ANCESTOR & DESCENDANTS OF JAMES ROGERS Submitted by Jim Simon. Generation No. 1 1. SAMUEL1 ROGERS was the father of Civil War Soldier, JAMES ROGERS. Samuel left WV in 1856. Generation No. 2 2. JAMES2 ROGERS (SAMUEL1) was born August 22, 1826 in VA, and died November 22, 1891 in Taylor County, WV. He married (1) ROSANNA MCGOWAN March 29, 1851 in Monongalia County, WV, daughter of HUGH MCGOWAN. She was born March 17, 1832 in Ireland, and died January 10, 1904 in Taylor County, WV. He married (2) JANE WYCOFF April 15, 1883 in Taylor County, WV. She was born 1838 in VA. Notes for JAMES ROGERS: Great Great Grandpap James enlisted as a Private in Grafton in the West Virginia 12th Infantry Regiment, Company H. He is buried in the Simpson Baptist Cemetery. A short history of the 12th follows. Twelfth Infantry WEST VIRGINIA (3-YEARS) Twelfth Infantry.-Cols., John B. Klunk, William B. Curtis; Lieut.- Cols., Robert S. Northcott, Richard H. Brown, Majs., William B. Curtis, Francis H. Pierpont, William Burley, Richard H. Brown. This regiment was organized at Camp Willey, Wheeling, Aug. 30, 1862, and was mustered in for three years. The next day it was ordered to Clarksburg, then threatened by Gen. Jenkins. It then operated by detachments until November, when seven companies under Col. Klunk accompanied Gen. Milroy's expedition through Pocahontas, Pendleton and Highland counties. They were joined at Monterey, Va., later in the month by the other three companies under Maj. Pierpont, which had been engaged against guerrillas about Elk Water and Huntersville. The regiment returned to Beverly, but was soon ordered to Petersburg, W. Va., where it joined Cluseret's brigade of Milroy's army, and continued with that brigade until after Milroy's defeat at Winchester in June, 1863, where the regiment lost heavily in killed, wounded and captured. From August to Oct., 1863, the regiment was at Martinsburg and in November moved to Maryland heights. It took part in Wells' expedition up the Shenandoah Valley in December, after which it was stationed at Cumberland, Md., until April, 1864. It moved with Gen. Sigel's army up the Valley again and fought at the battle of New Market in May. In July and August it was with Gen. Crook in the campaign against Early, fought at Snicker's ferry Winchester, and Cedar creek, and with the 1st division. Army of West Virginia, joined the Army of the Potomac in Dec., 1864, where it continued until mustered out June 16, 1865. The Union Army Vol.,2 p.,304. More About JAMES ROGERS: Residence: 1860, Taylor County, WV More About ROSANNA MCGOWAN: Residence: 1860, Taylor County, WV Children of JAMES ROGERS and ROSANNA MCGOWAN are: 3. i. SAMUEL M3 ROGERS, b. February 07, 1852, Taylor County, WV; d. March 21, 1928, Taylor County, WV. ii. MARGARET ROGERS, b. 1854; d. 1870, Taylor County. WV. More About MARGARET ROGERS: Burial: Old Catholic Cem, Grafton, WV 4. iii. ROSEANNA ROGERS, b. 1856, Taylor County, WV; d. 1927, Taylor County, WV. iv. HUGHGO ROGERS, b. November 06, 1858, Taylor County, WV; d. May 11, 1902, Taylor County, WV; m. MARY M //. More About HUGHGO ROGERS: Burial: Old Catholic Cem, Grafton, WV 5. v. MARY M ROGERS, b. 1866, Taylor County, WV; d. 1936, Taylor County, WV. vi. WILLIAM ROGERS, b. 1872, Taylor County, WV; d. 1884, Taylor County, WV. Generation No. 3 3. SAMUEL M3 ROGERS (JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born February 07, 1852 in Taylor County, WV, and died March 21, 1928 in Taylor County, WV. He married SARAH FRANCES BAILEY May 22, 1873 in Taylor County, WVA, daughter of USHER BAYLY and SARAH STEVENS. She was born June 29, 1853 in Taylor County, WV, and died February 22, 1881 in Taylor County, WV. More About SAMUEL M ROGERS: Cause of Death: Bright's disease and arterioscleriosis Children of SAMUEL ROGERS and SARAH BAILEY are: 6. i. WALTER W4 ROGERS, b. 1874, Taylor County, WVA. 7. ii. MINNIE Z ROGERS, b. 1876, Taylor County, WVA; d. 1967, Taylor County, WVA. 8. iii. MARY M ROGERS, b. August 10, 1878, Taylor County, WVA; d. October 15, 1960. 