Generation 6 Ada Lee Ann Berry Rogers

Ada Lee Ann Berry Rogers#

Ada Lee Berry was born July 11th 1875. On Sept 1, 1895 she married William Jackson Rogers. William J. Rogers was born in Granville County, NC on October 10th 1864. He was the son

We need to look at the Starke Surname of Rachel Starke Holeman since three of David J. Berry’s descendants in Georgia married into the Starke Family. This is the first time I have seen the name in Orange County, North Carolina.

Ada Lee Ann Berry Rogers died on November 22nd 1968 and William Jackson Rogers died on April 12th 1931. They are both buried at Berry’s Grove Baptist Church. To View Newspaper Clipping Click on the Small Image. William Jackson and Ada Lee Ann Berry Rogers had nine children.

Children of Ada Lee Ann Berry and William Jackson Rogers

1. 1. James Jackson Rogers
   Born August 8, 1896, died May 7, 1969
   Served as a Private in the Army in World War One.
2. 2. William Richard Rogers
   Born August 18, 1899, died November 11, 1955
3. 3. John Bryant Rogers
   Born September 14, 1900, died November 23, 1985
   Buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Durham, North Carolina. Married Catherine Durham (b. November 25, 1910, d. February 23, 1971).
4. 4. Charlie Wayne Rogers
   Born October 3, 1902, died August 27, 1992
   Married Claudia Corbette (b. May 3, 1906, d. April 3, 1983). No children. They were married in Danville, Virginia on May 21, 1935. Both are buried at Alamance Memorial Park in Burlington, NC.
5. 5. Elizabeth Rachel (Bettie) Rogers
   Born March 14, 1905, died October 9, 1986
   Married December 26, 1923 to Odie Wilson (b. January 6, 1902, d. January 9, 1992). Both are buried at Mount Zion Christian Church Cemetery, Orange County, NC.
6. 6. Mary W. Rogers
   Born July 4, 1907, died January 9, 1988
   Source: family records and findagrave.com. Buried at Berrys Grove Baptist Church.
7. 7. Hal Kitchen Rogers
   Born September 1, 1909, died April 11, 1969
   Married Doris Deans.
8. 8. Ewart Bryar Rogers
   Born October 19, 1911, died July 7, 2007
   Source: Family records. Buried at Berrys Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Orange County, NC. Married Maxine Virginia Walters (b. August 21, 1917, d. April 26, 1994).
9. 9. Helen Pattie Rogers
   Born April 29, 1915, died June 11, 1996
   Married January 8, 1935 to Charlie Graham Ashley (died August 1995 in a house fire).

William Jackson and Ada Lee Berry Rogers moved over to Person County after they were married.

Census Records

• 1910 — William Jackson and Ada Lee Ann Berry Rogers are in the 1910 Person County Census.
• 1920 — Ada Lee Berry and her husband William Jackson Rogers are in the 1920 Person County Census.
• 1930 — I have been unable to locate Ada and William Jackson Rogers in the 1930 Census.