ROGERS
Eliza Ann Chappell was born at Margretta, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, March 27, 1847, died at her home near Guss, September 16, 1902. At nine years of age she moved with her parents to Elk Grove, Wisconsin, was married to John Rogers Christmas Day, 1886, moving to Nebraska four years later and from there to Iowa in 1875, where she resided until the time of her death. The cause of her death was typhoid fever which she contracted only nine days prior to her death in caring for a son at New Market, who is ill with the same disease. To Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were born fourteen children, thirteen of whom survive. A large assembly gathered to pay their respect to the deceased and to express sympathy for the bereft husband and children. The funeral services were held from the Maple Grove Church. Interment being made in the Prairie Rose Cemetery, the family burying ground, Rev. Crafts of Nodaway officiating.
One remarkable fact in that the deceased has seven brothers and three sisters living, the youngest being 41 years of age.
She became a Christian at a young age of 13, and lived a consistent member of the M. E. Church all her life.
Villisca Review, Villisca, Iowa, Thursday, September 24, 1902, page 1

Mrs. John Rogers of Guss died Tuesday of last week of typhoid malaria, aged
fifty-five years. The funeral was held Wednesday at 3 o'clock at the M. E.
church at Iveyville conducted by Rev. Mr. Croft. Interment was made at the
Prairie Rose cemetery. Those present from a distance at the funeral were Ida
and Edward Rogers of Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. John Chappell of Plattsville, Wisconsin,
Thomas L. Chappell of Brookings, S.D. arrived too late. Mrs. Rogers leaves a
husband and thirteen children, twelve of whom were present at the funeral. Also
ten brothers and sisters, four of whom are residents of this vicinity, Mrs. A.
Gill, Mrs. B.F. Ivey, William and James Chappell. She had been caring for the
family of a son in Gravity who had typhoid fever and the contracted the disease
while there, living only a week after returning home.

Adams County Free Press, Corning, Thursday, 24 September, 1902