBERT MADISON WISENER
Herbert Madison Wisener, son of Nettie Ellen Risinger and William M. Wisener, was born 14 July 1907 and died 24 December 1970 in Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas and is buried in the Douglass Cemetery in the Douglass Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas.
He was a Veteran of World War II and married Inez McCarty.
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I.-3.-6.-4. JAMES M. WISENER
James M. Wisener, son of Isabella A. Christian and Romelus E. Wisener, was born 2 January 1877 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died 29 November 1950 and is buried in the Old Union Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
He married Miss Sarah Ella Clifton, daughter of Martha Campbell and Robert E. Clifton; they were married 11 December 1902. Sarah was born 27 September 1883 and died 11 September 1966 and is buried beside her husband in the Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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GEORGIA WISENER
Georgia Wisener, daughter of Isabella A. Christian and Romelus E. Wisener, was born 28 November 1881 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and died 9 May 1970. She is buried in the Friendship Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Georgia married Lawrence Furra, who was born 9 September 1884 and died 18 July 1950 and is also buried in the Friendship Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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I.-3.-6-8. LUCY LENORE WISENER
Lucy Lenore Wisener, daughter of Isabella A. Christian and Romelus E. Wisener, was born 16 December 1886 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She died 14 August 1956 and was buried in the Old Union Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
She married Rufus King.
Children of Lucy Lenore Wisener and Rufus King:
1. Doyle King, born 23 May 1924; died 1 October 1968; buried Old Union Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
2. Doris H. (male) King, born 4 January 1910; died 6 November 1967 in Cleveland, Texas; TEC 4, 2726 Eng. Lt. Equip. Co., WWII; married Mary Ellen ________, on 11 November 1939; buried Alazan Cemetery; Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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ROMULOUS A. WISENER
Romulous A. Wisener, son of Isabella A. Christian and Romelus E. Wisener, was born 12 July 1888 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died 3 August 1953 and is buried in the Old Union Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He served in the Army as a Texas Pfc. Co. A. 360 Infantry 90th Division World War I.
He married Nan T._______, who was born 9 November 1878, and died 1 February 1955 and is also buried in the Old Union Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
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I-3.-1.-5. THOMAS HUBERT WISENER
Thomas Hubert Wisener, son of Nettie Ellen Rightmier and William Wisener, was born 14 December 1904 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died 5 January 1984 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas, and is buried in the Redland Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Thomas married Miss Hazel _________.
The Daily Sentinel, the Nacogdoches paper, published the following obituary for Thomas.
THOMAS HUBERT WISENER
Funeral for Thomas Hubert Wisener, 79, of Route 1, Cushing, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Lonneyville Union Church with interment in the Redland Cemetery.
Officiating will be the Rev. Billie Thomas of Cushing and the Rev. Leamond Dearmond of Nacogdoches.
Mr. Wisener died Thursday, January 5, in Medical Center Hospital.
Born December 14, 1904, in Nacogdoches County, he was the son of William and Nettie Rightner Wisener. He was retired for the last eight years in Lilbert and was a member of the Lonneyville Union Church.
Surviving are his wife, Hazel Wisener of Lilbert; three daughters, Evelyn Revere of Beaumont, Melba Stripling of Cushing, and Elizabeth Arriola of Nacogdoches; two brothers, Truitt Wisener of Forest and Mack Wisener of Hawaii; three sisters, Winnie Wood of Millersville, Virgie Jones of Sacul, and Lillie Belle Davis of Dayton; and 18 grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Boots McLain, Larry Stripling, Ronnie Arriola, Edward Revere, Bonnie Wisener, and Ted Wisener.
Children of Hazel and Thomas Hubert Wisener:
1. Evelyn Wisener; married ____Revere.
1. Edward Revere.
2. Melba Wisener; married _____ Stripling.
1. Larry Stripling.
3. Elizabeth Wisener; married ____ Arriola.
1. Ronnie Arriola.
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I.-3.-6.-12. LUTICIA "BLAINE" WISENER
LUTICIA "BLAINE" WISENER, daughter of Isabella A, Christian and Romelus Emmit (Earnest) Wisener, was born 18 January 1873 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and she died 16 September 1941 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. She is buried in the Alazan Cemetery in the Alazan Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas.
She married William J. "Bill Christopher, who was born 21 November 1872 and died 18 March 1946 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He is also buried in the Alazan Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Children of Luticia "Blaine" Wisener and William J. "Bill" Christopher:
1. Madge Christopher, born 3 February 1903 in Alazan, Nacogdoches County, Texas, died 26 February 1984 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; buried in the Rock Springs Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Hugh Burk.
2. Marlin Christopher.
3. Emmitt Christopher.
4. Julian Christopher, born 12 July 1898 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, died 1984 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; buried in the Alazan Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married Wessie Havard.
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I.-3.-6.-12. MADGE CHRISTOPHER
Madge Christopher, daughter of Luticia "Blaine" Wisener and William J. "Bill" Christopher, was born 3 February 1903 in Alazan, Nacogdoches County, Texas. She died 26 February 1984 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas and is buried in the Rock Springs Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas
Madge married Mr. Hugh Burk.
Children of Madge Christopher and Hugh Burk:
1. Stephen Burk.
2. Don Burk.
3. Bernadine Burk, lives in Okinawa, Japan.
4. Percy Burk.
5. Maury Burk.
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I.-3.-6.-12.-4. JULIAN CHRISTOPHER
Julian Christopher, son of Luticia "Blaine" Wisener and William J. "Bill" Christopher, was born 12 July 1898 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died in 1984 in Nacogdoches County, Texas and is buried in the Alazan Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Julian married Wessie Havard.
Children of Wessie Havard and Julian Christopher.
1. Buford Christopher.
2. Howard Christopher.
3. Mitchell Christopher.
4. Billy Joe Christopher.
5. Ralph Christopher.
6. Ruby Christopher, married _____Brier.
1. Byron Brier.
2. Vaughn Brier.
7. Sybil Christopher, married ____ Scarbrough.
1. Danny Scarbrough.
2. Gary Scarbrough.
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Anna
Wisener, married Jeff Rogers.
Children of Anna Wisener and Jeff Rogers:
1. Jim Rogers, born 22 May 1917 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died 27 June 1984 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas in an auto accident; buried in Eden Cemetery in Nacogdoches County, Texas; married _________________.
1. Glory Rogers, married _______Spencer.
2. G. R. Rogers.
3. Jack Rogers.
4. Wilburn Rogers.
5. Riley Rogers.
6. Barbara Rogers, married _____ Walker.
7. Ima Rogers, married _____Prather.
8. Delma Rogers, married Phillips.
9. Oma Rogers, married _____ Henry.
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