Joe Alvin Rogers was born in Bee Branch, AR on 24 Sept. 1886. He was the son of Hugh Young Rogers (1838-1907) and Ruth Farley (1884-1891). He married Ida Cossey on 20 Dec. 1908. Ida was born 28 June 1892 in the Pine Mountain community near Bee Branch. She was the daughter of W.J.
"Mannie" (1847-1916) and Katherine "Kate" Hardin (1854-1934). Joe and Ida were married on the front porch of her parents' home.
Joe and Ida were the parents of ten children: William (1909-1981) married Elmer Dixon; Ruth (11 Feb. 1912) married John Hutchison; Luther (1914-1986) married Eleanor (?); Pearl (1916-1995) married Roy Baty; Jeweline (1919-1991) married James Rosbery: James (22 Jan. 1911) married first Judy Camden and then Lorene Tillman; Alma (12 Jan. 1925) married Isidro Lopez; Wendell (19 Mar. 1927) married Bobbie Jean Sneed; Billy (30 Sept. 1929) married first Bonnie Graham and then Mary Mundy; and Minnie Lois (11 April 1932) married Ed Tillman.
In addition to raising their ten children, Joe and Ida raised their grandson, Jimmy Dale, (the son of James) until he was ten years old. Joe and Ida lived on a farm in the Pine Mountain community. The farm was acquired from Ida's father who owned a large amount of land in the area. The entire Rogers family worked the land, raising the usual crops of cotton, corn, cattle and pigs. They also tended a large orchard and vegetable garden.
Even though times were hard and the family did not have an abundance of "extras", the children all agree that the one thing they did have was plenty of food! They all speak of the wonderful meals Ida prepared when they were all living at home. Joe was often sought out by farmers in the areas to "doctor" their farm animals. Farmers would send for Joe to help with their sick livestock, or when they had trouble with cows calving.
At some point in his life (probably in the 1920s) Joe attended Arnold's Barber School in Little Rock. He cut hair in Damascus for a time and later cut hair in his home at Pine Mountain. Much to his chagrin, his barber chair became the favorite plaything for visiting grandchildren. The area's economy was poor and the opportunities were few. So one by one the children left the farm to seek a better life. Some chose the military (all sons and one daughter) and some left the farm through marriage.
After all the children had left, Joe and Ida sold the farm; however, before another home could be purchased, Ida died. Ida had gone to the home of her son, Wendell, to welcome the arrival of his newborn son. She met the ambulance which carried her daughter-in-law and new grandson and gently carried the newest member of the Rogers family into the house. After she had made certain that her grandson was settled in his new home, she set about preparing lunch. Before she could finish, she collapsed and never regained consciousness. She died from a massive stroke the same day, 22 Feb. 1950. She is buried in Pine Mountain Cemetery,
After Ida's death, Joe bought a small house in Bee Branch. He continued to live in the same house for the next twenty years and was a fixture in the community. He never drove an automobile, so he made the quarter-mile trip to and from town by foot. He usually made this walk four times daily. In warm weather, his favorite place was a bench on the front porch of Rome Roger's store where many of the older male citizens of Bee Branch gathered each day to talk and play dominoes.
"Mannie" (1847-1916) and Katherine "Kate" Hardin (1854-1934). Joe and Ida were married on the front porch of her parents' home.
Joe and Ida were the parents of ten children: William (1909-1981) married Elmer Dixon; Ruth (11 Feb. 1912) married John Hutchison; Luther (1914-1986) married Eleanor (?); Pearl (1916-1995) married Roy Baty; Jeweline (1919-1991) married James Rosbery: James (22 Jan. 1911) married first Judy Camden and then Lorene Tillman; Alma (12 Jan. 1925) married Isidro Lopez; Wendell (19 Mar. 1927) married Bobbie Jean Sneed; Billy (30 Sept. 1929) married first Bonnie Graham and then Mary Mundy; and Minnie Lois (11 April 1932) married Ed Tillman.
