Records show his birth was in 1888 at Burlington, Iowa, although he seemed to think it was a year later. He was the youngest son of Roswell Noyes Rogers and Emily "Amy" Louise Munden.
He joined siblings in Clarksville, Missouri, in the 19-teens, where he worked as a laborer for his brothers-in-law, who owned the Ingersoll Brothers Box Company. He later worked for many years as a teamster, mostly for the Ewert and Richter Company in Davenport (even after he was charged with petty theft against them!). During WWI, his wife's brother William F. Schafer also worked there. Union records show he was very erratic in paying his dues to the Local. Grandson Joe also recalled him as a night watchman at a cookie factory after WWII.
He was married three times: once in 1914 in Pike County, Missouri, to widowed Mrs. Anna M. (Fortune) Brown, who had children: Mabel, Frances, Lawrence, and Willana. (Clarksville MO newspapers show they opened a "Rogers Restaurant," but later articles implied the marriage was troubled, as she spent more time away.) Then in 1917 in Davenport IA, he married Caroline Schafer with whom he had two children. He married thirdly in 1926 to Clara D. (Carstensen) Wright, who had two young boys from a previous marriage. All three marriages ended in divorce, the latter in 1931. It is not known if he formally married a woman named Frances I. [Rogers] or not. She was indicated as a wife (perhaps common-law) in Davenport city directories for 1933-1936. A grandniece said she once saw him at a family gathering all alone and pitied him. She was told that he'd made his bed and now had to lie in it.
He had no known military service. His daughter Albertine claimed he had been about to sign up for WWI, but the war ended. His Navy son Will visited him during WWII, finding him in a tavern in Davenport. Will was directed to a bar where Clarence had just tossed a man out the door. Clarence and two of his brothers were known as drinkers and brawlers. He was named in a short June 1926 "Davenport Democrat and Leader" article as having spent several weeks in jail for possession of liquor, which violated Prohibition laws. (He may have been arrested while in the company of some woman, as a "Caroline Rogers" is also mentioned in the article. That is unlikely to have actually been her name, since Caroline had remarried in 1925 to James Stewart in Denver.) He may have also been the taxi driver previously named in a Nov. 1925 "Democrat and Leader" article being sentenced to three days in jail for speeding. He was not able to pay the $10 fine (for driving 45 mph). His employer, Max Alter, had claimed the cab could not go that fast, but the officer testified he'd matched the speed.
According to family stories, Clarence strained his wife Caroline's relations with her Schafer family. When he humiliated her and she disappeared with the two kids, he went looking for them at the farm house of her pregnant sister. This followed a ranting profanity-laced letter demanding to know where they were. The early births of twins Mae and Ray Schulz were believed brought on by his frightened sister-in-law Tena Shulz running into the fields looking for her husband. Baby Ray did not survive.
His daughter Albertine believed - as did some of his siblings - that their Rogers ancestry was Irish. His wife Caroline cooking corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and his nickname of "Duffy" reinforced this myth. An old gentleman of the Carroll banking family in Clarksville, Missouri, stated he was called Duffy only because he liked his Duffy's brand of malt whiskey so much! Mr. Carroll said Clarence was a bit of a joker, once seeing a snake pop out of Clarence's pocket while he was talking to someone. He also described Clarence and his brothers Charlie and Harry as always being "on the wages end of things."
An obituary appeared in the Apr 14, 1964, issue of the Quad City Times. His daughter Albertine ("Ginger") arranged for the installation of his headstone.
He joined siblings in Clarksville, Missouri, in the 19-teens, where he worked as a laborer for his brothers-in-law, who owned the Ingersoll Brothers Box Company. He later worked for many years as a teamster, mostly for the Ewert and Richter Company in Davenport (even after he was charged with petty theft against them!). During WWI, his wife's brother William F. Schafer also worked there. Union records show he was very erratic in paying his dues to the Local. Grandson Joe also recalled him as a night watchman at a cookie factory after WWII.
He was married three times: once in 1914 in Pike County, Missouri, to widowed Mrs. Anna M. (Fortune) Brown, who had children: Mabel, Frances, Lawrence, and Willana. (Clarksville MO newspapers show they opened a "Rogers Restaurant," but later articles implied the marriage was troubled, as she spent more time away.) Then in 1917 in Davenport IA, he married Caroline Schafer with whom he had two children. He married thirdly in 1926 to Clara D. (Carstensen) Wright, who had two young boys from a previous marriage. All three marriages ended in divorce, the latter in 1931. It is not known if he formally married a woman named Frances I. [Rogers] or not. She was indicated as a wife (perhaps common-law) in Davenport city directories for 1933-1936. A grandniece said she once saw him at a family gathering all alone and pitied him. She was told that he'd made his bed and now had to lie in it.
