Matthew Jr. RODGERS

  General Notes:

Research for Rodgers family has been graciously provided here by Ron Head of Montgomery, and has not been verified by me personally.
Email: ronhead@knology.net

The following are believed to be the children of Matthew Rodgers Jr. and Sarah Gillon:
Robert Young Rodgers b.04 Aug 1817 in NC
Jane Rodgers b. Abt 1821 in NC
Margaret Rodgers b. 10 Apr 824 in NC
Mary Rodgers b. Abt 1829

We know from family records that Jane Rodgers is the daughter of Mathew Rodgers
and Sarah Gillon

  Research Notes:

Additional research references include:

Carter and Kinsman by
Arthur Curtis Carter 1990

The Folmars And Their Kin of Goshen Hill by
Kathlyn Folmar 1980

The Pike County Alabama Heritage Book
Published by Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc.

Family and Official Records

A tombstone marker placed during a dedication quite some time after her death at the site believed resting place of Sarah Gillon Rodgers in the old Davison Cemetery Pike Co. Al reads as follows:
Front:
Sarah Gillen Rodgers 1792-1859 wife of Mathew Rodgers born 1790 NC; children of John Gillen and Jane Young and Matthew Rodgers and Isabelle C. Latham
Rear:
Children: Robert Rodgers-Margaret Rodgers Shofner-Hugh Ross Rodgers-Jane Rodgers Vickery
Grandchildren: Louella Belzora Rodgers Folmar-Mary Vickery Harris-Sarah Tryphosa Rodgers Folmar-John Milton Vickery-Thomas Matthew Harris Rodgers-Oliver Hugh Rodgers-Frances Ross Rodgers Folmar-Martha Vickery Harris-Richard Henry Lee Ropdgers-Sarah Vickery Dacison-Charles Nicholas Rodgers-Margaret Vickery Harris-Millie Celestia Rodgers

Matthew married Sarah GILLON, daughter of John GILLON and Jane YOUNG, about 1816 in NC. (Sarah GILLON was born about 1787 in Lancaster, SC, died in 1859 in Pike Co. AL and was buried in Davison Cem., Pike, AL.)