Researching William H. Rogers, born 1835 in England, who came to the United States in 1842. He was a machinist and a foreman in the machine shop for the PRR in Philadelphia. He was married to Maria E. Deuhl (or DeWell, Deuel) 26 August 1857. Their children were Ida, born c1859, Jennie, born c1861, Albert, born c1863, William J., born c1866, Clarence, born c1867, and Elmer, born c1870. William J. Rogers was born (or perhaps christened) 10 November 1866 in Philadelphia, married Lydia Jane Lowe 18 January 1893 in Altoona, PA, and died 30 June 1946 in Altoona. Lydia Jane Lowe was born 18 Jan 1873, daughter of Cyrus B. Lowe, and died 1 August 1915, in Altoona. Her father, Cyrus B. Lowe, was born c1827 near Laurel, Sussex County, DE, son of John E. and Mary James Lowe, married Rebecca Jane McConnell 1 January 1853 in Newry, PA, died in a railway accident at Harrisburg on 21 December 1893.

On 21 Sep I received the following death certificate information from PA Vital Records in New Castle:

Certificate of Death, City of Philadelphia, File No. 37262, Registered No. 7605

William H. Rogers

1641 W Lehigh Ave, 38 Ward

Born August 20, 1835, England; Age 81

Died March 14, 1917, Cause of death: Chronic Gastritis; Contributory: Catarhal Bronchitis

Interred March 17, 1917

Fernwood Cemetery [6500 Baltimore Ave., Phila. Pa. 19050]

Oliver H. Bair, Undertaker

Name of father: no record

Birthplace of father: -

Maiden Name of Mother: -- Rule

Birthplace of Mother: Eng.

Test.: E. T (or J.) Rogers

1564 Broadway, NY.

Searching FamilySearch.org for a Rogers/Rule marriage, I found

William Henry ROGERS

Sex: M

Event(s):

Birth: 3 Mar 1835

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Parents:

Father: James ROGERS

Mother: Jane RULE

Film Number: 445782

Page Number:

Reference Number: 1-015

Endowments for the dead, 1893-1970; heir indexes, 1924-1956; baptisms for the dead, 1941-1970 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake Temple

I would be most interested in communicating with anyone researching these families, and would be more than happy to share data I have gathered.