22 OCT 2020, Added gender. Original bio content from creator of the memorial is below the divider.
09 JAN 2021, Informational SAC: Per the Tennessee Indian Agency File Folder, Roger's Cherokee name is "Mouse Eaten" * https://www.fold3.com/image/2053255
If we had the Cherokee version of this rather than the English, a look at the bound pronoun could prove quite helpful to the actual meaning of his name.
[Courtesy of Contributor: ᏦᎭG ᏣᏑᏰᏓ (47781141) Thanks!]
28 DEC 2021 Informational SAC from the Archivist of the Congressional Cemetery: see below.*
17 FEB 2022 SAC received on wife's memorial showing she actually died in Indian Territory in 1850. Her place of burial is not verified, some feel she was buried with her husband, but the Congressional Cemetery has no record.
19 FEB 2022 SAC from living descendant pointing out that this John Rogers has been incorrectly identified as "Nollichucky~Nolichucky Jack." Note: The Nolichucky River is located in Northern Tennessee. Capt John Rogers Jr and his family is documented in the area of the Hiwassee River in Southwestern Tennessee.
26 FEB 2022 SAC to add link to his father.
11 MAR 2022 SAC "Suggested edit: " ... I have discovered, on a Fold3 document, that the label "Mouse Eaten" appears to me, at least until my cousins and I do some further investigation, to be a note that the document was chewed upon by a rodent. ... We also found that other documents in this microfiche appear to be mouse eaten as well, while others were intact." [Courtesy of Contributor Lorie Coker McElhaney (49884565)"] Removed as a nickname.~Born in Cherokee Nation; Principal Chief, Cherokees, Arkansas, 1839 while in Washington D C, on Cherokee Nation business, Capt. Rogers died, & his wife Elizabeth also died in the District, buried here. He was the son of John Hellfire Rogers Sr. & Elizabeth [Emory, (Cherokee) Due - Rogers. F/o 8 children, including Isaac Rogers.]
* The National Intelligencer, June 13, 1846
Rogers. At Mrs. Townley's in this city last evening about 7 o'clock, Captain John Rogers, Principal Chief of the Western Cherokees, aged about 70 years. His funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this evening from his late boarding house opposite Galabrun's on Pennsylvania avenue where his friends are invited to attend.
Capt. John Rogers settled in Dardanelle, Arkansas in 1821. He was the last chief of the "Old Settler" Cherokees. He died in Washington in 1846. The wives of John and James Rogers were sisters.
Capt. John Rodgers was the son of John Rodgers, Sr. who was ... John Rodgers, Sr's, first wife was Elizabeth Due (nee Emory) and his second wife was his step-daughter, Jennie Due.∼John setted at Dardanelle Arkansas in 1821 Captain John was the last Chief of the old Setter'' of the Cherkees he died at Washington and buried at National Cemetery. the Wives of John and James Rogers were Sisters.
John Rogers Jr., who was born about 1776. John Jr. is also known as Captain John Rogers for his service with the Cherokee troops of General Andrew Jackson in the Creek Wars. He was elected Chief after the death of his uncle, Chief OO-LOO-TES KEE or John Jolly. John Jr. died at the home of Mrs. Eugenia Townsley, in Washington, D.C., June 12, 1846, while presenting his claims for possession or reimbursement for the salt works. The Rogers were supplanted by John Ross, leader of the anti-treaty party, who became chief of the Cherokees after the general Removal in 1826. Captain John Rogers and Colonel A. P. Chouteau had established the salt works on the east side of the Grand River, near the present town of Salina, in Mayes County, Oklahoma. They manufactured large quantities of salt which was sold to the garrison at Fort Gibson as well as the Cherokees and other Indian tribes. Chouteau died in 1832 - possession passing to Rogers. Then John Ross, Principal Chief, in the name of the Cherokees, took over the salt works and gave the concession to his brother, Lewis Ross. Ross asserted the springs were the property of the national domain of the Cherokee tribe and might be leased to a new party if deemed expedient. Captain and Chief John Rogers, Jr., is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There were three Cherokees buried about the same time; John Rogers, Jr., Thomas W. Starr and W. B. West. Their grave sites are #89-90-91, Range 40. [His grave has no head stone. - incorrect]
09 JAN 2021, Informational SAC: Per the Tennessee Indian Agency File Folder, Roger's Cherokee name is "Mouse Eaten" * https://www.fold3.com/image/2053255
If we had the Cherokee version of this rather than the English, a look at the bound pronoun could prove quite helpful to the actual meaning of his name.
