SOLOMON ROGERS was born in Bedford County, Penn., October 10, 1817, and was the youngest of the fourteen children of Eli and Mary Rogers, also natives of Pennsylvania. When a mere child, Solomon was left an orphan, and was reared until fifteen by a brother in Wayne County, Ohio; two years more of his young life he spent with an uncle, and then began the conflict with the world unaided. His education was rather limited, but he had a natural aptitude for mechanics, and after a short time passed in farm labor he began work as a cooper, and followed the business for a number of years. May 27, 1841, he married Miss Cordelia Rogers in Morrow County, Ohio, she being a native of Richland County, and born January 17, 1827. They became the parents of six children, viz.: George W., Margaret E., Catharine, Jonathan, Samuel H. and Emily. Of these, Catharine is the only one now living. The eldest son, George W., lost his life in the late war. Mrs. Rogers died January 15, 1856, and February 24, 1856, Mr. Rogers married Mrs. Marilla Sullivan, who was born in Canandaigua, N.Y., December 7,1828. In 1843, Mr. Rogers moved to Fulton County, Ohio; in 1864, he moved to Butler, Ind., and in 1876 he came to Stryker, this township, where he has ever since resided, almost exclusively engaged in bee culture, and he is now probably the most successful and best posted apiarist in Northwestern Ohio. His hives are of his own invention, and he handles only Italian and Cyprian bees, of which he has about 200 colonies. Mr. Rogers is quite liberal in his religious views, and equally so in politics, although he always threw his influence against the pro-slavery party. He was Postmaster and express agent while living at Butler, and also carried on there a jewelry establishment. While residing in Fulton County, he worked at carpentering, and everywhere has been regarded with respect and esteem by his fellow-citizens.
County of Williams, Ohio: historical and biographical, with an outline ...
By Weston Arthur Goodspeed, Charles Blanchard