Velma Mildred Rogers
1908 -
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Name Velma Mildred Rogers Birth 25 Mar 1908 Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
Gender Female 
Siblings5 Siblings Person ID I18953 Main Tree Last Modified 21 Nov 2015
Father William P Rogers, b. 2 Oct 1865 d. 26 May 1952, Petros, Morgan, Tennessee, United States (Age 86 years) Mother Emma Margaret Bardill, b. Abt 1887 d. Yes, date unknown Marriage - In 1930 William P and Emma M Rogers were living in their own home in Petros, TN (valued at $1500) according to the US Census for 1930. Neither attended school but both could read and write. William was a mine foreman at a state mine and worked all 52 weeks of the previous year. Emma was born in Tennessee but William and his father were born in North Carolina while his mother was born in Georgia. Emma's parents were both born in Tennessee according to the census. Emma was not employed but was a homemaker. He was 40 and she was 19 when they married. In their household were four of their children:
Laura D., age 18
Elbert M., age 14
Glenn B., age 11
Hugh W., age 9
According to the Census, William had not served in any armed forces and was not a veteran.
According to the 1880 census, William was living in North Carolina with his parents and siblings. He was born in Georgia.
The delayed birth certificate of William and Emma's first child, Velma Mildred, shows William's birthplace as "Blue Ridge, Georgia". Emma's birthplace is shown as Morgan County, Tennessee. Velma was living in Rutherford County at the time she filed for a delayed birth certificate.
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Family ID F6498 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- In 1930 William P and Emma M Rogers were living in their own home in Petros, TN (valued at $1500) according to the US Census for 1930. Neither attended school but both could read and write. William was a mine foreman at a state mine and worked all 52 weeks of the previous year. Emma was born in Tennessee but William and his father were born in North Carolina while his mother was born in Georgia. Emma's parents were both born in Tennessee according to the census. Emma was not employed but was a homemaker. He was 40 and she was 19 when they married. In their household were four of their children:
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Birth - 25 Mar 1908 - Morgan, Tennessee, United States 
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Notes - Velma Mildred Rogers apparently never married as her tombstone shows her maiden name. She is buried in the Wartburg Cemetery. She died in 1990.
Her tombstone is shown her at her Find-A-Grave memorial:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116079259
Family information shows that Velma Mildred Rogers was a teacher. This has not been corroborated as of 11-21-2015. JKS
- Velma Mildred Rogers apparently never married as her tombstone shows her maiden name. She is buried in the Wartburg Cemetery. She died in 1990.