ROGERS, Albert H.

ROGERS

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Date: 6/7/2021 at 20:05:03

Albert H. Rogers
born June 8, 1847, Iowa

Albert H. ROGERS, one of the intelligent and prosperous farmers of Maple
Township, Ida County, Iowa, was born in Linn County, this State, June 8, 1847.
Henry Rogers, his father, one of the first settlers of Linn County, Iowa, was born in Pennsylvania, son of Robert R. Rogers. He was reared in his native State, and there married Miss Fanny Bixler, also a native of Pennsylvania. Soon after their marriage they moved to Ohio, and six years later, in the spring of 1838, they moved to Illinois, where they lived about a year, and then came to Iowa and settled in Linn County. This was before Iowa was admitted into the Union. He built his log cabin in Putnam Township, and from the door of his humble home the latch-string ever hung out, he and his good wife dispensing hospitality alike to friend and to stranger. He was a Deacon in the Baptist Church. Both parents have passed away. At the time they settled here there were more Indians in Iowa than white people. On their frontier farm they reared five sons and four daughters, namely: Mary
Thompson, of Boone County, Iowa; Robert, of Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa; J. J., of Battle Township, Ida County; William D., Adair County, Iowa; Elizabeth J. Miller, Battle township; James H., Kansas; A. H., the
subject of our sketch; Emeretta Clark, Benton County, Iowa; and Semantha A., wife of C. B. Conover, Battle Township.
Mr. Rogers was early inured to hard work on his father's pioneer farm, and was taught those lessons of honesty and industry which have served well as a foundation for his successful career. He was engaged in farming in his native county until 1884, when he came to Ida County and bought 160 acres of
land in Maple Township of S. S. Manning. It was partly improved at the time of purchase, and from time to time he has made further improvements, until now his farm is ranked with the best in the township. The house, 24 x 16 feet, with an L 16x28 feet, is a story and a half and has two porches. It
is well furnished and beautifully located, surrounded with attractive lawn and shade trees. He has an orchard and grove of two acres. His barn is 40 x 52 feet. He has large cattle sheds, cribs, granary, feed lots, windmill, good
fences, and everything kept up in nice repair.
Mr. Rogers was married at the age of twenty-three to Miss Maggie Clark, a member of a Scotch Presbyterian family. Her parents, Thomas W. and Margaret (Andrews) Clark, natives of Scotland, emigrated from there to Canada, and in 1865 came to Linn County, Iowa. They had nine children, seven sons and two daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Clark celebrated their golden wedding December 31, 1891, at their home near Ely in Linn County, seven of their children being present. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers have six children, viz.: Lydia E., wife of Henry Crane; Eva May. a successful and popular teacher; Albert Judson, Orville Clark, Fanny M. and Robert Fulton. Their first-born, Henry and Thomas, twins, died at the age of six weeks. Mr. Rogers affiliates with the Republican Party. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church of Ida Grove.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.273