- DANIEL SHELDON ROGERS, residing on section 32, Porter Township,
has passed his entire
- life in Rock County, where he was born on the 7th day of
April, 1850. He is the son of Daniel and Rachel (RHINEHART)
ROGERS, who were natives of New York, the father of German and
the mother of Scotch descent. His grandfather on his father's
side was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, while his grandfather
on his mother's side, served in the War of 1812, and was in the
United States service fourteen years, entering at the age of
eighteen. His ancestors, on his mother's side, emigrated to
this country about 1770, and on his father's side about 1766.
Daniel ROGERS was a farmer by occupation, and in 1822 removed
from New York to Michigan, before the territory was organized.
In 1846 he came to Wisconsin, and on the 13th day of September,
located in the town of Porter, where he purchased a farm on which
he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring March
11, 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel ROGERS had a family of four children
- Emily, who is now the wife of Nelson EVERSON, resides in Evansville;
Daniel, of this sketch, and two children who died in infancy.
Within the course of three or four years after the death of
her first husband, Mrs. ROGERS was again married becoming the
wife of Charles EVERSON, who enlisted in the late war, and gave
his life for the cause of freedom. Mrs. EVERSON is now residing
on section 30, in the town of Porter.
- The subject of this sketch when four years of age, went to
live in the home of his grandfather,
- where he remained until attaining his thirteenth year, when
he started out to fight life's battles for himself. Previous
to this time he had received a common school education in the
district schools, but not content to consider his education completed,
he resolved to continue his studies. He began working upon the
farm during the summer and with the wages received for his labor
paid his tuition for a term of schooling in the Evansville Academy,
and in this way he continued until he completed a two years course
in that institution. He afterwards took a private commercial
course with J. M. CREGG, of Evansville, which completed his educational
career. He has since however, pursued a course of reading which
has proved beneficial to him, and is well informed on all the
leading topics of the day.
- On the 1st day of April, 1874, Mr. ROGERS was united in marriage
with Miss Emma
- BARNARD, and to them have been born four children - Claude
DeWayne, who was born April 5, 1876; Zoe Elnora, Feb. 11, 1878;
Daniel Lamont, Oct. 19, 1881; Florence Maud, Jan. 15, 1884.
- Mr. and Mrs. ROGERS began their domestic life upon the farm
where they yet reside. He is now
- operating 320 acres of land that is highly improved and well
cultivated, and he makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred
stock, including hogs, cattle and horses. Mr. ROGERS is truly
a self-made man, for since the age of thirteen years he has been
dependent upon his own resources, beginning his business career
as a farm hand, yet by his enterprise, his industry and honest
labor has acquired a comfortable competence. He receives the
respect which he so richly deserves, and is a friend to all,
always having a kind word and cordial greeting for everyone.
Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging
to Lodge No. 99 A.F. & A.M., of Waucoma, in which he has
held all the offices, and is also a member of Evansville Chapter
R.A.M., No. 35. He has also received a diploma of the Oriental
Order of the Palm and Shell, one of the ancient degrees of Masonry,
which without doubt but few men in the State of Wisconsin have
taken. In politics, Mr. ROGERS is a Democrat. He votes from
principle, not for party, supporting a candidate because he thinks
him well able to fill office and not because he has been nominated
by a certain political organization.
-
- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 835-836.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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