Rodgers Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Rodgers Family

6,602 Rodgers records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,602Records in our database

1827Earliest birth

3Documented families

1Biographies

See the Rodgers family trees →243 Rodgers families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,602 Rodgers records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (2,050 of 6,602)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Andrew Rodgers, born 1827, Illinois

Most common first names

William197 James193 Mary180 John170 Robert124 Charles101 Joseph69 Thomas66 Edward61 George57 Margaret53 Elizabeth50

Documented families

Rodgers families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (3)

Henry RodgersJasper County, IowaStarts: Henry Rodgers, from Limerick, IrelandMost recent: Hugh Rodgers, Henry Rodgers, William Rodgers Hugh RodgersJasper County, IowaStarts: Henry Rodgers & Jane Nealy, from Charleston, South CarolinaMost recent: Joseph R. Rodgers Samuel Rodgers d. 1860Linn County, IowaStarts: Samuel Rodgers, from Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaMost recent: Asa Rodgers, Samuel Rodgers, John Rodgers

The earliest Rodgerss in the county histories

Hamilton RodgersBorn 1808Child of Benjamin RodgersFayette County, Ohio William RodgersBorn 1809Clark County, Ohio S. H. RodgersBorn 1832Bates County, Missouri W. H. RodgersBorn 1832, Washington CountyPettis County, Missouri Richard Henry RodgersBorn 1836Clark County, Ohio Lewis H. RodgersBorn 1840, Boone countyLinn County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

243 Rodgers families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

12 Rodgers death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

16 Rodgers people in 13 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

Richard Henry RodgersBorn 1836 · Clark County, Ohio

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Common questions

Rodgers genealogy: FAQ

Where were Rodgers ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,602 Rodgers records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (2,050), then Ohio (1,300) and Illinois (982).

How far back does the Rodgers family tree go?

The earliest Rodgers birth in our database is 1827: Andrew Rodgers, Illinois. We have pieced together 243 Rodgers family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Rodgers family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Rodgers family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.