MARGUERITE AND CLAUDE C. ROGERS
Marguerite Scott was born in Nolan County on October 25, 1892. She was the fifth of nine children born to Sarah Jane and Henry Scott. They lived at that time east of Bitter Creek in a half dugout near the present Martin Headquarters. A few years later, the Scott family moved on down the creek. There, southeast of Sweetwater, Marguerite grew up and attended school on the east side of the creek, now part of Lake Sweetwater.
Claude Cecil Rogers was born in Falls County near Waco on August 15, 1890, to Caldonia and A.J. Rogers. They moved to Throckmorton and then to Nolan County in 1896. Claude grew up east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch.
He attended school in Sweetwater in a three-story brick building located where now stands Philip Nolan School. Looking out the windows to the north, he was entertained by the Newman race track. Claude was a small lad who liked horses; the Newmans wanted him for a jockey, but A.J. would never consent. As a boy, Claude had hounds and hunted the Sweetwater Creek area.
Marguerite and Claude were married on December 9, 1912, in Sweetwater. They first lived east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch. Their first child, Mondel, was born in 1914. A daughter, Vaudaline, was born in 1916. The next year, Marguerite and Claude purchased 320 acres in the Plum Creek Community. They moved into an old two-story house and began housekeeping with an iron bedstead, small cook stove, and a Craftsman rocking chair. Here at the base of Blue Gheney Mountain, in the shadows of the highest point of Nolan County, they started their own ranching and farming.
Plowing and planting were done with mules. Both Marguerite and Claude headed maize by hand. All the family helped pull cotton. Sometimes workers from town were hired who stayed in a little shack.
In 1923, the Rogers family built a new house on the north end of the property facing the old Abilene highway. The house was later rocked and the porch was enhanced with two big arches. The six-room house had two fireplaces, French doors, and the kitchen cabinets had glass doors. Marguerite got a new chrome and porcelain Home Comfort cook stove. A barn, sheds, pig pens, smokehouse, outhouse, and two chicken houses were constructed. One chicken house had its own small cistern so water would not have to be hauled.
Relatives and friends made hunting, quilting and 84 games part of the community activities. Claude liked playing baseball and qualified as a pro. Singing, picnics, church and school were held at the Plum Creek schoolhouse. Mondel and Vaudaline were schooled there; later, when Mondel bought a Model T, they attended and graduated from Sweetwater.
The weather and economy were difficult. In the thirties, the Rogers family listened to President Roosevelt on their new Zenith radio powered by a wind charger. Claude worked on construction of Lake Sweetwater. He was also superintendent of WPA work, supervising the construction on the road linking Alabama Street to the Lake Road.
By trying to help the economy, the government purchased cows to reduce the surplus. The Rogerses sold some cows which were driven to the back side of the pasture and shot by U.S. agents. The shots left echoing memories of very hard times.
The forties and fifties were more fruitful. Many times, Claude received award for having the first bale of cotton ginned in the county for the year. A large earth tank provided water for irrigating acres of tomatoes which were sold to local grocery stories. Also, minnows were sold commercially to lake keepers for fishermen. The Rogerses had Hereford cattle, horses, mules, pigs, chickens and ducks.
Marguerite was a good cook, specializing in strawberry cake, orange cream jello, jams, preserves and chow-chow. She was a charter member of the Plum Creek Home Demonstration Club. She was renowned for her pecan pies. At reunions, parties, funerals, or anywhere food was needed, Marg's pecan pie was always special. She made pecan pies on weekends for granddaughters, Gerry Rogers and Mondelene Thomas, to take back to college. Marguerite delighted in making toys and decorations. She made Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus dolls and ornaments from pine cones. A gum drop tree was a tradition at Christmas. She and her sisters, Zotie Scott and Dora Witt, made many sock monkeys for grandnieces and nephews. Halloween was jack-o-lanterns galore, as they always had a field full of pumpkins.
Claude served on farm boards including District Supervisor for the Soil Conservation Department. He was active in politics and supporter of the Democratic Party. Claude and Marguerite were members of the Fourth & Elm Street Church of Christ.
In 1959, the Rogerses sold the homeplace to rancher Lance Sears. They moved into Sweetwater and bought a house at 1100 East 13th. Claude continued to run cattle on the old Scott farm and to rent cotton land across from the Sweetwater Cemetery. They entertained friends and relatives and enjoyed their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Claude teased and joked with the kids. He was a superb fisherman and spent much time at the lakes with brothers-in-law, expert anglers Watt Bennett and Irl Faver.