He had no known military service. His daughter Albertine claimed he had been about to sign up for WWI, but the war ended. His Navy son Will visited him during WWII, finding him in a tavern in Davenport. Will was directed to a bar where Clarence had just tossed a man out the door. Clarence and two of his brothers were known as drinkers and brawlers. He was named in a short June 1926 "Davenport Democrat and Leader" article as having spent several weeks in jail for possession of liquor, which violated Prohibition laws. (He may have been arrested while in the company of some woman, as a "Caroline Rogers" is also mentioned in the article. That is unlikely to have actually been her name, since Caroline had remarried in 1925 to James Stewart in Denver.) He may have also been the taxi driver previously named in a Nov. 1925 "Democrat and Leader" article being sentenced to three days in jail for speeding. He was not able to pay the $10 fine (for driving 45 mph). His employer, Max Alter, had claimed the cab could not go that fast, but the officer testified he'd matched the speed.
According to family stories, Clarence strained his wife Caroline's relations with her Schafer family. When he humiliated her and she disappeared with the two kids, he went looking for them at the farm house of her pregnant sister. This followed a ranting profanity-laced letter demanding to know where they were. The early births of twins Mae and Ray Schulz were believed brought on by his frightened sister-in-law Tena Shulz running into the fields looking for her husband. Baby Ray did not survive.
His daughter Albertine believed - as did some of his siblings - that their Rogers ancestry was Irish. His wife Caroline cooking corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and his nickname of "Duffy" reinforced this myth. An old gentleman of the Carroll banking family in Clarksville, Missouri, stated he was called Duffy only because he liked his Duffy's brand of malt whiskey so much! Mr. Carroll said Clarence was a bit of a joker, once seeing a snake pop out of Clarence's pocket while he was talking to someone. He also described Clarence and his brothers Charlie and Harry as always being "on the wages end of things."
An obituary appeared in the Apr 14, 1964, issue of the Quad City Times. His daughter Albertine ("Ginger") arranged for the installation of his headstone.
Records show his birth was in 1888 at Burlington, Iowa, although he seemed to think it was a year later. He was the youngest son of Roswell Noyes Rogers and Emily "Amy" Louise Munden.
He joined siblings in Clarksville, Missouri, in the 19-teens, where he worked as a laborer for his brothers-in-law, who owned the Ingersoll Brothers Box Company. He later worked for many years as a teamster, mostly for the Ewert and Richter Company in Davenport (even after he was charged with petty theft against them!). During WWI, his wife's brother William F. Schafer also worked there. Union records show he was very erratic in paying his dues to the Local. Grandson Joe also recalled him as a night watchman at a cookie factory after WWII.
He was married three times: once in 1914 in Pike County, Missouri, to widowed Mrs. Anna M. (Fortune) Brown, who had children: Mabel, Frances, Lawrence, and Willana. (Clarksville MO newspapers show they opened a "Rogers Restaurant," but later articles implied the marriage was troubled, as she spent more time away.) Then in 1917 in Davenport IA, he married Caroline Schafer with whom he had two children. He married thirdly in 1926 to Clara D. (Carstensen) Wright, who had two young boys from a previous marriage. All three marriages ended in divorce, the latter in 1931. It is not known if he formally married a woman named Frances I. [Rogers] or not. She was indicated as a wife (perhaps common-law) in Davenport city directories for 1933-1936. A grandniece said she once saw him at a family gathering all alone and pitied him. She was told that he'd made his bed and now had to lie in it.
He had no known military service. His daughter Albertine claimed he had been about to sign up for WWI, but the war ended. His Navy son Will visited him during WWII, finding him in a tavern in Davenport. Will was directed to a bar where Clarence had just tossed a man out the door. Clarence and two of his brothers were known as drinkers and brawlers. He was named in a short June 1926 "Davenport Democrat and Leader" article as having spent several weeks in jail for possession of liquor, which violated Prohibition laws. (He may have been arrested while in the company of some woman, as a "Caroline Rogers" is also mentioned in the article. That is unlikely to have actually been her name, since Caroline had remarried in 1925 to James Stewart in Denver.) He may have also been the taxi driver previously named in a Nov. 1925 "Democrat and Leader" article being sentenced to three days in jail for speeding. He was not able to pay the $10 fine (for driving 45 mph). His employer, Max Alter, had claimed the cab could not go that fast, but the officer testified he'd matched the speed.