In addition to raising their ten children, Joe and Ida raised their grandson, Jimmy Dale, (the son of James) until he was ten years old. Joe and Ida lived on a farm in the Pine Mountain community. The farm was acquired from Ida's father who owned a large amount of land in the area. The entire Rogers family worked the land, raising the usual crops of cotton, corn, cattle and pigs. They also tended a large orchard and vegetable garden.
Even though times were hard and the family did not have an abundance of "extras", the children all agree that the one thing they did have was plenty of food! They all speak of the wonderful meals Ida prepared when they were all living at home. Joe was often sought out by farmers in the areas to "doctor" their farm animals. Farmers would send for Joe to help with their sick livestock, or when they had trouble with cows calving.
At some point in his life (probably in the 1920s) Joe attended Arnold's Barber School in Little Rock. He cut hair in Damascus for a time and later cut hair in his home at Pine Mountain. Much to his chagrin, his barber chair became the favorite plaything for visiting grandchildren. The area's economy was poor and the opportunities were few. So one by one the children left the farm to seek a better life. Some chose the military (all sons and one daughter) and some left the farm through marriage.
After all the children had left, Joe and Ida sold the farm; however, before another home could be purchased, Ida died. Ida had gone to the home of her son, Wendell, to welcome the arrival of his newborn son. She met the ambulance which carried her daughter-in-law and new grandson and gently carried the newest member of the Rogers family into the house. After she had made certain that her grandson was settled in his new home, she set about preparing lunch. Before she could finish, she collapsed and never regained consciousness. She died from a massive stroke the same day, 22 Feb. 1950. She is buried in Pine Mountain Cemetery,
After Ida's death, Joe bought a small house in Bee Branch. He continued to live in the same house for the next twenty years and was a fixture in the community. He never drove an automobile, so he made the quarter-mile trip to and from town by foot. He usually made this walk four times daily. In warm weather, his favorite place was a bench on the front porch of Rome Roger's store where many of the older male citizens of Bee Branch gathered each day to talk and play dominoes.
Joe Alvin Rogers was born in Bee Branch, AR on 24 Sept. 1886. He was the son of Hugh Young Rogers (1838-1907) and Ruth Farley (1884-1891). He married Ida Cossey on 20 Dec. 1908. Ida was born 28 June 1892 in the Pine Mountain community near Bee Branch. She was the daughter of W.J.
"Mannie" (1847-1916) and Katherine "Kate" Hardin (1854-1934). Joe and Ida were married on the front porch of her parents' home.
Joe and Ida were the parents of ten children: William (1909-1981) married Elmer Dixon; Ruth (11 Feb. 1912) married John Hutchison; Luther (1914-1986) married Eleanor (?); Pearl (1916-1995) married Roy Baty; Jeweline (1919-1991) married James Rosbery: James (22 Jan. 1911) married first Judy Camden and then Lorene Tillman; Alma (12 Jan. 1925) married Isidro Lopez; Wendell (19 Mar. 1927) married Bobbie Jean Sneed; Billy (30 Sept. 1929) married first Bonnie Graham and then Mary Mundy; and Minnie Lois (11 April 1932) married Ed Tillman.
In addition to raising their ten children, Joe and Ida raised their grandson, Jimmy Dale, (the son of James) until he was ten years old. Joe and Ida lived on a farm in the Pine Mountain community. The farm was acquired from Ida's father who owned a large amount of land in the area. The entire Rogers family worked the land, raising the usual crops of cotton, corn, cattle and pigs. They also tended a large orchard and vegetable garden.
Even though times were hard and the family did not have an abundance of "extras", the children all agree that the one thing they did have was plenty of food! They all speak of the wonderful meals Ida prepared when they were all living at home. Joe was often sought out by farmers in the areas to "doctor" their farm animals. Farmers would send for Joe to help with their sick livestock, or when they had trouble with cows calving.
