Mary Rogers was the eldest daughter of John Rogers, Jr. of the Chattahoochee, a white European, and Sarah Cordery. a Cherokee. She was one of 12 children raised in the old Cherokee Nation. This particular part of the Cherokee Nation was in Gwinnett County, GA. She married Nicholas Byers McNair and lived with her family in McMinn County, TN. In 1838, the McNairs went west to Indian Territory on the "Trail of Tears." The new Cherokee Nation was established Sept. 6, 1839. The McNair family is listed on the Cherokee Drennen Roll of 1851 as residing in the Saline District. I recall my grandmother telling us about Mary when I was a teen.
Mary Rogers McNair died in Pryor Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) sometime in 1861, cause of death unknown. Interestingly, her oldest daughter, Sarah - named for Mary's mother, is listed as also having died in 1861, so it begs the question if the two died together or separately.
**Please visit my site for my children's book, "Chattahoochee Rain: A Cherokee novella," which features Mary and her younger sister, Annie (my 3rd g. grandmother) as the protagonist. You can access it my going to www.cherokeepenandsword.com or by entering "Cherokee Pen and Sword" into your browser.
Sources:
Shadburn, Don. "Unhallowed Intrusion." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 1993.
Shadburn, Don. "Upon Our Ruins." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 2011.
Mary Rogers McNair died in Pryor Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) sometime in 1861, cause of death unknown. Interestingly, her oldest daughter, Sarah - named for Mary's mother, is listed as also having died in 1861, so it begs the question if the two died together or separately.
**Please visit my site for my children's book, "Chattahoochee Rain: A Cherokee novella," which features Mary and her younger sister, Annie (my 3rd g. grandmother) as the protagonist. You can access it my going to www.cherokeepenandsword.com or by entering "Cherokee Pen and Sword" into your browser.
Sources:
Shadburn, Don. "Unhallowed Intrusion." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 1993.
Shadburn, Don. "Upon Our Ruins." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 2011.
Mary Rogers was the eldest daughter of John Rogers, Jr. of the Chattahoochee, a white European, and Sarah Cordery. a Cherokee. She was one of 12 children raised in the old Cherokee Nation. This particular part of the Cherokee Nation was in Gwinnett County, GA. She married Nicholas Byers McNair and lived with her family in McMinn County, TN. In 1838, the McNairs went west to Indian Territory on the "Trail of Tears." The new Cherokee Nation was established Sept. 6, 1839. The McNair family is listed on the Cherokee Drennen Roll of 1851 as residing in the Saline District. I recall my grandmother telling us about Mary when I was a teen.
Mary Rogers McNair died in Pryor Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) sometime in 1861, cause of death unknown. Interestingly, her oldest daughter, Sarah - named for Mary's mother, is listed as also having died in 1861, so it begs the question if the two died together or separately.
**Please visit my site for my children's book, "Chattahoochee Rain: A Cherokee novella," which features Mary and her younger sister, Annie (my 3rd g. grandmother) as the protagonist. You can access it my going to www.cherokeepenandsword.com or by entering "Cherokee Pen and Sword" into your browser.
Sources:
Shadburn, Don. "Unhallowed Intrusion." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 1993.
Shadburn, Don. "Upon Our Ruins." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 2011.
Mary Rogers McNair died in Pryor Creek, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) sometime in 1861, cause of death unknown. Interestingly, her oldest daughter, Sarah - named for Mary's mother, is listed as also having died in 1861, so it begs the question if the two died together or separately.
**Please visit my site for my children's book, "Chattahoochee Rain: A Cherokee novella," which features Mary and her younger sister, Annie (my 3rd g. grandmother) as the protagonist. You can access it my going to www.cherokeepenandsword.com or by entering "Cherokee Pen and Sword" into your browser.
Sources:
Shadburn, Don. "Unhallowed Intrusion." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 1993.
Shadburn, Don. "Upon Our Ruins." Cumming: The Cottonpatch Press, 2011.
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