John Smith Rodgers was born Feb 5 1845 in Beaver County Pa and died Nov 21 1935 in Silver Grove WV
John is the son of Isaac Rodgers and Evelyn Covert
John's first wife was Sarah Jane (sally) Buzzard
They were married Nov 5 1865 in Harpers Ferry WV
They had 10 children
Mary Ella
July 9 1867 - Nov 13 1945
George Elmer
Oct 5 1868 - June 15 1950
Frank Roy
Jan 2 1871 -
Jennie Gertrude
April 25 1873 - Nov 30 1939
Flora Della
Aug 24 1875 -
John Wesley "Schokey"
Aug 23 1877 - Sep 21 1959
James Walter
Jan 27 1880 - Jan 23 1933
Joseph Lindsey
June 12 1882
Malvin Ellsworth
May 23 1884 - March 12 1958
Lillian Mae
Oct 18 1886 - July 27 1932
John's second wife was Margaret Piper Kellison
They had 3 children:
Hugh Donald (Captain)
Feb 15 1915 - July 2 1995
Mary Virginia
Aug 5 1916 - May 12 1989
Franklin Alfred
Nov 27 1919 - Sep 18 1980
John is a civil war veteran serving with Hamden's Independent 1st. Artillery Battery "F".Pennsylvania Volunteers John was in the battles of Chancellorsville & Gettysburg. According to the 1870 census, John worked as a carpenter.
John is buried in Pipertown Cemetery Pipertown WV
Sarah (Sally) Jane Buzzard is the daughter of George Buzzard & Elizabeth Scanlitt and was born Dec.10, 1846 in Harpers Ferry WV and died June 25, 1913 in Valier Pa. Sarah is one of ten children, the
others being George/Albert/Dennis/Margaret/Frances/Christina/
John/Joseph & Mary Virginia.
Sarah is buried in Valier Cemetery (Row 14 Perry Twsp) Valier Pa.
Margaret Irene Piper Kellison was born March 11 1882 in Silver Grove WV to John Piper & Mary Edehulberger and died Oct. 11 1935 in Silver Grove WV. Her 1st husband was Harry Kellison and they had a son Leslie Delmar and 2 daughters Catherine & Bertha
Margaret is buried in Piper Cemetery Pipertown WV
Nyman Chitister is the son of Daniel Chitister and Elizabeth Schrumm was born Oct. 25 1840 in Reynoldsville Pa. Nyman married Margaret Uplinger April 21 1861 and had 8 children.
John
1862 -
Parker
1863 -
Edwin
1866
Clymer
1868
Bertha Mae
Aug 12 1872 - May 12 1965
Cora
1875
William
1878
Frederick
1880
Nyman is a civil war veteran serving with the Pennsylvania Volunterers 105th Regiment 8th Reg)
(Jefferson County) Company "I".
Margaret Uplinger is the daughter of John Uplinger & Margaret Thomas was born April 8, 1841 in Rural Valley PA and died May 8, 1928 in Reynoldsville Pa. Margaret has a brother John Uplinger Jr.
Nyman & Margaret are buried in Reynoldsville Central Cemetery (Row 17 Winslow Twsp) Reynoldsville Pa.
John Wesley "Schokey" Rodgers is the son of John Smith Rodgers & Sarah Buzzard was born Aug 21 1877 in Punxsutawney and died Sep 21 1959 in Punxsutawney. J. Wesley married Alfarata "Alfa" Weaver May 1904 and they had 5 children
Harry Wesley
Mar 1907 - Oct 29 1984
RaymondRoy
June 10 1909 - May 1980
Melvin Oran
Oct 18 1911 - March 21 1959
Samuel Floyd
Aug 13 1914 - May 2 1977
Willavene
June 26 1917 - Dec. 8 1995
John Wesley was a farmer.
Alfa is a daughter of H. J. Weaver and Catherine McHenry was born April 12 1881 in Punxsutawney Pa and died Feb 24 1977 in Natronia Heights Pa
John Wesley and Alfa are buried in Valier Cemetery Valier Pa
George Elmer Rodgers is the son of John Smith Rodgers and Sarah Jane Buzzard was born Oct 5 1868 in
Punxsutawney. George married Bertha Mae Chittister June 22 1892 in Limestone New York
George and Bertha had 10 children
Cora Mae
Sep 5 1893 - Nov 11 1940
Myrtle Lucretia
June 22 1895 - June 18 1896
Florence Leila
March 2 1897 - Aug 16 1939
Sarah Margaret
July 25 1899 - June 15 1973
Howard Irwin
Sep 26 1901 - Feb 16 1977
John Nyman
Dec 20 1903 - June 11 1975
George Elmer II
April 23 1906 - March 17 1979
Laura Belle
Nov 21 1908 - Feb 12 1976
Jennifer Gertrude
Apri 14 1911 - Feb 14 1931
Burton Joseph
May 21 1913 - Oct 6 1996
Bertha Mae Chitister is the daughter of Nyman Chitister & Margaret Uplinger was born Aug. 12 1872 in Brookville Pa and died May 12 1965 in DuBois Pa
George was a coal miner
George & Bertha are buried in Greenwood Cemetery Punxsutawney Pa
Hugh Donald (Captain) Rodgers is the son of John Smith Rodgers & Margaret Piper was born Feb. 15 1915 in Punxsutawney PA and died July 2, 1995 in Silver Grove WV.
Captain wed Frances Madeline Piper and they had 6 children.
Shirley Faye
Earl Glen
Ronald Hugh
Kenneth Ray
Roy Michael
Norma Diane
Frances was born April 21 1921 in Silver Grove WV and died Aug. 25 1994 in Silver Grove WV.
Captain & Frances & Kenneth Ray are buried in Silver Grove
United Methodist Church Cemetery Silver Grove WV
Mary Virginia Rodgers is the daughter of John Smith Rodgers & Margaret Piper was born Aug. 5 1916 in Pipertown WV & died May 12 1989 in Ranson WV.
Mary Virginia wed Aldridge F. Staubs and they had 3 children
Paul David
Kenneth Lee
Barbara Ann
Mary Virginia & Aldrich are buried in Pleasanr View Memory Garden Martinsburg WV
Franklin Alfred Rodgers is the son of John Smith Rodgers & Margaret Piper was born Nov. 27 1919
in Silver Grove WV and died Sep. 18, 1980 at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center Martinsburg WV.
Frank wed Lillian Iona Wagaman.
Frank was a World War 2 Veteren serving in the U. S. Army
Lillian was born July 19 1912 in Jefferson County WV and died Jan. 19 1968 in Ransom WV.
Frank is buried in Pleasant View Memory Gardens Martinsburg WV
Lillian is buried in Edge Hill Cemetery Charles Town WV.
