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Descendants of John [Sr.] Rogers

Generation No. 2

2. ARKANSAS MARY [AKY]⁴ ROGERS (JOHN [SR.]³, BEN², ?¹) She married (1) GEORGE AUGUSTUS HICKS. She married (2) DANIEL VICTORY.

Notes for GEORGE AUGUSTUS HICKS:
C642 [pg. 119 of book - FULL BLOOD CHEROKEE]
George Hicks, son of 2nd Chief, Charles R. Hicks, and Chiuke, a full blood Cherokee woman. His first wife was AKY ROGERS. They separated and she afterward married Daniel Vickery. His second wife was Lucy Fields.

He led a group on the Trail of Tears, beginning Sept. 7,1838 and ending March 14, 1839. He was also a part of the deligation to Washington in 1839. 'He was a Cherokee Man'.

Children of ARKANSAS ROGERS and GEORGE HICKS are:

	i.		AARON⁵ HICKS, b. 1810; d. 1861.
	ii.		NANNIE ROGERS HICKS, b. 1812; m. JOHN BICKLE.

3. CHARLES [SR.]⁴ ROGERS (JOHN [SR.]³, BEN², ?¹) was born 16 May 1772 in C.N. East, Tenn, and died in Spavinaw Creek Indian Territory, Ok.. He married (1) NANCY [NANNIE] DOWNING, daughter of JOHN DOWNING and MOLLIE CRITTENDEN. She was born 1790 in Cherokee Nation, East, and died 1839 in TX. He married (2) RACHEL HUGHES Abt. 1807, daughter of DANIEL HUGHES and ELIZABETH WARD. She was born Abt. 1780 in Cherokee Nation, now Tnn., and died Abt. 1859 in oklahoma.

Notes for CHARLES [SR.] ROGERS:
Capt, Charles Rogers b.c.1772 m. Nannie Downing
became a judge; emigrated 1817 (Old Settler)
1/8 cherokee
PUBLISHED RECORD:
'History of the Cherokee Indian" by E. Starr. Mrs. Leroy S. Robinson states Nannie Downing married Charles Rogers and had 2 children: Pleasant and Eliza, who married John Seabolt. Pleasant Rogers was the father of Mrs. Edith Caroline [Rogers] Prather.

queries:
[1]. Chas Rogers-a Cherokee-lived in the Salina-Spavinw area in the 1830's after moving from Ark. Before that, he & his family lived in Cherokee territory in Tenn. I am searching for the location of his home and where he was buried. I do not know if he died in what is now Mayes Co.
[2]. Charles Rogers lived at Spavinaw and built the old water mill there on Spavinaw Creek.
Charles supplied quite a lot of timber logs to Fort Gibson area, which were floated down the Grand River.

The art of making good whisky descended from father to son and so it came about that Charles Rogers a son of John decided to engage in the business soon after the removal of the Cherokee Indians in 1829 from Arkansas to their present home. He planned to operate a distillery and grist mill at the same time and set about to secure a location on a stream that would furnish sufficient power for his business; so he found on Spavinaw Creek not only the water power and a good location to build his mill and dam but also a beautiful site for his home which he erected near by, which became the old settlement called Spavinaw.

Before he had completed his establishment, there occurred in June, 1833, what was probably the greatest flood known to Oklahoma history, and Rogers' dam and mill were badly damaged. But his greatest loss occurred the next year when he was notified that in compliance with a law recently enacted by Congress, he would not be permitted to operate his distillery and would be obliged to destroy his equipment which he thereafter did. He later filed a claim with the Government for the loss of his property. Governor Montford Stokes, Cherokee agent located near Fort Gibson, then appointed Samuel Mackey and Wm. A. Keys to describe and appraise Rogers' establishment.

The appraisement made by these men and afterward filed with the War Department at Washington has preserved a picture of this enterprising establishment, located on the bottom of what is now the lake that furnishes water to the city of Tulsa: "Appraisement of Mr. Charles Rogers' Distillery establishment with all the appurtenances thereto attached, Gristmill, dam, etc. as made by Saml. Mackey and Wm. A. Keys viz: "The still house is a frame building 30x24 feet 10 feet high, with mulberry pickets set all around. Raftered, gable ends weatherboarded; the roof is of clapboards nailed on; two puncheon floors and one door; the whole estimated at two hundred and fifty Dollars $250
"This building contains one large Still holding one hundred & Seventy Gallons with a boiler & Stiver, one doubling Still holding ninety three gallons, one frame box for the boiler to Stand in, two flake stands, three pumps, six lead troughs, two troughs 24 feet long to contain water to Support the Still when in operation; the whole appraised at Six hundred and ten Dollars $610
"An additional building Attached to the Still house; the lower Story framed, set round with Mulberry pickets 30 by 25 ft., 9 ft. high; half Story above of hewed logs raftered & board roof nailed on; Gable ends weatherboarded; two puncheon floors and two doors, one double the other Single; this whole estimated to be worth three Hundred Dollars $300
"This building contains Sixty-six Still-tubs at two dollars per tub $132
"Both of the buildings above described Stand in a pit sunk in the ground 49 feet in length 30 ft. wide and 10 ft. in depth; at four hundred dollars $400.
"The millhouse is a two story building; the lower is a frame 21 by 18 ˝ and 13 feet high; the upper story is of hewed logs 18 ft. square, Raftered board roof nailed on; Gable ends weatherboarded; one puncheon floor & one door; the building is sit one half of its size in the bank excavated; the mill is what is termed an over-shot with a wheel sixteen feet in diameter; other works in proportion, Irons included; the mill is
Single-geared all new and in good order. The whole of above described is appraised at Eight hundred Dollars $800.00
"The water is conducted to the wheel through a race 128 ft. in length 5 ft. in width & 3 ft. depth, with a frame let down the full size and whole length, with a plank bottom & sides Sheeted, all of oak plank 1 Ľ Inches in thickness; estimated at three hundred and one Dollars.
"Another race running round the other side of the establishment called the waste way is 230 ft. in length 5 ft. wide and 4 ft. deep, planked only a part of the way; is estimated at one hundred dollars $100.00
"The Mill dam is 115 feet in length, 13 feet high; in the center across the top of the dam is 20 feet, which is a level the whole length, and a slope of 10 feet extending down into the water; the dam is made entirely of clay and is perfectly water tight without any leek; valued at Five hundred dollars $500.00
"Damages done the aforesaid distillery establishment by the June fresh of 1833, Five hundred and fifty Dollars $550.00.

