Thomas Franklin Rogers and Mariah A Mills
Thomas and Maria Rogers were Grandparents of Kathleen through the following parents:
Some family members are well documented, and others are not. Thomas and Maria are two who fall into the latter category and will likely require research of tax records, property records, and wills to discover more.
Both Thomas and Maria were born in North Carolina: Thomas on 4 May 1855, nearly sixteen months after his future wife, who was born 20 January 1854. They married in about 1879.
The most complete and accessible records to search for ancestors is typically the U.S. Census, taken every 10 years. Having married in about 1879, the first year we should find them is the 1880 census. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find Thomas and Maria there. Worse, most of the 1890 U.S. Census records were destroyed by fire in January of 1921 at the Commerce Department in Washington D.C. Records for only 6,160 of the original 62,979,766 people enumerated survived the blaze, and Thomas and Maria do not seem to be among them.
The first census where I can find them is 1900. I'll share that data with you in the next posting.
UPDATED 21 October 2005: The 1880 US Census record for Thomas and Mariah has been found. You can read the update here:
Thomas Franklin Rogers and Mariah A Mills in 1880
- Thomas Franklin Rogers and Mariah A Mills
- Lloyd Franklin Rogers and Blanche May (Mazie) Wheeler
- Kathleen Rogers
- Lloyd Franklin Rogers and Blanche May (Mazie) Wheeler
Some family members are well documented, and others are not. Thomas and Maria are two who fall into the latter category and will likely require research of tax records, property records, and wills to discover more.
Both Thomas and Maria were born in North Carolina: Thomas on 4 May 1855, nearly sixteen months after his future wife, who was born 20 January 1854. They married in about 1879.
The most complete and accessible records to search for ancestors is typically the U.S. Census, taken every 10 years. Having married in about 1879, the first year we should find them is the 1880 census. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find Thomas and Maria there. Worse, most of the 1890 U.S. Census records were destroyed by fire in January of 1921 at the Commerce Department in Washington D.C. Records for only 6,160 of the original 62,979,766 people enumerated survived the blaze, and Thomas and Maria do not seem to be among them.
The first census where I can find them is 1900. I'll share that data with you in the next posting.
UPDATED 21 October 2005: The 1880 US Census record for Thomas and Mariah has been found. You can read the update here:
Thomas Franklin Rogers and Mariah A Mills in 1880
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