HISTORY OP LORAIN COUNTY 833
Puny H. Roqees. One of the products which has made the Rogers
farm in Grafton Township distinctive is the manufacture of cider and
apple butter. During the season of 1915 Mr. Rogers in his home plant
manufactured about eighty thousand gallons of apple cider, and con-
verted a large part of ita product into the making of apple butter, and
of this delicious commodity he sent about twenty-eight hundred gallons
to market.
This is not the only industry carried on on the Rogers farm. Mr.
Rogers is a practical farmer, has made a success of his business, and also
operates a first class dairy. His home is a mile and a half south of
Belden, with Grafton as his postoffice.
Pliny H. Rogers was born on the farm a mile east of Grafton, August
29, 1872, and is a son of Theodore B. and Harriet S. (Hart) Rogers.
His father was born at CoUinsville, Connecticut, June 4, 1840, and is
now living retired at the age of seventy-six. The grandparents were
Henry D. and Bathsheba (Chapin) Rogers. Henry D. Rogers was bom
at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1810, and died in 1896. His wife, Bathsheba
Chapin, was born at Chicopee Falls, Connecticut, May 28, 1805, a daugh-
ter of Oliver and Ellice (Bush) Chapin. Oliver Chapin was bom August
17, 1776, and his wife on October 20, 1779. In 1842, when Theodore
'Rogers was two years of age, his parents came west to Lorain County,
locating in Grafton Township a mile east of Belden, and there they
spent the rest of their days. Theodore Rogers was for years a very
active member of his community in addition to his work as a farmer.
As a republican he filled most of the township offices, and both he and
bis father Henry were closely identified with the Congregational Church
in that community. Henry Rogers was one of the founders of that
church, and sold steers at three cents a pound in order to raise the $500
he had contributed to the building. Theodore Rogers was also active in
church affairs, held oflScial position in both church and Sunday school,
and is also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield, When about
twenty-one years of age Theodore Rogers married, lived at home with
bis father until thirty, and then was given eighty acres of land by
Henry Risers. He occupied that place until 1897. His wife died Janu-
ary 29, 1896. The six children in the family were : Clara B., who died
December 28, 1915, left three children by her marriage to E. A. Terrell
of Ridgeville ; Edith P., who died at Oakland, C^ifornia, married Wil-
liam H. Brandenburg,, and left a son Edwin B. ; Harry L., who now lives
at Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada, married for his first wife Lottie Breck-
enridge, by whom there is one child, George W., and for his second wife
married Mrs. Laura Johnson ; John died in infancy ; the fifth child is
Pliny H,; Dwight E, married Carrie Bessie Cleverdon and lives in
Lorain.
Pliny H, Rogers grew to manhood on the old family homestead.
When about eighteen years of age he went to Pindlay, Ohio, and while
attending high school there was employed in a drug store and eventually
became a registered pharmacist. He was in the drug business at Fiudlay
for five years until failing health compelled him to abandon that vocation.
On February 20, 1895, on the farm where he now lives, he married
Miss Jessie Cleverdon. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Village of Lodi,
Medina County, Ohio, daughter of William and Emeline (Woods) Clev-
erdon. About 1888 her parents removed to Grafton Township, where
her father bought sixty acres and later another sixty acres. Her parents
are now retired at Litchfield, Ohio, where her father is living at the age of
seventy-six.
After bis marriage Mr. Rogers spent several years in the business
of well drilling, and from that he got the start which enabled him in 1907
834 HISTORY OF LORAIN COUNTY
to buy his present farm. The house burned the same year he bought,
and afterwards he erected his present modern home. His improvements
show that he is very progressive and enterprising. He eonatructed two
silos of good capacity, and some years ago he bought a cider mill and
began the industry which is now perhaps the most distinctive feature
of his business. Mr. and Mrs. Rgraduated from the Elyria High School with the class of 1913, and is
now a successful teacher; Glenn A., who spent a year and a half in the
Elyria High School; Donna, Marjorie and Lois, all young and living
at home.
In politics Mr. Rogers is a republican and cast his first presidential
ballot for McKinley in 1896. For one term he served as township trus-
tee, and be passed the highest competitive examinations and received
appointment as assessor from Governor Cox. He and his family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Belden, and he is a
trustee and is superintendent of the Sunday school. He is also affiliated
with the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield.