According to family stories, Clarence strained his wife Caroline's relations with her Schafer family. When he humiliated her and she disappeared with the two kids, he went looking for them at the farm house of her pregnant sister. This followed a ranting profanity-laced letter demanding to know where they were. The early births of twins Mae and Ray Schulz were believed brought on by his frightened sister-in-law Tena Shulz running into the fields looking for her husband. Baby Ray did not survive.
His daughter Albertine believed - as did some of his siblings - that their Rogers ancestry was Irish. His wife Caroline cooking corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and his nickname of "Duffy" reinforced this myth. An old gentleman of the Carroll banking family in Clarksville, Missouri, stated he was called Duffy only because he liked his Duffy's brand of malt whiskey so much! Mr. Carroll said Clarence was a bit of a joker, once seeing a snake pop out of Clarence's pocket while he was talking to someone. He also described Clarence and his brothers Charlie and Harry as always being "on the wages end of things."
An obituary appeared in the Apr 14, 1964, issue of the Quad City Times. His daughter Albertine ("Ginger") arranged for the installation of his headstone.
He joined siblings in Clarksville, Missouri, in the 19-teens, where he worked as a laborer for his brothers-in-law, who owned the Ingersoll Brothers Box Company. He later worked for many years as a teamster, mostly for the Ewert and Richter Company in Davenport (even after he was charged with petty theft against them!). During WWI, his wife's brother William F. Schafer also worked there. Union records show he was very erratic in paying his dues to the Local. Grandson Joe also recalled him as a night watchman at a cookie factory after WWII.
He was married three times: once in 1914 in Pike County, Missouri, to widowed Mrs. Anna M. (Fortune) Brown, who had children: Mabel, Frances, Lawrence, and Willana. (Clarksville MO newspapers show they opened a "Rogers Restaurant," but later articles implied the marriage was troubled, as she spent more time away.) Then in 1917 in Davenport IA, he married Caroline Schafer with whom he had two children. He married thirdly in 1926 to Clara D. (Carstensen) Wright, who had two young boys from a previous marriage. All three marriages ended in divorce, the latter in 1931. It is not known if he formally married a woman named Frances I. [Rogers] or not. She was indicated as a wife (perhaps common-law) in Davenport city directories for 1933-1936. A grandniece said she once saw him at a family gathering all alone and pitied him. She was told that he'd made his bed and now had to lie in it.
He had no known military service. His daughter Albertine claimed he had been about to sign up for WWI, but the war ended. His Navy son Will visited him during WWII, finding him in a tavern in Davenport. Will was directed to a bar where Clarence had just tossed a man out the door. Clarence and two of his brothers were known as drinkers and brawlers. He was named in a short June 1926 "Davenport Democrat and Leader" article as having spent several weeks in jail for possession of liquor, which violated Prohibition laws. (He may have been arrested while in the company of some woman, as a "Caroline Rogers" is also mentioned in the article. That is unlikely to have actually been her name, since Caroline had remarried in 1925 to James Stewart in Denver.) He may have also been the taxi driver previously named in a Nov. 1925 "Democrat and Leader" article being sentenced to three days in jail for speeding. He was not able to pay the $10 fine (for driving 45 mph). His employer, Max Alter, had claimed the cab could not go that fast, but the officer testified he'd matched the speed.
According to family stories, Clarence strained his wife Caroline's relations with her Schafer family. When he humiliated her and she disappeared with the two kids, he went looking for them at the farm house of her pregnant sister. This followed a ranting profanity-laced letter demanding to know where they were. The early births of twins Mae and Ray Schulz were believed brought on by his frightened sister-in-law Tena Shulz running into the fields looking for her husband. Baby Ray did not survive.
His daughter Albertine believed - as did some of his siblings - that their Rogers ancestry was Irish. His wife Caroline cooking corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick's Day and his nickname of "Duffy" reinforced this myth. An old gentleman of the Carroll banking family in Clarksville, Missouri, stated he was called Duffy only because he liked his Duffy's brand of malt whiskey so much! Mr. Carroll said Clarence was a bit of a joker, once seeing a snake pop out of Clarence's pocket while he was talking to someone. He also described Clarence and his brothers Charlie and Harry as always being "on the wages end of things."
An obituary appeared in the Apr 14, 1964, issue of the Quad City Times. His daughter Albertine ("Ginger") arranged for the installation of his headstone.
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