Claude and Marguerite celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1962. They continued to reside in Sweetwater until their deaths. Marguerite died July 31, 1968 and Claude died December 2, 1971. Claude spent his last few years enjoying baseball broadcasts on TV and on the old radio. Usually, both sets were turned on simultaneously, as he followed two or three games at the same time, live from Chicago to Los Angeles, day and night.
From First 100 Years Nolan County Texas>, pages 339-340, published in 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society, transcribed with permission.
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NOLAN COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
name: Frona Marguerite Rogers
death date: 31 Jul 1968
death place: Holiday Rest Home, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
cause of death: Cerebrovascular accident
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 75 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Oct 1892
birthplace: Nolan County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry G Scott
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah Lewis
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: 1100 E. 13th, Sweetwater, Texas
cemetery: Sweetwater
burial place: Sweetwater, Texas
burial date: 01 Aug 1968
additional relatives/informant: Claude C. Rogers
film number: 2137108
digital film number: 4029709
image number: 0876
reference number: 51557
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Marguerite Scott was born in Nolan County on October 25, 1892. She was the fifth of nine children born to Sarah Jane and Henry Scott. They lived at that time east of Bitter Creek in a half dugout near the present Martin Headquarters. A few years later, the Scott family moved on down the creek. There, southeast of Sweetwater, Marguerite grew up and attended school on the east side of the creek, now part of Lake Sweetwater.
Claude Cecil Rogers was born in Falls County near Waco on August 15, 1890, to Caldonia and A.J. Rogers. They moved to Throckmorton and then to Nolan County in 1896. Claude grew up east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch.
He attended school in Sweetwater in a three-story brick building located where now stands Philip Nolan School. Looking out the windows to the north, he was entertained by the Newman race track. Claude was a small lad who liked horses; the Newmans wanted him for a jockey, but A.J. would never consent. As a boy, Claude had hounds and hunted the Sweetwater Creek area.
Marguerite and Claude were married on December 9, 1912, in Sweetwater. They first lived east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch. Their first child, Mondel, was born in 1914. A daughter, Vaudaline, was born in 1916. The next year, Marguerite and Claude purchased 320 acres in the Plum Creek Community. They moved into an old two-story house and began housekeeping with an iron bedstead, small cook stove, and a Craftsman rocking chair. Here at the base of Blue Gheney Mountain, in the shadows of the highest point of Nolan County, they started their own ranching and farming.
Plowing and planting were done with mules. Both Marguerite and Claude headed maize by hand. All the family helped pull cotton. Sometimes workers from town were hired who stayed in a little shack.
In 1923, the Rogers family built a new house on the north end of the property facing the old Abilene highway. The house was later rocked and the porch was enhanced with two big arches. The six-room house had two fireplaces, French doors, and the kitchen cabinets had glass doors. Marguerite got a new chrome and porcelain Home Comfort cook stove. A barn, sheds, pig pens, smokehouse, outhouse, and two chicken houses were constructed. One chicken house had its own small cistern so water would not have to be hauled.
Relatives and friends made hunting, quilting and 84 games part of the community activities. Claude liked playing baseball and qualified as a pro. Singing, picnics, church and school were held at the Plum Creek schoolhouse. Mondel and Vaudaline were schooled there; later, when Mondel bought a Model T, they attended and graduated from Sweetwater.
The weather and economy were difficult. In the thirties, the Rogers family listened to President Roosevelt on their new Zenith radio powered by a wind charger. Claude worked on construction of Lake Sweetwater. He was also superintendent of WPA work, supervising the construction on the road linking Alabama Street to the Lake Road.
By trying to help the economy, the government purchased cows to reduce the surplus. The Rogerses sold some cows which were driven to the back side of the pasture and shot by U.S. agents. The shots left echoing memories of very hard times.
The forties and fifties were more fruitful. Many times, Claude received award for having the first bale of cotton ginned in the county for the year. A large earth tank provided water for irrigating acres of tomatoes which were sold to local grocery stories. Also, minnows were sold commercially to lake keepers for fishermen. The Rogerses had Hereford cattle, horses, mules, pigs, chickens and ducks.