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Puny H. Roqees. One of the products which has made the Rogers
farm in Grafton Township distinctive is the manufacture of cider and
apple butter. During the season of 1915 Mr. Rogers in his home plant
manufactured about eighty thousand gallons of apple cider, and con-
verted a large part of ita product into the making of apple butter, and
of this delicious commodity he sent about twenty-eight hundred gallons
to market.
This is not the only industry carried on on the Rogers farm. Mr.
Rogers is a practical farmer, has made a success of his business, and also
operates a first class dairy. His home is a mile and a half south of
Belden, with Grafton as his postoffice.
Pliny H. Rogers was born on the farm a mile east of Grafton, August
29, 1872, and is a son of Theodore B. and Harriet S. (Hart) Rogers.
His father was born at CoUinsville, Connecticut, June 4, 1840, and is
now living retired at the age of seventy-six. The grandparents were
Henry D. and Bathsheba (Chapin) Rogers. Henry D. Rogers was bom
at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1810, and died in 1896. His wife, Bathsheba
Chapin, was born at Chicopee Falls, Connecticut, May 28, 1805, a daugh-
ter of Oliver and Ellice (Bush) Chapin. Oliver Chapin was bom August
17, 1776, and his wife on October 20, 1779. In 1842, when Theodore
'Rogers was two years of age, his parents came west to Lorain County,
locating in Grafton Township a mile east of Belden, and there they
spent the rest of their days. Theodore Rogers was for years a very
active member of his community in addition to his work as a farmer.
As a republican he filled most of the township offices, and both he and
bis father Henry were closely identified with the Congregational Church
in that community. Henry Rogers was one of the founders of that
church, and sold steers at three cents a pound in order to raise the $500
he had contributed to the building. Theodore Rogers was also active in
church affairs, held oflScial position in both church and Sunday school,
and is also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield, When about
twenty-one years of age Theodore Rogers married, lived at home with
bis father until thirty, and then was given eighty acres of land by
Henry Risers. He occupied that place until 1897. His wife died Janu-
ary 29, 1896. The six children in the family were : Clara B., who died
December 28, 1915, left three children by her marriage to E. A. Terrell
of Ridgeville ; Edith P., who died at Oakland, C^ifornia, married Wil-
liam H. Brandenburg,, and left a son Edwin B. ; Harry L., who now lives
at Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada, married for his first wife Lottie Breck-
enridge, by whom there is one child, George W., and for his second wife
married Mrs. Laura Johnson ; John died in infancy ; the fifth child is
Pliny H,; Dwight E, married Carrie Bessie Cleverdon and lives in
Lorain.
Pliny H, Rogers grew to manhood on the old family homestead.
When about eighteen years of age he went to Pindlay, Ohio, and while
attending high school there was employed in a drug store and eventually
became a registered pharmacist. He was in the drug business at Fiudlay
for five years until failing health compelled him to abandon that vocation.
On February 20, 1895, on the farm where he now lives, he married
Miss Jessie Cleverdon. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Village of Lodi,
Medina County, Ohio, daughter of William and Emeline (Woods) Clev-
erdon. About 1888 her parents removed to Grafton Township, where
her father bought sixty acres and later another sixty acres. Her parents
are now retired at Litchfield, Ohio, where her father is living at the age of
seventy-six.
After bis marriage Mr. Rogers spent several years in the business
of well drilling, and from that he got the start which enabled him in 1907
834 HISTORY OF LORAIN COUNTY
to buy his present farm. The house burned the same year he bought,
and afterwards he erected his present modern home. His improvements
show that he is very progressive and enterprising. He eonatructed two
silos of good capacity, and some years ago he bought a cider mill and
began the industry which is now perhaps the most distinctive feature
of his business. Mr. and Mrs. Rgraduated from the Elyria High School with the class of 1913, and is
now a successful teacher; Glenn A., who spent a year and a half in the
Elyria High School; Donna, Marjorie and Lois, all young and living
at home.
In politics Mr. Rogers is a republican and cast his first presidential
ballot for McKinley in 1896. For one term he served as township trus-
tee, and be passed the highest competitive examinations and received
appointment as assessor from Governor Cox. He and his family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Belden, and he is a
trustee and is superintendent of the Sunday school. He is also affiliated
with the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield.
