William Rogers^{[1, 2, 3]}

1797 - 1869  (71 years)

• Name	William Rogers
  Birth	1 Aug 1797	Estill County, , Kentucky, United States   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Burried	Mountain Springs Cemetery  [1]
  	His headstone reads: Revelation 14:13 "And I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit , that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them."
  Name	Billy
  Occupation	Oct 1834  [1]
  	Minister - Ordained
  Death	8 Jan 1869	Estill County, , Kentucky, United States   [3, 5]
  Burial	Mt. Springs, Estill County, Kentucky, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I4187	Emmert-Tipton
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Charles Rogers,   b. 1761, Virginia, , , United States d. 1810, Bourbon County, , Kentucky, United States (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Susannah Smith,   b. Bef 1765, Virginia, , , United States
  Marriage	Bef 1813  [6]
  Family ID	F8	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Larrison,   b. 1800, Lee County, , Kentucky, United States d. 1 Jan 1882, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	19 Jul 1813	Estill County, , Kentucky, United States   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Cynthia Rogers,   b. 1817, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. 1886 (Age 69 years)   2. George Martin Rogers,   b. 1819, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States + 3. Elizabeth "Betsy" "Kitty" Rogers,   b. 1820, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. 26 Apr 1897 (Age 77 years)   4. John Patton Rogers,   b. 1821, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States   5. James Rogers,   b. 1822, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. Bef 1883 (Age 60 years) + 6. Susan Rogers,   b. 1823, Cobb Hill, Estill County, Kentucky, United States   7. Joseph Rogers,   b. Abt 1826, Kentucky, , , United States   8. Nancy Rogers,   b. 6 Mar 1833, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. 27 Apr 1909 (Age 76 years)   9. Marcus David Rogers,   b. 5 Sep 1833, Kentucky, , , United States d. 11 Oct 1907 (Age 74 years)   10. Hiram Rogers,   b. 1834, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. 1907, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States (Age 73 years)   11. Hezekiah Rogers,   b. Mar 1836, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States   12. Abigail Rogers,   b. 4 May 1837, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. 29 May 1918, Powell County, , Kentucky, United States (Age 81 years)   13. Sarah Ann Rogers,   b. 1844, Estill County, , Kentucky, United States d. New Waverly, Cass County, Indiana, United States
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1 Aug 1797 - Estill County, , Kentucky, United States Marriage - 19 Jul 1813 - Estill County, , Kentucky, United States Death - 8 Jan 1869 - Estill County, , Kentucky, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  UID 3C62779C8F8F4D5E95AEAF4A3C3AEEC9E34E "William impressed Elder Samuel Rogers, a traveling minister, so much that several paragraphs are dedicated to him in his book "The Toils and Struggles of Olden Times". Samuel Rogers presented William's case to the board that ordained ministers and helped him to becomre ordained to preach, Oct. 1834. Mart Stewart remembered Elder Roger's ability to hold his audience attention. He also told how he would bring his gun to church with im to protect him from the animals. He also remembers that Billy had long flowing white hair and wore a heavy shawl in the winter. A famous sermon of William involved using a long rifle. He compared the rifle to the old and new testament. He stressed that you needed both parts of the Bible as you need both the fore and hind sight on your rifle. In 40 years of preaching Elder William baptized 2052 people according to his obituary in the "Louisville's Courier Journal". Another good accomplishment was having 22 children by his only wife, Abigail. Only 14 lived to adulthood. By his death they had given him 207 grandchildren. WIlliam as a mountain minister preached all along the Three Forks of the KY River. Brother Rogers was appointed in 1850 in the Old Ky. Christian Missionary as an evangelist in Owsley Co., Ky. which composed portion of Lee, Owsley, Estill, and Wolfe Counties Ky. In the "Lee Co., Ky. Centennial" in an articleon the Beattyville Christian Church Brother Billy Rogers from Clark Co., Ky. was the preacher responsible for the church organization. Another account has him in 1852 holding a successful revival at Proctor with more than 40 additions. They were meeting in an old house. After William and Abigail married Abigail taught him to read and write."

  
  

• Sources

  [S246] Ellen Rogers and Diane Rogers, The Rogers Family, (Kentucky: n.p., n.d.), 12. (Reliability: 3). [S3] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). [S11] gencabkup.ged (Reliability: 3). Date of Import: Jan 5, 2009 [S18] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (Reliability: 3). [S327] Family Search, Family Search, (Family Search . Familysearch.org.), (Familysearch.org : accessed 25 Apr 2011); Ancestral File Record; AFN: 1H4K-LGS. (Reliability: 3). [S327] Family Search, Family Search, (Family Search . Familysearch.org.), (Familysearch.org : accessed 25 Apr 2011); Ancestral File Record; AFN: 1H4K-LC6. (Reliability: 3).