Elmer nmn Rogers was born September 11, 1908 to William ALfred Rogers and Minnie Etta Mitchell in Muldrow, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Elmer was the last of 6 children born to Minnie but the last of 10 born to his father, William Alfred. Minnie Etta was just 14 when she married William "Alfred" AND his 4 children by Alice James (who died when she was just 20 years old).
Somewhere along the way, Elmer picked up the nickname "Jick". By all accounts he was a hell raiser, this may be due to the fact that Elmer was just 8 years and 3 weeks old when his father passed away, leaving no father figure in his life.
In October 1930 Elmer married Edna Mae Dyer. Their union produced 11 children in 22 years, 8 sons and 3 daughters.
Elmer worked as a farmer much of his working life; he also spent some time working in the boron mines in Southern California.
Prior to June 1953, Elmer and his family settled in the San Jose area of California. Morgan Hill and Gilroy were the stomping grounds of Elmer and his sons. Elmer would see 3 of his 11 children to their graves; Billy Gene in 1935, Jackie Ray Sr. in 1966 and Erma Lee in 1982.
Elmer was disabled; most of my life I do not remember him working at all. He suffered the loss of several digits on his hands and from a skin disease called Vitaligo, where the skin become pink instead of its normal pigmented color. People who do not understand, often think this is a contagious disease; I imagine it was much more so in the 1960s and 70s.
Elmer died March 27, 1985 in the hospital in San Jose, California. He is buried beside his wife of 55 years, Edna Mae Dyer, in Mount Hope Cemetary in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California.
Somewhere along the way, Elmer picked up the nickname "Jick". By all accounts he was a hell raiser, this may be due to the fact that Elmer was just 8 years and 3 weeks old when his father passed away, leaving no father figure in his life.
In October 1930 Elmer married Edna Mae Dyer. Their union produced 11 children in 22 years, 8 sons and 3 daughters.
Elmer worked as a farmer much of his working life; he also spent some time working in the boron mines in Southern California.
Prior to June 1953, Elmer and his family settled in the San Jose area of California. Morgan Hill and Gilroy were the stomping grounds of Elmer and his sons. Elmer would see 3 of his 11 children to their graves; Billy Gene in 1935, Jackie Ray Sr. in 1966 and Erma Lee in 1982.
Elmer was disabled; most of my life I do not remember him working at all. He suffered the loss of several digits on his hands and from a skin disease called Vitaligo, where the skin become pink instead of its normal pigmented color. People who do not understand, often think this is a contagious disease; I imagine it was much more so in the 1960s and 70s.
Elmer died March 27, 1985 in the hospital in San Jose, California. He is buried beside his wife of 55 years, Edna Mae Dyer, in Mount Hope Cemetary in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California.
Elmer nmn Rogers was born September 11, 1908 to William ALfred Rogers and Minnie Etta Mitchell in Muldrow, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Elmer was the last of 6 children born to Minnie but the last of 10 born to his father, William Alfred. Minnie Etta was just 14 when she married William "Alfred" AND his 4 children by Alice James (who died when she was just 20 years old).
Somewhere along the way, Elmer picked up the nickname "Jick". By all accounts he was a hell raiser, this may be due to the fact that Elmer was just 8 years and 3 weeks old when his father passed away, leaving no father figure in his life.
In October 1930 Elmer married Edna Mae Dyer. Their union produced 11 children in 22 years, 8 sons and 3 daughters.
Elmer worked as a farmer much of his working life; he also spent some time working in the boron mines in Southern California.
Prior to June 1953, Elmer and his family settled in the San Jose area of California. Morgan Hill and Gilroy were the stomping grounds of Elmer and his sons. Elmer would see 3 of his 11 children to their graves; Billy Gene in 1935, Jackie Ray Sr. in 1966 and Erma Lee in 1982.
Elmer was disabled; most of my life I do not remember him working at all. He suffered the loss of several digits on his hands and from a skin disease called Vitaligo, where the skin become pink instead of its normal pigmented color. People who do not understand, often think this is a contagious disease; I imagine it was much more so in the 1960s and 70s.
Elmer died March 27, 1985 in the hospital in San Jose, California. He is buried beside his wife of 55 years, Edna Mae Dyer, in Mount Hope Cemetary in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California.
Somewhere along the way, Elmer picked up the nickname "Jick". By all accounts he was a hell raiser, this may be due to the fact that Elmer was just 8 years and 3 weeks old when his father passed away, leaving no father figure in his life.
In October 1930 Elmer married Edna Mae Dyer. Their union produced 11 children in 22 years, 8 sons and 3 daughters.
Elmer worked as a farmer much of his working life; he also spent some time working in the boron mines in Southern California.
Prior to June 1953, Elmer and his family settled in the San Jose area of California. Morgan Hill and Gilroy were the stomping grounds of Elmer and his sons. Elmer would see 3 of his 11 children to their graves; Billy Gene in 1935, Jackie Ray Sr. in 1966 and Erma Lee in 1982.
Elmer was disabled; most of my life I do not remember him working at all. He suffered the loss of several digits on his hands and from a skin disease called Vitaligo, where the skin become pink instead of its normal pigmented color. People who do not understand, often think this is a contagious disease; I imagine it was much more so in the 1960s and 70s.
Elmer died March 27, 1985 in the hospital in San Jose, California. He is buried beside his wife of 55 years, Edna Mae Dyer, in Mount Hope Cemetary in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California.
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