Rogers Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Rogers Family

25,082 Rogers 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).

25,082Records in our database

1812Earliest birth

3Documented families

3Biographies

See the Rogers family trees →1,151 Rogers families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

25,082 Rogers 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 (6,290 of 25,082)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Phillip Rogers, born 1812, Illinois

Most common first names

William635 John600 Mary600 James547 Charles452 Robert433 George305 Helen255 Dorothy235 Ruth211 Margaret203 Joseph191

Documented families

Rogers 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 histories, generation by generation (2)

The Rogers family of Lee CountyIowaStarts: Thomas Rogers and Elizabeth RogersMost recent: Arthur Rogers (b. 1861)The Rogers family of Linn CountyIowaStarts: John Rogers (b. 1811)Most recent: William A. Rogers and Lora E. (Wilson) Rogers (b. 1867)

Family records from county histories (1)

Joseph M. Rogers 1833 to 1888Summit County, OhioStarts: Joseph M. Rogers (b. 1833)Most recent: Samuel G. Rogers, Ella M. Rogers, Francis E. Rogers

The earliest Rogerss in the county histories

Edmund James RogersBorn 1800Perry County, Indiana William Allen RogersBorn 1809Clark County, Ohio John B. RogersBorn 1813Stark County, Ohio Samuel W. RogersBorn 1814Child of Joseph Rogers and Margaret (Peacock) RogersWarren County, Ohio J. M. RogersBorn 1815Bates County, Missouri Samuel G. RogersBorn 1817Logan County, Ohio

Family trees from the public record

1,151 Rogers families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

59 Rogers 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

97 Rogers people in 65 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

Frank M. RogersBorn 1844 · Linn County, Iowa Arthur RogersBorn 1861 · Lee County, Iowa Samuel G. RogersBorn 1865 · Summit County, Ohio

Done-for-you research

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Common questions

Rogers genealogy: FAQ

Where were Rogers ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 25,082 Rogers records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (6,290), then Ohio (3,864) and Illinois (3,532).

How far back does the Rogers family tree go?

The earliest Rogers birth in our database is 1812: Phillip Rogers, Illinois. We have pieced together 1,151 Rogers family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Rogers 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 Rogers 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.