Marguerite was a good cook, specializing in strawberry cake, orange cream jello, jams, preserves and chow-chow. She was a charter member of the Plum Creek Home Demonstration Club. She was renowned for her pecan pies. At reunions, parties, funerals, or anywhere food was needed, Marg's pecan pie was always special. She made pecan pies on weekends for granddaughters, Gerry Rogers and Mondelene Thomas, to take back to college. Marguerite delighted in making toys and decorations. She made Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus dolls and ornaments from pine cones. A gum drop tree was a tradition at Christmas. She and her sisters, Zotie Scott and Dora Witt, made many sock monkeys for grandnieces and nephews. Halloween was jack-o-lanterns galore, as they always had a field full of pumpkins.
Claude served on farm boards including District Supervisor for the Soil Conservation Department. He was active in politics and supporter of the Democratic Party. Claude and Marguerite were members of the Fourth & Elm Street Church of Christ.
In 1959, the Rogerses sold the homeplace to rancher Lance Sears. They moved into Sweetwater and bought a house at 1100 East 13th. Claude continued to run cattle on the old Scott farm and to rent cotton land across from the Sweetwater Cemetery. They entertained friends and relatives and enjoyed their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Claude teased and joked with the kids. He was a superb fisherman and spent much time at the lakes with brothers-in-law, expert anglers Watt Bennett and Irl Faver.
Claude and Marguerite celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1962. They continued to reside in Sweetwater until their deaths. Marguerite died July 31, 1968 and Claude died December 2, 1971. Claude spent his last few years enjoying baseball broadcasts on TV and on the old radio. Usually, both sets were turned on simultaneously, as he followed two or three games at the same time, live from Chicago to Los Angeles, day and night.
From First 100 Years Nolan County Texas>, pages 339-340, published in 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society, transcribed with permission.
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NOLAN COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
name: Frona Marguerite Rogers
death date: 31 Jul 1968
death place: Holiday Rest Home, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
cause of death: Cerebrovascular accident
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 75 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Oct 1892
birthplace: Nolan County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry G Scott
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah Lewis
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: 1100 E. 13th, Sweetwater, Texas
cemetery: Sweetwater
burial place: Sweetwater, Texas
burial date: 01 Aug 1968
additional relatives/informant: Claude C. Rogers
film number: 2137108
digital film number: 4029709
image number: 0876
reference number: 51557
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MARGUERITE AND CLAUDE C. ROGERS
Marguerite Scott was born in Nolan County on October 25, 1892. She was the fifth of nine children born to Sarah Jane and Henry Scott. They lived at that time east of Bitter Creek in a half dugout near the present Martin Headquarters. A few years later, the Scott family moved on down the creek. There, southeast of Sweetwater, Marguerite grew up and attended school on the east side of the creek, now part of Lake Sweetwater.
Claude Cecil Rogers was born in Falls County near Waco on August 15, 1890, to Caldonia and A.J. Rogers. They moved to Throckmorton and then to Nolan County in 1896. Claude grew up east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch.
He attended school in Sweetwater in a three-story brick building located where now stands Philip Nolan School. Looking out the windows to the north, he was entertained by the Newman race track. Claude was a small lad who liked horses; the Newmans wanted him for a jockey, but A.J. would never consent. As a boy, Claude had hounds and hunted the Sweetwater Creek area.
Marguerite and Claude were married on December 9, 1912, in Sweetwater. They first lived east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch. Their first child, Mondel, was born in 1914. A daughter, Vaudaline, was born in 1916. The next year, Marguerite and Claude purchased 320 acres in the Plum Creek Community. They moved into an old two-story house and began housekeeping with an iron bedstead, small cook stove, and a Craftsman rocking chair. Here at the base of Blue Gheney Mountain, in the shadows of the highest point of Nolan County, they started their own ranching and farming.
Plowing and planting were done with mules. Both Marguerite and Claude headed maize by hand. All the family helped pull cotton. Sometimes workers from town were hired who stayed in a little shack.
In 1923, the Rogers family built a new house on the north end of the property facing the old Abilene highway. The house was later rocked and the porch was enhanced with two big arches. The six-room house had two fireplaces, French doors, and the kitchen cabinets had glass doors. Marguerite got a new chrome and porcelain Home Comfort cook stove. A barn, sheds, pig pens, smokehouse, outhouse, and two chicken houses were constructed. One chicken house had its own small cistern so water would not have to be hauled.
Relatives and friends made hunting, quilting and 84 games part of the community activities. Claude liked playing baseball and qualified as a pro. Singing, picnics, church and school were held at the Plum Creek schoolhouse. Mondel and Vaudaline were schooled there; later, when Mondel bought a Model T, they attended and graduated from Sweetwater.
