He was born in Marne, South Dithmarschen Co., Holstein, Danish Germany. He married Christina Hanke / Honcke / Hohnke 9-28-1854. family immigrated to lake co., Illinois 1854. Name was originally Rathje & Rathjen. His brother is John Rogers & his sister is Wiebke (Rogers - Rathje) Johnson, in this cemetery. given names were Jurgen = George & Joachum = John. Georges wife was Christina. The three Rathje brothers & a sister all got married in Lake county iIlinois 9-28-1854 near Vernon Twp..= Frederick, John, Yurgen = George & sister Margaret. Obit says surviving children = Mrs. lLzzie Schultz of Biscay, Minn., Mrs. Maggie/ Margaret Sheffner of Hay Springs, Nebraska. Mrs. Lena (= Magdalena) Valker (= Mrs. Wm Valker) of Wahpeton, No. Dakota., Mrs. Hanna Zierke of Crow Wing Co., Minn., Fred Rogers of Glencoe, Minn., Henriette of Glencoe, Minn.. Deceased brothers John Rogers of Glencoe, Minn. and Fred Rogers of Davenport, Iowa. one sister living in Germany. George's nephew Sherriff Joseph John Rogers was killed by drifters in 1896. He is on the 1880 Glencoe census with his father John Rogers & mother Margaret. The McLeod county naturalization paper says George Rogers born in Holstein. arrived NY. port 1854. his nephew Sheriff Joseph John Rogers no. is 48317444 & 114608229.
He was born in Marne, South Dithmarschen Co., Holstein, Danish Germany. He married Christina Hanke / Honcke / Hohnke 9-28-1854. family immigrated to lake co., Illinois 1854. Name was originally Rathje & Rathjen. His brother is John Rogers & his sister is Wiebke (Rogers - Rathje) Johnson, in this cemetery. given names were Jurgen = George & Joachum = John. Georges wife was Christina. The three Rathje brothers & a sister all got married in Lake county iIlinois 9-28-1854 near Vernon Twp..= Frederick, John, Yurgen = George & sister Margaret. Obit says surviving children = Mrs. lLzzie Schultz of Biscay, Minn., Mrs. Maggie/ Margaret Sheffner of Hay Springs, Nebraska. Mrs. Lena (= Magdalena) Valker (= Mrs. Wm Valker) of Wahpeton, No. Dakota., Mrs. Hanna Zierke of Crow Wing Co., Minn., Fred Rogers of Glencoe, Minn., Henriette of Glencoe, Minn.. Deceased brothers John Rogers of Glencoe, Minn. and Fred Rogers of Davenport, Iowa. one sister living in Germany. George's nephew Sherriff Joseph John Rogers was killed by drifters in 1896. He is on the 1880 Glencoe census with his father John Rogers & mother Margaret. The McLeod county naturalization paper says George Rogers born in Holstein. arrived NY. port 1854. his nephew Sheriff Joseph John Rogers no. is 48317444 & 114608229.
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