9. iv. JAMES GARFIELD ROGERS, b. February 04, 1881, Taylor County, WV; d. January 27, 1948, Harrison County, WV. 4. ROSEANNA3 ROGERS (JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born 1856 in Taylor County, WV, and died 1927 in Taylor County, WV. She married PATRICK F POOLE December 20, 1872 in Taylor County, WV, son of RICHARD POOLE and MARY LAKE. He was born 1851 in Taylor County, WV, and died 1926 in Taylor County, WV. Children of ROSEANNA ROGERS and PATRICK POOLE are: i. JOSEPH4 POOLE, m. (1) HATTIE; m. (2) UNKNOWN1; m. (3) UNKNOWN2. 10. ii. NITA POOLE. 11. iii. JOSEPHINE POOLE. 12. iv. BLANCHE POOLE. 13. v. JAMES P POOLE, b. 1874, Taylor County. WV. vi. IDA POOLE, b. 1875, Taylor County. WV; m. WALTER G REED, June 09, 1897, Taylor County, WV; b. 1872, Barbour County, WV. vii. CHARLES S POOLE, b. 1876, Taylor County. WV; m. EDNA KNIGHT, March 27, 1896, Taylor County, WV; b. 1876, Taylor County. WV. 14. viii. WILLIAM COLUMBUS POOLE, b. April 10, 1879, Taylor County, WV; d. May 02, 1942, Taylor County, WV. ix. MARY M POOLE, b. 1882, Taylor County. WV; m. JERRY H BARKER, May 19, 1901, Taylor County, WV; b. 1880, Ritchie County, WV. 15. x. JOHN WALTER POOLE, b. June 22, 1890, Taylor County, WV; d. June 24, 1947, Taylor County, WV. 5. MARY M3 ROGERS (JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born 1866 in Taylor County, WV, and died 1936 in Taylor County, WV. She married JOHN G BLOOM. He was born May 25, 1867, and died February 11, 1914 in Taylor County, WV. Children of MARY ROGERS and JOHN BLOOM are: i. LULU4 BLOOM, b. 1889; d. 1955; m. UNKNOWN EVANS. ii. JAMES EDWARD BLOOM, b. 1894, Taylor County, WV; d. 1898, Taylor County, WV. iii. JOHN FREDRICK BLOOM, b. 1894, Taylor County, WV; d. 1928, Taylor County, WV; m. LILIAN SHEETS; b. 1898; d. 1947, Taylor County, WV. Generation No. 4 6. WALTER W4 ROGERS (SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born 1874 in Taylor County, WVA. Child of WALTER W ROGERS is: i. SADIE5 ROGERS. 7. MINNIE Z4 ROGERS (SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born 1876 in Taylor County, WVA, and died 1967 in Taylor County, WVA. She married WILLIAM H GROW April 19, 1898 in Taylor County, WVA. He was born 1873 in Taylor County, WVA, and died 1957 in Taylor County, WVA. Notes for MINNIE Z ROGERS: Buried in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, WV Notes for WILLIAM H GROW: Buried in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, WV Children of MINNIE ROGERS and WILLIAM GROW are: 16. i. CODY5 GROW. 17. ii. BEATRICE GROW, b. March 12, 1899, Taylor County, WV; d. November 1981, Brevard, FL. iii. ROGERS KERMIT GROW, b. 1907, Taylor County, WV; d. 1912, Taylor County, WV. Notes for ROGERS KERMIT GROW: Died as an infant. 8. MARY M4 ROGERS (SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born August 10, 1878 in Taylor County, WVA, and died October 15, 1960. She married WILLIS H SANDRIDGE December 24, 1895 in Taylor County, WVA, son of JOHN SANDRIDGE and ALMANZA LAYMAN. He was born February 16, 1876 in Upshur County, WVA, and died July 09, 1940. More About MARY M ROGERS: Burial: Masonic Cem, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Notes for WILLIS H SANDRIDGE: State mine inspector. More About WILLIS H SANDRIDGE: Burial: Masonic Cem, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Children of MARY ROGERS and WILLIS SANDRIDGE are: i. WILLIAM5 SANDRIDGE. ii. HAZEL SANDRIDGE, b. November 02, 1897; d. March 