The weather and economy were difficult. In the thirties, the Rogers family listened to President Roosevelt on their new Zenith radio powered by a wind charger. Claude worked on construction of Lake Sweetwater. He was also superintendent of WPA work, supervising the construction on the road linking Alabama Street to the Lake Road.
By trying to help the economy, the government purchased cows to reduce the surplus. The Rogerses sold some cows which were driven to the back side of the pasture and shot by U.S. agents. The shots left echoing memories of very hard times.
The forties and fifties were more fruitful. Many times, Claude received award for having the first bale of cotton ginned in the county for the year. A large earth tank provided water for irrigating acres of tomatoes which were sold to local grocery stories. Also, minnows were sold commercially to lake keepers for fishermen. The Rogerses had Hereford cattle, horses, mules, pigs, chickens and ducks.
Marguerite was a good cook, specializing in strawberry cake, orange cream jello, jams, preserves and chow-chow. She was a charter member of the Plum Creek Home Demonstration Club. She was renowned for her pecan pies. At reunions, parties, funerals, or anywhere food was needed, Marg's pecan pie was always special. She made pecan pies on weekends for granddaughters, Gerry Rogers and Mondelene Thomas, to take back to college. Marguerite delighted in making toys and decorations. She made Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus dolls and ornaments from pine cones. A gum drop tree was a tradition at Christmas. She and her sisters, Zotie Scott and Dora Witt, made many sock monkeys for grandnieces and nephews. Halloween was jack-o-lanterns galore, as they always had a field full of pumpkins.
Claude served on farm boards including District Supervisor for the Soil Conservation Department. He was active in politics and supporter of the Democratic Party. Claude and Marguerite were members of the Fourth & Elm Street Church of Christ.
In 1959, the Rogerses sold the homeplace to rancher Lance Sears. They moved into Sweetwater and bought a house at 1100 East 13th. Claude continued to run cattle on the old Scott farm and to rent cotton land across from the Sweetwater Cemetery. They entertained friends and relatives and enjoyed their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Claude teased and joked with the kids. He was a superb fisherman and spent much time at the lakes with brothers-in-law, expert anglers Watt Bennett and Irl Faver.
Claude and Marguerite celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1962. They continued to reside in Sweetwater until their deaths. Marguerite died July 31, 1968 and Claude died December 2, 1971. Claude spent his last few years enjoying baseball broadcasts on TV and on the old radio. Usually, both sets were turned on simultaneously, as he followed two or three games at the same time, live from Chicago to Los Angeles, day and night.
From First 100 Years Nolan County Texas>, pages 339-340, published in 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society, transcribed with permission.
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NOLAN COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
name: Frona Marguerite Rogers
death date: 31 Jul 1968
death place: Holiday Rest Home, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
cause of death: Cerebrovascular accident
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 75 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Oct 1892
birthplace: Nolan County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry G Scott
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah Lewis
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: 1100 E. 13th, Sweetwater, Texas
cemetery: Sweetwater
burial place: Sweetwater, Texas
burial date: 01 Aug 1968
additional relatives/informant: Claude C. Rogers
film number: 2137108
digital film number: 4029709
image number: 0876
reference number: 51557
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Marguerite Scott was born in Nolan County on October 25, 1892. She was the fifth of nine children born to Sarah Jane and Henry Scott. They lived at that time east of Bitter Creek in a half dugout near the present Martin Headquarters. A few years later, the Scott family moved on down the creek. There, southeast of Sweetwater, Marguerite grew up and attended school on the east side of the creek, now part of Lake Sweetwater.
Claude Cecil Rogers was born in Falls County near Waco on August 15, 1890, to Caldonia and A.J. Rogers. They moved to Throckmorton and then to Nolan County in 1896. Claude grew up east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch.
He attended school in Sweetwater in a three-story brick building located where now stands Philip Nolan School. Looking out the windows to the north, he was entertained by the Newman race track. Claude was a small lad who liked horses; the Newmans wanted him for a jockey, but A.J. would never consent. As a boy, Claude had hounds and hunted the Sweetwater Creek area.
Marguerite and Claude were married on December 9, 1912, in Sweetwater. They first lived east of Sweetwater on the Roe Ranch. Their first child, Mondel, was born in 1914. A daughter, Vaudaline, was born in 1916. The next year, Marguerite and Claude purchased 320 acres in the Plum Creek Community. They moved into an old two-story house and began housekeeping with an iron bedstead, small cook stove, and a Craftsman rocking chair. Here at the base of Blue Gheney Mountain, in the shadows of the highest point of Nolan County, they started their own ranching and farming.
