William Rodgers

Birth Name William Rodgers
Gender male
Age at Death about 35 years, 6 months, 2 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1887 Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
Event Note

not William Rogers, November 28, 1881, son of William and Margaret (Rogers) Rogers of Ballymartin
not William, January 10, 1882, in Kilkeel, son of John and Bridget
not William, March 3, 1883, in Glassdrummond, son of Ann Flannigan only.
not William Rogers, May 27, 1886, son of William and Eliza (Rooney) Rogers, of Moneydarrea
not William Joseph Rogers, November 7, 1887, son of William and Bridget (Cunningham) Rogers of Glassdrumman

This birth is way too early for William, if his 1901 Census and 1909 passenger manifest are correct.

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel, Registrar's District: Kilkeel, County Down
Births
April 4, 1880, Shore Road
William Rodgers, son of John Rodgers, a fisherman of Shore Road, and Mary Rodgers, formerly Rodgers. informant: Mary Rodgers, mother, of Shore Road

These are the only 6 William Rogers born between 1880 and 1889 listed on the index of the Kilkeel civil birth records.

Census (Son) March 31, 1901 Ballymadeerfy Townland, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
Event Note

1901 Census of Ireland
31 March 1901
Household 5 in Ballymadeerfy Place of Birth

John Rodgers Head RC 49 M Farmer M Down
Mary Rodgers Wife RC 49 F M Down
Maria Rodgers Dau RC 18 F S Down
Patrick Rodgers Son RC 17 M Farmer S Down
William Rodgers Son RC 15 M Farmer S Down
Selena Rodgers Dau RC 13 F S Down

Witness July 19, 1906 St. Colman's, Kilkeel, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

William was a witness at his sister Margaret's wedding

Immigration April 18, 1909 New York, United States destination: Butte, Montana 1a
Event Note

William Rogers, 22, laborer, British subject, Irish nationality, last residence: Kilkeel, relative in Ireland: father John Rogers, Ballymadurphy, Lisnacree, County Down, destination: brother Patrick Rogers, 441 East Broadway, Butte, Montana, 5'6" dark complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, birthplace: Kilkeel

traveling with:

Michael Sloan, 21, laborer, British subject, Irish nationality, last residence: Kilkeel, relative in Ireland, father Daniel Sloan, Attical, Kilkeel, County Down, destination: brother John Sloan, 15 Gagnon Street, Butte, Montana, 5'7" dark complexion, dark hair, dark eyes, birthplace: Kilkeel

Census April 19, 1910 Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States 441 East Broadway 4a
Event Note

1910 Census, Ward 3, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
April 19, 1910
at 441 East Broadway

household of Patrick Boyle, a saloon keeper
William Rodgers, roomer, 22, single, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1909, alien, miner, copper mine

Census January 19, 1920 Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States 434 Platinum Street 5a
Event Note

1920 Census, Precinct 39, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
January 19, 1920
at 434 Platinum Street

William Rodgers, head, 35, single, arrived 1909, naturalization papers pending, born in Ireland, parents also, miner, copper mine

Death July 3, 1922 Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States   6a
Event Note

Certificate of Death
Silver Bow County, Montana

July 3, 1922
Butte, Silver Bow, Montana
William Rogers
656 E. Aluminum Street
white, male, single
age 36, born 1886, Ireland
miner, copper mining
employer: A C M Co. [Anaconda Copper Mining Company]
father: John Rodgers, born in Ireland
mother: Mary Rodgers, born in Ireland
informant: Robert Mallon, Butte, Montana
cause of death: fractured skull and other injuries, mine accident
signed: Coroner, James F Carey
buried: July 6, 1922, Holy Cross Cemetery
undertaker: M J Walsh Co.

Burial July 6, 1922 Holy Cross Cemetery, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, United States   6a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John M Rodgersbetween 1846 and 1852after September 25, 1912
Mother Mary Rodgersbetween 1846 and 1852after 1911
    Sister     Margaret Rodgers February 12, 1875
    Sister     Catherine Teresa Rodgers October 1, 1876
    Brother     Patrick Rodgers May 10, 1881 April 30, 1955
    Sister     Maria Emily Rodgers from 1883 to 1884
    Sister     Selina Rodgers June 12, 1886
         William Rodgers about 1887 July 3, 1922

Source References

  1. Ellis Island Passenger Record
      • Page: SS Baltic, left Liverpool April 9, 1909, arriving New York April 18, 1909
  2. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Page: Household 5 in Ballymadeerfy
  3. Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
      • Page: July 19, 1906, Kilkeel 2 Reg District, Co Down, Ireland
  4. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Ward 3, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, ED 96, sheet 8B, family 118
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLCD-JXV : accessed 6 October 2018), William Rodgers in household of Paterick J Boyle, Butte Ward 3, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 8B, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 836; FHL microfilm 1,374,849.

  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Precinct 39, Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, ED 221, sheet 10A, line 37, family 252
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q7-NCX : accessed 6 October 2018), William Rodgers, Butte Ward 5b, Silver Bow, Montana, United States; citing ED 221, sheet 10A, line 37, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 976; FHL microfilm 1,820,976.

  6. Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004
      • Page: Butte, William Rogers, 03 Jul 1922
      • Citation:

        Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNR-HVS6 : 4 August 2017), William Rogers, 03 Jul 1922; citing Death, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, various county recorder offices; FHL microfilm 2,311,838.