[Courtesy of Contributor: ᏦᎭG ᏣᏑᏰᏓ (47781141) Thanks!]
28 DEC 2021 Informational SAC from the Archivist of the Congressional Cemetery: see below.*
17 FEB 2022 SAC received on wife's memorial showing she actually died in Indian Territory in 1850. Her place of burial is not verified, some feel she was buried with her husband, but the Congressional Cemetery has no record.
19 FEB 2022 SAC from living descendant pointing out that this John Rogers has been incorrectly identified as "Nollichucky~Nolichucky Jack." Note: The Nolichucky River is located in Northern Tennessee. Capt John Rogers Jr and his family is documented in the area of the Hiwassee River in Southwestern Tennessee.
26 FEB 2022 SAC to add link to his father.
11 MAR 2022 SAC "Suggested edit: " ... I have discovered, on a Fold3 document, that the label "Mouse Eaten" appears to me, at least until my cousins and I do some further investigation, to be a note that the document was chewed upon by a rodent. ... We also found that other documents in this microfiche appear to be mouse eaten as well, while others were intact." [Courtesy of Contributor Lorie Coker McElhaney (49884565)"] Removed as a nickname.~Born in Cherokee Nation; Principal Chief, Cherokees, Arkansas, 1839 while in Washington D C, on Cherokee Nation business, Capt. Rogers died, & his wife Elizabeth also died in the District, buried here. He was the son of John Hellfire Rogers Sr. & Elizabeth [Emory, (Cherokee) Due - Rogers. F/o 8 children, including Isaac Rogers.]
* The National Intelligencer, June 13, 1846
Rogers. At Mrs. Townley's in this city last evening about 7 o'clock, Captain John Rogers, Principal Chief of the Western Cherokees, aged about 70 years. His funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this evening from his late boarding house opposite Galabrun's on Pennsylvania avenue where his friends are invited to attend.
Capt. John Rogers settled in Dardanelle, Arkansas in 1821. He was the last chief of the "Old Settler" Cherokees. He died in Washington in 1846. The wives of John and James Rogers were sisters.
Capt. John Rodgers was the son of John Rodgers, Sr. who was ... John Rodgers, Sr's, first wife was Elizabeth Due (nee Emory) and his second wife was his step-daughter, Jennie Due.∼John setted at Dardanelle Arkansas in 1821 Captain John was the last Chief of the old Setter'' of the Cherkees he died at Washington and buried at National Cemetery. the Wives of John and James Rogers were Sisters.
John Rogers Jr., who was born about 1776. John Jr. is also known as Captain John Rogers for his service with the Cherokee troops of General Andrew Jackson in the Creek Wars. He was elected Chief after the death of his uncle, Chief OO-LOO-TES KEE or John Jolly. John Jr. died at the home of Mrs. Eugenia Townsley, in Washington, D.C., June 12, 1846, while presenting his claims for possession or reimbursement for the salt works. The Rogers were supplanted by John Ross, leader of the anti-treaty party, who became chief of the Cherokees after the general Removal in 1826. Captain John Rogers and Colonel A. P. Chouteau had established the salt works on the east side of the Grand River, near the present town of Salina, in Mayes County, Oklahoma. They manufactured large quantities of salt which was sold to the garrison at Fort Gibson as well as the Cherokees and other Indian tribes. Chouteau died in 1832 - possession passing to Rogers. Then John Ross, Principal Chief, in the name of the Cherokees, took over the salt works and gave the concession to his brother, Lewis Ross. Ross asserted the springs were the property of the national domain of the Cherokee tribe and might be leased to a new party if deemed expedient. Captain and Chief John Rogers, Jr., is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There were three Cherokees buried about the same time; John Rogers, Jr., Thomas W. Starr and W. B. West. Their grave sites are #89-90-91, Range 40. [His grave has no head stone. - incorrect]
22 OCT 2020, Added gender. Original bio content from creator of the memorial is below the divider.
09 JAN 2021, Informational SAC: Per the Tennessee Indian Agency File Folder, Roger's Cherokee name is "Mouse Eaten" * https://www.fold3.com/image/2053255
If we had the Cherokee version of this rather than the English, a look at the bound pronoun could prove quite helpful to the actual meaning of his name.