"Capt. Geo. Vashon Sir The above is a Joint valuation made by us of Mr. Charles Rogers distillery establishment with all the appertunances & fixtures attached and Gristmill inclusive of stones, dam, races, & C, affixing to each particular what we fairly believe a correct & just valuation in witness whereof we hereunto Subscribe our names Cherokee nation west 26 Sepr. 1835 Saml. Mackey William A. Keys.

"Territory of Arkansas Washington County This day personally came Saml. Mackey before me an acting Justice of the Peace for said County and made oath that the within is a true valuation of the mill and distillery establishment within described, Sworn and Subscribed to this 29th day of September A D 1835—before me Jacob Chandler, J. P. Saml. Mackey.

"Territory of Arkansas County of Washington This day personally appeared William A. Keys before me an acting Justice of the peace within and for said County and made oath that the foregoing valuation was made by myself and Samuel McKey. and to the best of our judgment William A. Keys Sworn & Subscribed to this 2d day of November A. D. 1835 Jacob Chandler J. P.

"Cherokee Agency, Fort Gibson May 10th, 1836. I certify that the within Report & Certificates are those Originally returned to this Office M. Stokes. Sub-Agent for Cherokees."

More About CHARLES [SR.] ROGERS:
Record Change: 19 Jul 1999

Notes for NANCY [NANNIE] DOWNING:
full blood cherokee

More About CHARLES ROGERS and NANCY DOWNING:
Record Change: 19 Jul 1999

More About CHARLES ROGERS and RACHEL HUGHES:
Marriage: Abt. 1807

Children of CHARLES ROGERS and NANCY DOWNING are:

8.	i.		PLEASANT⁵ ROGERS, b. Bet. 1801 - 1810, Cherokee Nation, Eastern; d. Abt. 1844, Tenn..
9.	ii.		ELIZA ROGERS, b. 1808.

Children of CHARLES ROGERS and RACHEL HUGHES are:

10.	iii.	LEVI⁵ ROGERS, b. Abt. 1810, Tennessee; d. Probably oklahoma.
11.	iv.	ELIZABETH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1808, Cherokee Nation East; d. 1852.
12.	v.	RICHARD ROGERS, b. Abt. 1814.
	vi.	JOSEPH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1816.
13.	vii.	CHARLES [JR.] ROGERS, b. Abt. 1818; d. 1844.
	viii.	JOHN ROGERS, b. Abt. 1818.
14.	ix.	ALZIRA ROGERS, b. Abt. 1824.
	x.	CATHERINE ROGERS, b. Abt. 1826; m. WILLIAM ELDERS; b. Abt. 1822; d. 1852.

4. JOHN [JR.]⁴ ROGERS (JOHN [SR.]³, BEN², ?¹) was born 1776, and died 12 Jun 1846 in Washington, D.C.. He married ELIZABETH COODY.

Notes for JOHN [JR.] ROGERS:
The last Chief of the Old Settler or Western Cherokees. Died in Washington, D.C. and was buried in the National Cemetery at Arlington, Va.

Children of JOHN ROGERS and ELIZABETH COODY are:

15.	i.	CYNTHIA⁵ ROGERS, b. Abt. 1804.
	ii.	THOMAS LEWIS ROGERS, b. Abt. 1806; m. (1) RUTH WAUGH; m. (2) ELLEN LOMBARD; m. (3) LUCY BROWN.
	iii.	GEORGE WASHINGTON ROGERS, b. Abt. 1808; m. (1) MALINDA SCHRIMSHER; m. (2) MARTHA ENGLAND.
16.	iv.	CHARLES COODY ROGERS, b. Abt. 1810; d. Jun 1884, Skiatook.
17.	v.	W. D. NELSON ROGERS, b. Abt. 1812.
	vi.	GRANVILLE ROGERS, b. Abt. 1815.
18.	vii.	RANDOLPH ROGERS, b. Abt. 1818.
19.	viii.	ISAAC ROGERS, b. Abt. 1820.

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