At some point in his life (probably in the 1920s) Joe attended Arnold's Barber School in Little Rock. He cut hair in Damascus for a time and later cut hair in his home at Pine Mountain. Much to his chagrin, his barber chair became the favorite plaything for visiting grandchildren. The area's economy was poor and the opportunities were few. So one by one the children left the farm to seek a better life. Some chose the military (all sons and one daughter) and some left the farm through marriage.
After all the children had left, Joe and Ida sold the farm; however, before another home could be purchased, Ida died. Ida had gone to the home of her son, Wendell, to welcome the arrival of his newborn son. She met the ambulance which carried her daughter-in-law and new grandson and gently carried the newest member of the Rogers family into the house. After she had made certain that her grandson was settled in his new home, she set about preparing lunch. Before she could finish, she collapsed and never regained consciousness. She died from a massive stroke the same day, 22 Feb. 1950. She is buried in Pine Mountain Cemetery,
After Ida's death, Joe bought a small house in Bee Branch. He continued to live in the same house for the next twenty years and was a fixture in the community. He never drove an automobile, so he made the quarter-mile trip to and from town by foot. He usually made this walk four times daily. In warm weather, his favorite place was a bench on the front porch of Rome Roger's store where many of the older male citizens of Bee Branch gathered each day to talk and play dominoes.
"Mannie" (1847-1916) and Katherine "Kate" Hardin (1854-1934). Joe and Ida were married on the front porch of her parents' home.
Joe and Ida were the parents of ten children: William (1909-1981) married Elmer Dixon; Ruth (11 Feb. 1912) married John Hutchison; Luther (1914-1986) married Eleanor (?); Pearl (1916-1995) married Roy Baty; Jeweline (1919-1991) married James Rosbery: James (22 Jan. 1911) married first Judy Camden and then Lorene Tillman; Alma (12 Jan. 1925) married Isidro Lopez; Wendell (19 Mar. 1927) married Bobbie Jean Sneed; Billy (30 Sept. 1929) married first Bonnie Graham and then Mary Mundy; and Minnie Lois (11 April 1932) married Ed Tillman.
In addition to raising their ten children, Joe and Ida raised their grandson, Jimmy Dale, (the son of James) until he was ten years old. Joe and Ida lived on a farm in the Pine Mountain community. The farm was acquired from Ida's father who owned a large amount of land in the area. The entire Rogers family worked the land, raising the usual crops of cotton, corn, cattle and pigs. They also tended a large orchard and vegetable garden.
Even though times were hard and the family did not have an abundance of "extras", the children all agree that the one thing they did have was plenty of food! They all speak of the wonderful meals Ida prepared when they were all living at home. Joe was often sought out by farmers in the areas to "doctor" their farm animals. Farmers would send for Joe to help with their sick livestock, or when they had trouble with cows calving.
At some point in his life (probably in the 1920s) Joe attended Arnold's Barber School in Little Rock. He cut hair in Damascus for a time and later cut hair in his home at Pine Mountain. Much to his chagrin, his barber chair became the favorite plaything for visiting grandchildren. The area's economy was poor and the opportunities were few. So one by one the children left the farm to seek a better life. Some chose the military (all sons and one daughter) and some left the farm through marriage.
After all the children had left, Joe and Ida sold the farm; however, before another home could be purchased, Ida died. Ida had gone to the home of her son, Wendell, to welcome the arrival of his newborn son. She met the ambulance which carried her daughter-in-law and new grandson and gently carried the newest member of the Rogers family into the house. After she had made certain that her grandson was settled in his new home, she set about preparing lunch. Before she could finish, she collapsed and never regained consciousness. She died from a massive stroke the same day, 22 Feb. 1950. She is buried in Pine Mountain Cemetery,
After Ida's death, Joe bought a small house in Bee Branch. He continued to live in the same house for the next twenty years and was a fixture in the community. He never drove an automobile, so he made the quarter-mile trip to and from town by foot. He usually made this walk four times daily. In warm weather, his favorite place was a bench on the front porch of Rome Roger's store where many of the older male citizens of Bee Branch gathered each day to talk and play dominoes.
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