19, 1955; m. FRENCH M STOUT; b. September 08, 1888; d. April 14, 1948. iii. FRANCES E SANDRIDGE, b. May 27, 1899; d. November 29, 1921; m. UNKNOWN COOK. More About FRANCES E SANDRIDGE: Burial: Masonic Cem, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV iv. GEORGIA L SANDRIDGE, b. July 03, 1901; d. February 02, 1925; m. ORAN D WARDER; b. November 15, 1898; d. July 26, 1921. v. WADE SANDRIDGE, b. July 17, 1904; d. April 14, 1968. More About WADE SANDRIDGE: Burial: Masonic Cem, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV 9. JAMES GARFIELD4 ROGERS (SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born February 04, 1881 in Taylor County, WV, and died January 27, 1948 in Harrison County, WV. He married EDITH FERN RUSSELL January 19, 1916 in Clayton, MO, daughter of WILLIAM RUSSELL and FRANCES HULS. She was born March 08, 1894 in Millersville, IL, and died April 1983 in Taylor County, WV. More About EDITH FERN RUSSELL: Fact 1: SSN 233-36-2990 Children of JAMES ROGERS and EDITH RUSSELL are: 18. i. FERN LEE5 ROGERS, b. November 04, 1918, Mount Olive, IL. ii. FRANCES FAYE ROGERS, b. March 31, 1922, Glen Carbon, IL; d. June 19, 1993, Canton, OH; m. KEITH COSNER, July 19, 1966, OH; b. June 13, 1924, Marion County, WV; d. November 24, 1993, Louisville, OH. 10. NITA4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) She married (1) DICK DAVISON. She married (2) ROBERT KROHNER. Children of NITA POOLE and DICK DAVISON are: i. HOMER5 DAVISON, m. RANDI //. ii. MARY DAVISON. 11. JOSEPHINE4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) She married THURMOND BENNETT. Child of JOSEPHINE POOLE and THURMOND BENNETT is: i. MARGARET5 BENNETT. 12. BLANCHE4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) She married HOMER MARPLE. Notes for BLANCHE POOLE: William was an adopted child. Child of BLANCHE POOLE and HOMER MARPLE is: i. WILLIAM5 MARPLE. 13. JAMES P4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born 1874 in Taylor County. WV. He married (1) NANCY BARKER. He married (2) LULU H TUCKER April 29, 1896 in Taylor County, WV. She was born April 14, 1875 in Taylor County. WV, and died July 24, 1905 in Taylor County, WV. More About LULU H TUCKER: Burial: Bailey Memorial Cem, Rosemont, Taylor Co, WV Children of JAMES POOLE and NANCY BARKER are: i. VIRGINIA5 POOLE. ii. MARY POOLE. Children of JAMES POOLE and LULU TUCKER are: iii. OPAL5 POOLE. iv. BROOKS POOLE. 14. WILLIAM COLUMBUS4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born April 10, 1879 in Taylor County, WV, and died May 02, 1942 in Taylor County, WV. He married (1) SOFRONA //. He married (2) EMMA DILLON July 08, 1899 in Taylor County, WV. She was born 1880 in Taylor County. WV. Notes for WILLIAM COLUMBUS POOLE: Barber and coal miner. More About WILLIAM COLUMBUS POOLE: Occupation: barber and coal miner Children of WILLIAM POOLE and SOFRONA // are: i. WILLIAM COLUMBUS5 POOLE, JR. ii. COLLIE POOLE. iii. RICHARD POOLE. iv. LAWRENCE POOLE. v. ROXIE POOLE. vi. MARJORIE POOLE. vii. THELMA POOLE. 15. JOHN WALTER4 POOLE (ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born June 22, 1890 in Taylor County, WV, and died June 24, 1947 in Taylor County, WV. He married LELA BESSIE IDEAN POLING. She was born September 28, 1894, and died February 04, 1978. More About JOHN WALTER POOLE: Burial: IOOF Cem, Rosemont, WV Children of JOHN POOLE and LELA POLING are: i. ROSANNA THERESA5 POOLE, m. RALPH PAYTON; b. May 31, 1914; d. November 21, 1998, Barbour County, WV. More About RALPH PAYTON: Burial: Springtown Cem, Barbour Co, WV 19. ii. NORMA JEAN POOLE. 