[Courtesy of Contributor: ᏦᎭG ᏣᏑᏰᏓ (47781141) Thanks!]
28 DEC 2021 Informational SAC from the Archivist of the Congressional Cemetery: see below.*
17 FEB 2022 SAC received on wife's memorial showing she actually died in Indian Territory in 1850. Her place of burial is not verified, some feel she was buried with her husband, but the Congressional Cemetery has no record.
19 FEB 2022 SAC from living descendant pointing out that this John Rogers has been incorrectly identified as "Nollichucky~Nolichucky Jack." Note: The Nolichucky River is located in Northern Tennessee. Capt John Rogers Jr and his family is documented in the area of the Hiwassee River in Southwestern Tennessee.
26 FEB 2022 SAC to add link to his father.
11 MAR 2022 SAC "Suggested edit: " ... I have discovered, on a Fold3 document, that the label "Mouse Eaten" appears to me, at least until my cousins and I do some further investigation, to be a note that the document was chewed upon by a rodent. ... We also found that other documents in this microfiche appear to be mouse eaten as well, while others were intact." [Courtesy of Contributor Lorie Coker McElhaney (49884565)"] Removed as a nickname.~Born in Cherokee Nation; Principal Chief, Cherokees, Arkansas, 1839 while in Washington D C, on Cherokee Nation business, Capt. Rogers died, & his wife Elizabeth also died in the District, buried here. He was the son of John Hellfire Rogers Sr. & Elizabeth [Emory, (Cherokee) Due - Rogers. F/o 8 children, including Isaac Rogers.]
* The National Intelligencer, June 13, 1846
Rogers. At Mrs. Townley's in this city last evening about 7 o'clock, Captain John Rogers, Principal Chief of the Western Cherokees, aged about 70 years. His funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this evening from his late boarding house opposite Galabrun's on Pennsylvania avenue where his friends are invited to attend.
Capt. John Rogers settled in Dardanelle, Arkansas in 1821. He was the last chief of the "Old Settler" Cherokees. He died in Washington in 1846. The wives of John and James Rogers were sisters.
Capt. John Rodgers was the son of John Rodgers, Sr. who was ... John Rodgers, Sr's, first wife was Elizabeth Due (nee Emory) and his second wife was his step-daughter, Jennie Due.∼John setted at Dardanelle Arkansas in 1821 Captain John was the last Chief of the old Setter'' of the Cherkees he died at Washington and buried at National Cemetery. the Wives of John and James Rogers were Sisters.
John Rogers Jr., who was born about 1776. John Jr. is also known as Captain John Rogers for his service with the Cherokee troops of General Andrew Jackson in the Creek Wars. He was elected Chief after the death of his uncle, Chief OO-LOO-TES KEE or John Jolly. John Jr. died at the home of Mrs. Eugenia Townsley, in Washington, D.C., June 12, 1846, while presenting his claims for possession or reimbursement for the salt works. The Rogers were supplanted by John Ross, leader of the anti-treaty party, who became chief of the Cherokees after the general Removal in 1826. Captain John Rogers and Colonel A. P. Chouteau had established the salt works on the east side of the Grand River, near the present town of Salina, in Mayes County, Oklahoma. They manufactured large quantities of salt which was sold to the garrison at Fort Gibson as well as the Cherokees and other Indian tribes. Chouteau died in 1832 - possession passing to Rogers. Then John Ross, Principal Chief, in the name of the Cherokees, took over the salt works and gave the concession to his brother, Lewis Ross. Ross asserted the springs were the property of the national domain of the Cherokee tribe and might be leased to a new party if deemed expedient. Captain and Chief John Rogers, Jr., is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There were three Cherokees buried about the same time; John Rogers, Jr., Thomas W. Starr and W. B. West. Their grave sites are #89-90-91, Range 40. [His grave has no head stone. - incorrect]
09 JAN 2021, Informational SAC: Per the Tennessee Indian Agency File Folder, Roger's Cherokee name is "Mouse Eaten" * https://www.fold3.com/image/2053255
If we had the Cherokee version of this rather than the English, a look at the bound pronoun could prove quite helpful to the actual meaning of his name.
