Estella Rogers1

b. March 1877, d. 10 February 1942
FatherThomas Henry Rogers2 b. abt 1843
MotherSarah Ann Byars Dunn2 b. 19 Sep 1841, d. 6 May 1884
BirthMar 1877 Estella Rogers was born in Mar 1877, probably in Grayson County, Texas, although some records list her state of birth as Virginia.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 
Cens-19009 Jun 1900 Estella's mother died in 1884 at which time Estella was about 7 years old. It is not known where Estella lived in the next few years but by 1900 she was living with her Aunt Florence and Aunt Emma in the old Dunn log home just outside of Glade Spring in Washington County.3 
  Estella's only surviving sibling, an 18 year old sister named Anna, was enumerated the same year in the home of the sisters' uncle William Dunn in Glade Spring.8 
Marriage21 Oct 1903 She married Joseph H. White Clark, son of William Dixon Clark and Nancy Caroline Williams, on 21 Oct 1903 in Washington County, Virginia.7 
Residence  Following her marriage to Joe Clark, Estella briefly lived in Pennsylvania as her daughter Emily was born there in 1905. Joe had been living in Duquesne, Pennsylvania when they married.7 
Cens-19102 May 1910 By 1910, seven years after their marriage, Joe and Estella had settled near Glade Spring, Virginia with their two children.4 
  Another daughter, Lucille, died at one year of age. 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920  By 1920 the family had expanded to six children: Emily, James, Sarah, Rogers, Samuel and Margaret. They were enumerated that year living on the Glade Spring - Saltville Road where Joseph was farming.5 
Cens-193025 Apr 1930  Ten years later, in 1930, Rogers, Samuel and Margaret were still at home. A daughter, Sarah C. age 9, was also listed. This was almost certainly the same Sarah as the daughter who was born in 1910 and who was recorded as a 10 year old in 1920. Joseph, at age 54, was no longer farming, but now listed himself as a rural mail carrier.6 
Death10 Feb 1942 Estella died on 10 Feb 1942 in Washington County, Virginia, at age 64.1,9 
Burial She was buried at Old Glade Spring Cemetery in Washington County.1 

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Family

Joseph H. White Clark b. 1875, d. 1940
Children
Last Edited7 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 178. Stone reported to read: Estella R. Clark, 1877-1942.
  2. [S636] Thomas Henry Rodgers household, 1880 U.S. cens., Wythe Co., Virginia, pop sched., Black Lick District, ED 106, page 369b (stamped), dwelling 344, family 369, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 38 of 62. Thomas Henry Rodgers, 38, schoolteacher; Sarah A. wife, 38; Mary E. J., 12; Fannie V. 7, b. Texas; Estella 3; everyone but Fannie b. VA.
  3. [S574] Florence Dunn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 8B, dwelling 141, family 146, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 16 of 70. Florence Dunn, 70, b. May 1830, VA, sgl; Emma, sister, 64, b. Apr 1836, sgl; Estella Rodgers, niece, 23, b. March 1877 Texas, sgl; also an 18 year old servant.
  4. [S237] Joseph H. Clark household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 14B, dwelling 256, family 262, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 28 of 36. Joseph H. Clark, 34, married 6 yrs, first marr, farmer; Sallie E., 32, marr 6 yrs, first marr, mother of 3 children, 2 living; Emily J., dau, 5; James B., son, 2; all b. VA; parents b. VA.
  5. [S238] Joseph Clark household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring District, ED 149, sheet 3B, dwelling 46, family 47, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 1 of 19. Joseph Clark, 44, farmer, b. VA, both parents b. VA; Stella 42, b. TX; Emily 15, b. Pennsylvania; James, son, 11, b. VA; Sarah 10, dau, b. VA; Rogers, son, 6, b. VA; Samuel, son, 4 x/12, b. VA; Margaret, dau, 1 x/12, b. VA; residence on Glade Spring - Saltville Rd.
  6. [S639] Joseph Clark household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring District, ED 96-6, sheet 8A (22 stamped), dwelling 155, family 160, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 15 of 26. Joseph Clark, 54, married at ?, owns home valued @ $3,000, rural mail carrier; Estella, wife, 53, b. VA, married at 28; Rogers, son 18, b. VA; Samuel, son 15; Margaret dau, 12 b. VA; Sarah C. dau 9, b. VA.
  7. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 2 February 2003. Carolyn transcribed the following information from the 1903-1910 Marriage Register at the Washington Co., VA courthouse: Sallie Estella Rogers, 26, sgl, b. Grayson Co., TX, resid Washington Co., VA, d/o Thos & Sallie Rogers AND J.H.W. Clark, age 28, sgl, b. WCV, resid Duquesne, PA, s/o W.D. & N.C. Clark, occupation: engineer; married 21 Oct. 1903.
  8. [S574] Wm L. Dunn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Washington Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 108, sheet 2A, dwelling 19, family 22, viewed online at Genealogy.com, April 2003, image 2 of 70. William L. Dunn, 60, b. Sept. 1839 VA, marr 11 years, physician; Lou R., wife, 31, Sept. 1868 VA, marr 11 yrs, Anna Rogers, niece, 18, b. Nov. 1881 Tennessee.
  9. [S2161] Jack Hockett, "Clark "gawn"," e-mail to Diana Powell, 5 Nov. 2013. Mr. Colley viewed the Washington Co., Virginia death register on microfilm at the Library of Virginia, Richmond.