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HISTORY OP LORAIN COUNTY 833
Puny H. Roqees. One of the products which has made the Rogers
farm in Grafton Township distinctive is the manufacture of cider and
apple butter. During the season of 1915 Mr. Rogers in his home plant
manufactured about eighty thousand gallons of apple cider, and con-
verted a large part of ita product into the making of apple butter, and
of this delicious commodity he sent about twenty-eight hundred gallons
to market.
This is not the only industry carried on on the Rogers farm. Mr.
Rogers is a practical farmer, has made a success of his business, and also
operates a first class dairy. His home is a mile and a half south of
Belden, with Grafton as his postoffice.
Pliny H. Rogers was born on the farm a mile east of Grafton, August
29, 1872, and is a son of Theodore B. and Harriet S. (Hart) Rogers.
His father was born at CoUinsville, Connecticut, June 4, 1840, and is
now living retired at the age of seventy-six. The grandparents were
Henry D. and Bathsheba (Chapin) Rogers. Henry D. Rogers was bom
at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1810, and died in 1896. His wife, Bathsheba
Chapin, was born at Chicopee Falls, Connecticut, May 28, 1805, a daugh-
ter of Oliver and Ellice (Bush) Chapin. Oliver Chapin was bom August
17, 1776, and his wife on October 20, 1779. In 1842, when Theodore
'Rogers was two years of age, his parents came west to Lorain County,
locating in Grafton Township a mile east of Belden, and there they
spent the rest of their days. Theodore Rogers was for years a very
active member of his community in addition to his work as a farmer.
As a republican he filled most of the township offices, and both he and
bis father Henry were closely identified with the Congregational Church
in that community. Henry Rogers was one of the founders of that
church, and sold steers at three cents a pound in order to raise the $500
he had contributed to the building. Theodore Rogers was also active in
church affairs, held oflScial position in both church and Sunday school,
and is also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield, When about
twenty-one years of age Theodore Rogers married, lived at home with
bis father until thirty, and then was given eighty acres of land by
Henry Risers. He occupied that place until 1897. His wife died Janu-
ary 29, 1896. The six children in the family were : Clara B., who died
December 28, 1915, left three children by her marriage to E. A. Terrell
of Ridgeville ; Edith P., who died at Oakland, C^ifornia, married Wil-
liam H. Brandenburg,, and left a son Edwin B. ; Harry L., who now lives
at Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada, married for his first wife Lottie Breck-
enridge, by whom there is one child, George W., and for his second wife
married Mrs. Laura Johnson ; John died in infancy ; the fifth child is
Pliny H,; Dwight E, married Carrie Bessie Cleverdon and lives in
Lorain.
Pliny H, Rogers grew to manhood on the old family homestead.
When about eighteen years of age he went to Pindlay, Ohio, and while
attending high school there was employed in a drug store and eventually
became a registered pharmacist. He was in the drug business at Fiudlay
for five years until failing health compelled him to abandon that vocation.
On February 20, 1895, on the farm where he now lives, he married
Miss Jessie Cleverdon. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Village of Lodi,
Medina County, Ohio, daughter of William and Emeline (Woods) Clev-
erdon. About 1888 her parents removed to Grafton Township, where
her father bought sixty acres and later another sixty acres. Her parents
are now retired at Litchfield, Ohio, where her father is living at the age of
seventy-six.
After bis marriage Mr. Rogers spent several years in the business
of well drilling, and from that he got the start which enabled him in 1907
834 HISTORY OF LORAIN COUNTY
to buy his present farm. The house burned the same year he bought,
and afterwards he erected his present modern home. His improvements
show that he is very progressive and enterprising. He eonatructed two
silos of good capacity, and some years ago he bought a cider mill and
began the industry which is now perhaps the most distinctive feature
of his business. Mr. and Mrs. Rgraduated from the Elyria High School with the class of 1913, and is
now a successful teacher; Glenn A., who spent a year and a half in the
Elyria High School; Donna, Marjorie and Lois, all young and living
at home.
In politics Mr. Rogers is a republican and cast his first presidential
ballot for McKinley in 1896. For one term he served as township trus-
tee, and be passed the highest competitive examinations and received
appointment as assessor from Governor Cox. He and his family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Belden, and he is a
trustee and is superintendent of the Sunday school. He is also affiliated
with the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield.
