Based on information in the 1900 US Census, Sidney D. Rogers (1865-1924) and Susan Elizabeth "Bettie" Lloyd (1868-1918) were married sometime in 1884-1885.
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| Rogers Family plot marker. Image from FindAGrave.com. Image ©S. Curry. |
Both Sidney and Bettie were born in Marion County, South Carolina, and most likely lived their entire lives in the county. Together they had a total of eight children. Unfortunately, their first two children died in infancy, but the other six survived to adulthood. At this time, we do not know where the first two children are buried.
Bettie died first, in 1918 on May 25. The 1918 date didn't ring a bell for me until today...in this time of COVID-19 (or Corona Virus). Did she die of the Spanish Flu? I couldn't remember. A quick look back at the records to check on the cause of death, and no, she did not die of Spanish Flu. She died of Uterine Cancer. Upon dying, Sidney was left alone as all their children were now adults and had moved on and were married.
Sidney must not have been happy being a widower and at the age of 54, he married again in 1919 to Sally Elvington, who was 15 years his junior. They had a child a year later in 1920.
Sidney died on January 6, 1924, due to gastrointestinal and heart problems. He died at the age of 58. His death certificate is signed by a doctor name Marvin Dibble. That is curious because his 3-year child with Sally is named Marvin Dibble Rogers. Is there a connection?
Sidney was buried with his first wife in Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion County, South Carolina.
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| Entrance to Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion County, South Carolina. Image downloaded from findagrave.com 2020.06.02. ©Barbara Lehman. |
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Tombstones of Sidney D. Rogers and Bettie Lloyd Rogers in the Rogers family plot in Rose Hill Cemetery, Marion County, South Carolina. Images ©S. Curry.
Also buried in the same plot are Sidney's second wife, Sally, his son Marvin and Marvin's wife Roberta.
A little teaser for a future blog post: Family lore has it that while a soldier in the Civil War, Sidney's father, Thomas, left his Confederate unit on October 20, 1864, and supposedly "traveled at night and slept in graveyards to avoid the YANKEES!!!" to return home for the birth of his child. He must have returned to his unit before the birth because his military records indicate that he was captured at Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina on January 15, 1865. Sidney was born on February 3, 1865.
How I'm "related to Sidney D. Rogers and Susan Elizabeth Lloyd:
I enjoyed reading your post! I love cemeteries and finding out about the lives of those who are resting there.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments. I'm looking forward to visiting this cemetery in the near future to visit the graves and research burial records. Maybe their two small children are buried in the plot but don't have tombstones?
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