Murphy Wright Rogers (1859 - 1925)

Born 2 Feb 1859 in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States

Husband of Alice (Price) Rogers — married 23 Dec 1880 in Murray County, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 14 May 1925 at age 66 in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Wright Rogers was born in Appalachia, in Georgia.

Wright was born February 2, 1859 in Whitfield County, Georgia, United States. He was a son of John L. Rogers and Artemissa.

Wright married Alice Price on December 23, 1880 in Murray County, Georgia, United States. Wright and Alice had the following children:

1. William Luther Rogers
2. Benjamin Floyd Rogers
3. Nola Jean Rogers Frizzell
4. Joseph Murphy Rogers
5. Beulah Rogers
6. Thomas Price Rogers
7. Pearlie Mae Rogers

Wright passed away May 14, 1925 in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States and was laid to rest at the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, United States.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMW-PJC : 18 February 2021), Murphy R Rogers in entry for Jno L Rogers, 1860, Tunnel Hill, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQ3-J98 : 29 May 2021), Wright Rogers in entry for John L Rogers, 1870, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States.
• "United States Federal Census, 1880"; Census Place: Finchers, Whitfield County, Georgia; Roll: 171; Page: 106C; Enumeration District: 197
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #13345233 (accessed 14 November 2022)
  M W Rogers (18), single son, Farm Laborer, in household of J. L. Rogers (63) in Finchers, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA. Born in Georgia.
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV4-JXK : 7 February 2020), M W Rogers and Alice Price, 23 Dec 1880; citing Marriage, Murray County, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 382,546.
• "United States Federal Census, 1900"; Census Place: Bass, Jackson County, Alabama; Roll: 19; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240019
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #48155565 (accessed 14 November 2022)
  Wrigth Roger (46), married, Farmer, head of household in Bass, Jackson County, Alabama. Born in Georgia, USA.
• "United States Federal Census, 1910"; Census Place: Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama; Roll: T624_16; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1374029
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #9533709 (accessed 14 November 2022)
  Murphy Rogers (51), married, Farmer, head of household in Stevenson, Jackson County, Alabama, USA. Born in Georgia.
• "United States Federal Census, 1920"; Census Place: Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama; Roll: T625_18; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 23
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #1018026 (accessed 14 November 2022)
  Murphy W Rogers (60), married, Farmer, head of household in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama. Born in Georgia.
• "Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974"; FHL Film Number: 1908272
  Ancestry Record 2543 #320382 (accessed 14 November 2022)
  M W Rogers death 14 May 1925 (age 66), son of Luther Rogers, in Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22786186/murphy-wright-rogers: accessed 14 November 2022), memorial page for Murphy Wright Rogers (2 Feb 1859–19 May 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #22786186, citing Mount Carmel Cemetery, Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Walk The Earth - J.K.Wilson (contributor 46578531) .