December 25, 1855 to March 31, 1953
Siblings and Ancestors
Rogers Family (taken from
family Bible) and other information. Transcribed and compiled by Dorothy.
Pictures:
William
Owen Rogers From
Maine Coastal Portrait, Seth Low Press, 1959. Photograph by Kosti
Ruohomaa. Taken at the home of Clarence and Addie Rogers in Ingrahams
Hill. Submitted by Gerry L.
Coronet
Cover Submitted by Gertrude.
William
Owen Submitted by Dorothy.
William,
Harry, and Leroy Submitted by Dorothy.
William
Owen Rogers & Mary Almeda Submitted
by Mary and Jan.
William,
Mary and family First Row: Barbara Mae (?), Mary Almeda, James
Levi. Back Row: Rachel Armina, William Owen, Harriett Amelia. Submitted
by Nina.
William
Owen Rogers' family First Row: Clarence Henry, Robert
Cole, Gilbert Archer, James Levi. Second Row: Walter Abbott, Mary Almeda,
Harriet Rhoda, Leroy. Third Row: William Owen II, William Owen I. Submitted
by Gertrude.
William
Owen Rogers' family Back
Row: Harriet, Leroy, William II, Walter. Middle Row: Robert, William I,
Clarence. Front Row: Mary, Gilbert, James. Submitted by Sue.
William
Owen Rogers' grandchildren Left
to right: Loretta with Frances, Marie, Ruth, Edna with Shirley, Marguerite
with Norman, Madalyn, and Robert. Submitted by Gertrude.
Mary
and Nina (Hatch) Submitted
by Dorothy.
William
Owen Rogers' 97th birthday Nina (Robert's wife),
William Owen, Clarence. Submitted by Gertrude.
Home
in Rockland. Submitted by Dorothy.
Third
Generation A, B
Reunion 1994. Front Row: William
Owen Rogers III, Alice Rogers, Jaqueline Rogers. Back Row: Frances Ann
Rogers, Grace Gertrude Jones, Dorothy Mae Counce, Marguerite Jeannette
Jones, Richard Rogers, Shirley Mae Rogers, Ruth Louise Rogers, Madalyn
Louise Rogers, Alton Donald Rogers.
Articles (as printed):
Ship-workers,
Attention! Submitted by Dorothy.
Courier-Gazette
March 1920
Three Short
of 100 Years (Courier-Gazette)
Newspaper
Article Submitted by Gertrude.
William
Rogers, 97, Suicide By Shooting (Courier-Gazette)
Newspaper
Article Submitted by Gertrude.
William O.
Rogers, Obituary (Courier-Gazette)
Newspaper
Article Submitted by Gertrude.
Work Biography
in Dorothy's handwriting: (1,
2)
Courier-Gazette March 1920
William O. Rogers. The Republican candidate for representative to Legislature was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Dec. 25, 1856, and has resided in this country since 1881. He came to Rockland 27 years ago and was admitted to citizenship in 1900. He became a member of the organized labor forces in 1894, and a year later joined the Socialist Labor party. In 1900 he became affliated with the Socialist party, but withdrew from it two years ago because he was throughly opposed to the attitude of its leaders on some vital questions and especially in regard to the war.
He has always taken active interest in the Labor Union and holds the office of president of the ship Carpenters local union and vice president of the Central Labor Union. During the war he was elected labor member of the Community Labor Board and a director of the Federal Employment Bureau. In March 1920 he was elected to represent the laborers of Knox County at the State Chamber of Commerce and Agricultural League, of which he is now a member.
Submitted by Jan
Three Short of 100 Years
William Owen Rogers of Pleasant street, Rockland, observed his 97th birthday Sunday. To be sure it wasn't his birthday but he didn't want to have Christmas events and birthday affairs all tangled up in one period of 24 hours. It's been that way for almost a hundred years and this year I decided to do something about it, he commented.
This elderly gentleman, who was born in Cornwalls, King's County, Nova Scotia on Dec. 25, 1855, has been a resident of Rockland for a greater period than the life span of most men. He was born to James H., and Harriet Rogers and spent his youth in the Provinces, coming to Rockland in 1878.