Plowing and planting were done with mules. Both Marguerite and Claude headed maize by hand. All the family helped pull cotton. Sometimes workers from town were hired who stayed in a little shack.
In 1923, the Rogers family built a new house on the north end of the property facing the old Abilene highway. The house was later rocked and the porch was enhanced with two big arches. The six-room house had two fireplaces, French doors, and the kitchen cabinets had glass doors. Marguerite got a new chrome and porcelain Home Comfort cook stove. A barn, sheds, pig pens, smokehouse, outhouse, and two chicken houses were constructed. One chicken house had its own small cistern so water would not have to be hauled.
Relatives and friends made hunting, quilting and 84 games part of the community activities. Claude liked playing baseball and qualified as a pro. Singing, picnics, church and school were held at the Plum Creek schoolhouse. Mondel and Vaudaline were schooled there; later, when Mondel bought a Model T, they attended and graduated from Sweetwater.
The weather and economy were difficult. In the thirties, the Rogers family listened to President Roosevelt on their new Zenith radio powered by a wind charger. Claude worked on construction of Lake Sweetwater. He was also superintendent of WPA work, supervising the construction on the road linking Alabama Street to the Lake Road.
By trying to help the economy, the government purchased cows to reduce the surplus. The Rogerses sold some cows which were driven to the back side of the pasture and shot by U.S. agents. The shots left echoing memories of very hard times.
The forties and fifties were more fruitful. Many times, Claude received award for having the first bale of cotton ginned in the county for the year. A large earth tank provided water for irrigating acres of tomatoes which were sold to local grocery stories. Also, minnows were sold commercially to lake keepers for fishermen. The Rogerses had Hereford cattle, horses, mules, pigs, chickens and ducks.
Marguerite was a good cook, specializing in strawberry cake, orange cream jello, jams, preserves and chow-chow. She was a charter member of the Plum Creek Home Demonstration Club. She was renowned for her pecan pies. At reunions, parties, funerals, or anywhere food was needed, Marg's pecan pie was always special. She made pecan pies on weekends for granddaughters, Gerry Rogers and Mondelene Thomas, to take back to college. Marguerite delighted in making toys and decorations. She made Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus dolls and ornaments from pine cones. A gum drop tree was a tradition at Christmas. She and her sisters, Zotie Scott and Dora Witt, made many sock monkeys for grandnieces and nephews. Halloween was jack-o-lanterns galore, as they always had a field full of pumpkins.
Claude served on farm boards including District Supervisor for the Soil Conservation Department. He was active in politics and supporter of the Democratic Party. Claude and Marguerite were members of the Fourth & Elm Street Church of Christ.
In 1959, the Rogerses sold the homeplace to rancher Lance Sears. They moved into Sweetwater and bought a house at 1100 East 13th. Claude continued to run cattle on the old Scott farm and to rent cotton land across from the Sweetwater Cemetery. They entertained friends and relatives and enjoyed their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Claude teased and joked with the kids. He was a superb fisherman and spent much time at the lakes with brothers-in-law, expert anglers Watt Bennett and Irl Faver.
Claude and Marguerite celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1962. They continued to reside in Sweetwater until their deaths. Marguerite died July 31, 1968 and Claude died December 2, 1971. Claude spent his last few years enjoying baseball broadcasts on TV and on the old radio. Usually, both sets were turned on simultaneously, as he followed two or three games at the same time, live from Chicago to Los Angeles, day and night.
From First 100 Years Nolan County Texas>, pages 339-340, published in 1985 by the Nolan County Genealogical Society, transcribed with permission.
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NOLAN COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
name: Frona Marguerite Rogers
death date: 31 Jul 1968
death place: Holiday Rest Home, Sweetwater, Nolan County, Texas
cause of death: Cerebrovascular accident
gender: Female
race: white
death age: 75 years
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Oct 1892
birthplace: Nolan County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Henry G Scott
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah Lewis
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: 1100 E. 13th, Sweetwater, Texas
cemetery: Sweetwater
burial place: Sweetwater, Texas
burial date: 01 Aug 1968
additional relatives/informant: Claude C. Rogers
film number: 2137108
digital film number: 4029709
image number: 0876
reference number: 51557
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