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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 8a by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1888.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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JOHN E. ROGERS is a native of Tennessee, and was born September 2, 1841; he settled in Bullitt County, Ky., in 1864. His first wife was Sarah A. Johnson, a native of Bullitt County. She died in 1871. His second wife was Mrs. Caroline Shank — she having two children by her first husband: Clandian, born September 23, 1866, and Ambrose, born December 4, 1868. By his present wife he has two children: Edwin L., born May 29, 1876, and Charles Emmet, born May 29, 1878. John E. Rogers served all through the war as a Confederate soldier having enlisted in Company D, Fifth Tennessee Volunteers, and participated in the battles of Stone River, Lookout Mountain, Murphysborough and other important engagements.

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This family biography is one of 27 biographies included in the Bullitt County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 8a published in 1888 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 8a

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