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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Hon. James A. Rogers, a retired planter, residing at Brownsville, Tenn., was born in Alamance County, N. C., September 1, 1817, and is the son of John M. and Jane E. (Russell) Rogers, natives of North Carolina. Our subject came to Tennessee with his parents when but eight years of age, and located in Haywood County, on a plantation three miles west of Brownsville, and here received his education. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits from boyhood, and has dealt in real estate largely also. In 1847 he represented Haywood County in the State Legislature and in 1849 was re-elected. In 1851 he was elected and represented Haywood, Madison, Tipton and Lauderdale Counties in the State Senate, and was re-elected to that office in 1853, serving till 1854. He has been, and is now, an extensive land-holder, and now has about 4,000 acres of land in Haywood County. He was the principal stockholder of the Brownsville Manufacturing Company, and was president of the same. Mr. Rogers has been generally successful in all his business transactions and has always been regarded as one of Haywood County’s most substantial men. December, 1838, he was married to Barbara A. Foust, daughter of George and Maria D. Foust, of North Carolina. Mrs. Rogers died November 8, 1878. Our subject is a Democrat in politics, a Mason and a K. T.
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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Haywood County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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