Loyd Frank Rogers and Blanche May (Mazie) Wheeler

Blanche May (sometimes called Mazie) Wheeler, was born in December of 1889, in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Naturally blue-eyed Loyd Frank Rogers was born in either Wilmington or Southport, North Carolina, on August 21, 1890. Though his name is often recorded as Lloyd Franklin Rogers, on all of the official documents I have seen he consistently registered himself as Loyd Frank Rogers.

At the age of nine, Loyd’s family lived in Town Creek, within Brunswick County, North Carolina. We know this from the U.S. Census, which captured information on Loyd’s family on 13 June 1900.

His father, Thomas F. Rogers was 45 years old and worked as a Blacksmith. His wife of 21 years, Maria A. (maiden name Mills) is also 45 is the mother of six children, only five of whom have survived to this date. The children are:

• Harvey, their 18 year-old son, who works as a farm laborer
• Fannie, a 14 year-old daughter, attending school*
• Loyd, also attending school*
• Philip, a 7 year-old son
• Kate, a 20 year-old daughter, married 2 years and the mother of two
  • Leolo Merrett, Kate’s 1 year-old daughter
  • Vania Merrett, Kate’s 2 month-old daughter

* Fannie and Loyd had attended only three months of school so far this year


Above: Extract from the 1900 US Census, showing the Rogers' household