Carson Archives

Here you will find information on the ancestors and descendents of Chester Carson and Kathleen Rogers. Articles are listed newest to oldest. Start by reading the oldest articles first, then work your way back to the newest. I have also included links to their Online Family Trees. Please provide your own stories, additions, corrections, or feedback by clicking on the word "Comments" at the end of any article, or by e-mailing me. Enjoy!

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Update on Thomas F Rogers and Mariah Mills

Last week I discovered additional information on the early lives of Thomas Franklin Rogers and his wife Mariah (maiden name Mills). To refresh your memory: Thomas and Mariah were grandparents of Kathleen (Rogers) Carson.

On 16 June 1880, Thomas and his household were documented as part of the U.S. Census. Thomas was apparently using his middle name, Franklin. He worked as a cooper (One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. A stave is one or more thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket).

Thomas lived with his wife Mariah, and daughter Katie D, in the Southern portion of Town Creek township, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Thomas is 35, Mariah 20, and Katie is 9-months old (born September, 1879). The record provides no assistance in determining the names of Thomas's parents. However, it does indicate that each of them was born in North Carolina.


A portion of the 1880 US Census record for (Thomas) Franklin and Mariah Rogers.

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