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Puny H. Roqees. One of the products which has made the Rogers
farm in Grafton Township distinctive is the manufacture of cider and
apple butter. During the season of 1915 Mr. Rogers in his home plant
manufactured about eighty thousand gallons of apple cider, and con-
verted a large part of ita product into the making of apple butter, and
of this delicious commodity he sent about twenty-eight hundred gallons
to market.
This is not the only industry carried on on the Rogers farm. Mr.
Rogers is a practical farmer, has made a success of his business, and also
operates a first class dairy. His home is a mile and a half south of
Belden, with Grafton as his postoffice.
Pliny H. Rogers was born on the farm a mile east of Grafton, August
29, 1872, and is a son of Theodore B. and Harriet S. (Hart) Rogers.
His father was born at CoUinsville, Connecticut, June 4, 1840, and is
now living retired at the age of seventy-six. The grandparents were
Henry D. and Bathsheba (Chapin) Rogers. Henry D. Rogers was bom
at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1810, and died in 1896. His wife, Bathsheba
Chapin, was born at Chicopee Falls, Connecticut, May 28, 1805, a daugh-
ter of Oliver and Ellice (Bush) Chapin. Oliver Chapin was bom August
17, 1776, and his wife on October 20, 1779. In 1842, when Theodore
'Rogers was two years of age, his parents came west to Lorain County,
locating in Grafton Township a mile east of Belden, and there they
spent the rest of their days. Theodore Rogers was for years a very
active member of his community in addition to his work as a farmer.
As a republican he filled most of the township offices, and both he and
bis father Henry were closely identified with the Congregational Church
in that community. Henry Rogers was one of the founders of that
church, and sold steers at three cents a pound in order to raise the $500
he had contributed to the building. Theodore Rogers was also active in
church affairs, held oflScial position in both church and Sunday school,
and is also a member of the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield, When about
twenty-one years of age Theodore Rogers married, lived at home with
bis father until thirty, and then was given eighty acres of land by
Henry Risers. He occupied that place until 1897. His wife died Janu-
ary 29, 1896. The six children in the family were : Clara B., who died
December 28, 1915, left three children by her marriage to E. A. Terrell
of Ridgeville ; Edith P., who died at Oakland, C^ifornia, married Wil-
liam H. Brandenburg,, and left a son Edwin B. ; Harry L., who now lives
at Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada, married for his first wife Lottie Breck-
enridge, by whom there is one child, George W., and for his second wife
married Mrs. Laura Johnson ; John died in infancy ; the fifth child is
Pliny H,; Dwight E, married Carrie Bessie Cleverdon and lives in
Lorain.
Pliny H, Rogers grew to manhood on the old family homestead.
When about eighteen years of age he went to Pindlay, Ohio, and while
attending high school there was employed in a drug store and eventually
became a registered pharmacist. He was in the drug business at Fiudlay
for five years until failing health compelled him to abandon that vocation.
On February 20, 1895, on the farm where he now lives, he married
Miss Jessie Cleverdon. Mrs. Rogers was born in the Village of Lodi,
Medina County, Ohio, daughter of William and Emeline (Woods) Clev-
erdon. About 1888 her parents removed to Grafton Township, where
her father bought sixty acres and later another sixty acres. Her parents
are now retired at Litchfield, Ohio, where her father is living at the age of
seventy-six.
After bis marriage Mr. Rogers spent several years in the business
of well drilling, and from that he got the start which enabled him in 1907
834 HISTORY OF LORAIN COUNTY
to buy his present farm. The house burned the same year he bought,
and afterwards he erected his present modern home. His improvements
show that he is very progressive and enterprising. He eonatructed two
silos of good capacity, and some years ago he bought a cider mill and
began the industry which is now perhaps the most distinctive feature
of his business. Mr. and Mrs. Rgraduated from the Elyria High School with the class of 1913, and is
now a successful teacher; Glenn A., who spent a year and a half in the
Elyria High School; Donna, Marjorie and Lois, all young and living
at home.
In politics Mr. Rogers is a republican and cast his first presidential
ballot for McKinley in 1896. For one term he served as township trus-
tee, and be passed the highest competitive examinations and received
appointment as assessor from Governor Cox. He and his family are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Belden, and he is a
trustee and is superintendent of the Sunday school. He is also affiliated
with the Masonic Lodge at Litchfield.
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