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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885. 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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CORNELIUS ROGERS is a native of Kentucky, and was born September 10, 1846. He is a son of Stanton and Delilah (Brogdin) Rogers, both natives of Kentucky, and both living at the present time in Calloway County, where the father follows farming. Subject remained with his parents until nineteen years of age, when he engaged in business for himself as a farmer, purchasing a tract of eighty acres of land, in what was known as Swan Precinct, on which he lived for three years, at the end of which time he disposed of his place and bought another farm in the same locality, which was his home until 1873. In the latter year he moved to his present place of residence, a beautiful farm of 256 acres in Lynnville Precinct, and is now justly considered one of the leading farmers in his community. He was married October 15, 1865, to Delilah, daughter of Joseph and Sina (Kelly) Andrus. To this marriage have been born nine children, eight of whom are living. Their names are as follows: Frank, Glen, Claude, Ella, Willie, Walter, Beulah and James. Mr. Rogers is an independent Democrat in politics. Mrs. Rogers is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the Graves County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1
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