Six of his children were with him for a family party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers in Owl's Head Sunday. Also, there was a good number of the 33 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren who look to him as the patriarch of the family.
When it came to a birthday cake, he couldn't see any sense in bothering with 97 candles. He just decided on the number to represent the years he is short of the century mark--just three.
A ship and house carpenter all his life, he worked in past years, in the heyday of wooden ship construction, in the Cobb-Butler yards, I.L. Snow Company, Dunn & Elliott and Washburn Brothers in Thomaston. His last employment was in the Oliver Perry repair yard in Rockland. In addition, he has worked in shipyards the length of the New England coast and on various house carpentering jobs over the years.
He found time from his labors and the caring for a family of eight children, to serve in the Maine legislature two terms in 1921 and 1923.
Children now living include: Leroy Rogers, Rockland; Mrs. Harriett Jones, Washington; James L. Rogers, Rockville; Gilbert A. Rogers, Rockland; Robert C. Rogers, Boothbay Harbor and Clarence H. Rogers of Owls Head.
Submitted by Gertrude
William Rogers, 97, Suicide By Shooting
William W. Rogers, 97, of 151 Pleasant Street shot and killed himself in the bathroom of his home this morning.
Medical examiner Dr. Charles D. North rendered a verdict of suicide by shooting.
Chief of Police Bernard Thompson said that the aged man used a 22 caliber to end his life. He was found in the bathroom of the home by his son, Leroy Rogers, who called police.
Submitted by Gertrude
William O. Rogers, Obituary
Funeral rites for the late William O. Rogers, 97, who died suddenly at his Pleasant street home Tuesday will be held at the Russell Funeral Home, Rockland, at 2 p.m., Saturday [April 4, 1953], with interment in Seaview cemetery. Rev. J. Charles MacDonald will conduct the services.
The deceased was born in Nova Scotia, Dec. 25, 1856, son of James H. and Harriet Tupper Rogers. In his younger years, he was prominent in local politics, serving two terms as a member of the legislature. After an early career at sea he came ashore nd took up the trade of shoemaker. Later on, he followed construction work as a carpenter and brick layer.
Surviving are five sons, Leroy and Gilbert of Rockland; James of Rockville; Robert, Boothbay Harbor; and Clarence of Ingram's Hill; one daughter, Harriet Jones of Washington; 34 grandchildren and 48 great grandchildren. A surviving sister, Mrs. Edna Martyn, lives at Beverly, Mass.
Submitted by Gertrude
Work Biography
Came from N.S. to East Machias 1888.
Father was ship carpenter, ran a mill making boat timbers. In that mill Grampa got his first knowledge of the work. Then came into this country, going to E. Machias in 1888, where he worked in the Talbot Yard, making three masted schooners.
He was not a ship carpenter all his life, however, for he soon went to Vermont as a joiner then went to work in Foxboro, Mass, as guard in a hospital then in Norwich, Conn. doing similar work.
Came back to shipwork doing a five year stretch with Sherman & Glover in Rockland building houses.
He went to Thomaston where Dunn & Elliot were making big four stackers and swapped between Dunn & Elliot and Washburns - then wintering in E. Providence, R.I. and Hoboken, where he worked for the Lang Yards.
Left Washburns in Thomaston, to go into employ of Snow Yard in Rockland - set up the first big bevel bandsaw and ran it for nine years.
For a short time thereafter he went to work for the Lime Syndicate doing trestle work but when the first World War came Grampa was ready to do his part in building ships for that conflict, and went to Cobbs' Yard where he worked their mill through the war, building four-masters and a huge sand barge for a Boston firm.
After the war Grampa worked in Oliver Perry's Yard near McLoon's wharf until about nine years ago when he retired.
Grampa was still active and read everything his boys brought home, so finally to keep him busy they started bringing to the house small boats in need of repair.
Grampa was representative in 1921-1923.
Submitted by Dorothy.