20. iii. JOHN WILLIAM POOLE, b. December 1914. Generation No. 5 16. CODY5 GROW (MINNIE Z4 ROGERS, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) He married MARY LOUISE. Child of CODY GROW and MARY LOUISE is: i. MATILDA LOUISE6 GROW. 17. BEATRICE5 GROW (MINNIE Z4 ROGERS, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born March 12, 1899 in Taylor County, WV, and died November 1981 in Brevard, FL. She married CLARK REESE. He was born June 19, 1894 in WV, and died January 1986 in Orange County, FL. Children of BEATRICE GROW and CLARK REESE are: i. JOAN6 REESE. ii. JEANETTE REESE. 18. FERN LEE5 ROGERS (JAMES GARFIELD4, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born November 04, 1918 in Mount Olive, IL. She married STEPHEN RICHARD SIMON, son of ALBERT SIMON and MARY KOLPAK. He was born February 09, 1910 in Montana Mines, Marion County, WV, and died June 1978 in Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. Children of FERN ROGERS and STEPHEN SIMON are: i. COMMANDER JAMES RICHARD6 SIMON, b. September 05, 1940, Rosemont, Taylor County, WV; m. SUSAN JANE JONES, May 29, 1994, Washington, District of Columbia; b. January 28, 1964, Riverside, Riverside County, California. More About COMMANDER JAMES RICHARD SIMON: Baccalaureate: 1965, North Carolina State University Doctoral Studies: 1972, North Carolina State University High School Valdictorian: 1958, Flemington, WV Masters: 1965, North Carolina State University Naval Commissioning: 1966, Newport, RI Naval Retirement: 1985, Dallas, TX Program Manager: Bet. 1985 - 1989, UTL Corporation, Dallas, TX More About SUSAN JANE JONES: Fact 1: Captain Gilmer Elementary School Fact 2: Flecther Academy Fact 3: Southern College Fact 4: Loma Linda University Fact 5: Loma Linda University Hospital & Medical Center Fact 6: The Boeing Company 21. ii. MARY FRANCES SIMON, b. July 05, 1942, Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. 22. iii. STEPHEN FRANKLIN SIMON, b. May 10, 1944, Taylor County. WV. 19. NORMA JEAN5 POOLE (JOHN WALTER4, ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) She married ROBERT KERNS, son of DORSEY KERNS and LENA BOLYARD. He was born November 24, 1925 in Taylor County, WV, and died October 25, 1975 in Pittsburgh, PA. Children of NORMA POOLE and ROBERT KERNS are: i. AARON LEE6 KERNS. ii. SHARON KERNS, m. SHARON BOLYARD. iii. DIANE KERNS, m. LARRY GARTER. 20. JOHN WILLIAM5 POOLE (JOHN WALTER4, ROSEANNA3 ROGERS, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born December 1914. He married OMA JANE HALL, daughter of AMER HALL and DESSIE ROBINSON. Children of JOHN POOLE and OMA HALL are: i. JOAN6 POOLE. ii. THOMAS POOLE. Generation No. 6 21. MARY FRANCES6 SIMON (FERN LEE5 ROGERS, JAMES GARFIELD4, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born July 05, 1942 in Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. She married DR. LAWRENCE RAY MORRIS June 26, 1965 in Rosemont, Taylor County, WV. He was born June 22, 1944. Children of MARY SIMON and LAWRENCE MORRIS are: i. WENDY ALETA7 MORRIS, b. July 22, 1967, Monongalia County, WV; m. LARRY LYONS, Kingsport, TN. 23. ii. JANICE LEYTON MORRIS, b. November 01, 1969, Pensacola, FL. iii. STACEY ELAINE MORRIS, b. June 13, 1977, Memphis, TN. 22. STEPHEN FRANKLIN6 SIMON (FERN LEE5 ROGERS, JAMES GARFIELD4, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born May 10, 1944 in Taylor County. WV. He married LIMA JO JONES June 04, 1967 in Rosemont, WV. She was born January 10, 1949. Child of STEPHEN SIMON and LIMA JONES is: i. ALBERT LAWRENCE7 SIMON, b. January 19, 1976, Fairmont, West Virginia. Generation No. 7 23. JANICE LEYTON7 MORRIS (MARY FRANCES6 SIMON, FERN LEE5 ROGERS, JAMES GARFIELD4, SAMUEL M3, JAMES2, SAMUEL1) was born November 01, 1969 in Pensacola, FL. She married ROBERT CLAYTOR May 29, 1993 in Kingsport, TN. Child of JANICE MORRIS and ROBERT CLAYTOR is: i. LINDEN FERN8 CLAYTOR, b. November 04, 1996.