[Courtesy of Contributor: ᏦᎭG ᏣᏑᏰᏓ (47781141) Thanks!]
28 DEC 2021 Informational SAC from the Archivist of the Congressional Cemetery: see below.*
17 FEB 2022 SAC received on wife's memorial showing she actually died in Indian Territory in 1850. Her place of burial is not verified, some feel she was buried with her husband, but the Congressional Cemetery has no record.
19 FEB 2022 SAC from living descendant pointing out that this John Rogers has been incorrectly identified as "Nollichucky~Nolichucky Jack." Note: The Nolichucky River is located in Northern Tennessee. Capt John Rogers Jr and his family is documented in the area of the Hiwassee River in Southwestern Tennessee.
26 FEB 2022 SAC to add link to his father.
11 MAR 2022 SAC "Suggested edit: " ... I have discovered, on a Fold3 document, that the label "Mouse Eaten" appears to me, at least until my cousins and I do some further investigation, to be a note that the document was chewed upon by a rodent. ... We also found that other documents in this microfiche appear to be mouse eaten as well, while others were intact." [Courtesy of Contributor Lorie Coker McElhaney (49884565)"] Removed as a nickname.~Born in Cherokee Nation; Principal Chief, Cherokees, Arkansas, 1839 while in Washington D C, on Cherokee Nation business, Capt. Rogers died, & his wife Elizabeth also died in the District, buried here. He was the son of John Hellfire Rogers Sr. & Elizabeth [Emory, (Cherokee) Due - Rogers. F/o 8 children, including Isaac Rogers.]
* The National Intelligencer, June 13, 1846
Rogers. At Mrs. Townley's in this city last evening about 7 o'clock, Captain John Rogers, Principal Chief of the Western Cherokees, aged about 70 years. His funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this evening from his late boarding house opposite Galabrun's on Pennsylvania avenue where his friends are invited to attend.
Capt. John Rogers settled in Dardanelle, Arkansas in 1821. He was the last chief of the "Old Settler" Cherokees. He died in Washington in 1846. The wives of John and James Rogers were sisters.
Capt. John Rodgers was the son of John Rodgers, Sr. who was ... John Rodgers, Sr's, first wife was Elizabeth Due (nee Emory) and his second wife was his step-daughter, Jennie Due.∼John setted at Dardanelle Arkansas in 1821 Captain John was the last Chief of the old Setter'' of the Cherkees he died at Washington and buried at National Cemetery. the Wives of John and James Rogers were Sisters.
John Rogers Jr., who was born about 1776. John Jr. is also known as Captain John Rogers for his service with the Cherokee troops of General Andrew Jackson in the Creek Wars. He was elected Chief after the death of his uncle, Chief OO-LOO-TES KEE or John Jolly. John Jr. died at the home of Mrs. Eugenia Townsley, in Washington, D.C., June 12, 1846, while presenting his claims for possession or reimbursement for the salt works. The Rogers were supplanted by John Ross, leader of the anti-treaty party, who became chief of the Cherokees after the general Removal in 1826. Captain John Rogers and Colonel A. P. Chouteau had established the salt works on the east side of the Grand River, near the present town of Salina, in Mayes County, Oklahoma. They manufactured large quantities of salt which was sold to the garrison at Fort Gibson as well as the Cherokees and other Indian tribes. Chouteau died in 1832 - possession passing to Rogers. Then John Ross, Principal Chief, in the name of the Cherokees, took over the salt works and gave the concession to his brother, Lewis Ross. Ross asserted the springs were the property of the national domain of the Cherokee tribe and might be leased to a new party if deemed expedient. Captain and Chief John Rogers, Jr., is buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. There were three Cherokees buried about the same time; John Rogers, Jr., Thomas W. Starr and W. B. West. Their grave sites are #89-90-91, Range 40. [His grave has no head stone. - incorrect]
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