Ohio Families

Superintendent Registrar's District: West Derby and Toxteth Park
Registrar's District: Toxteth Park
1870
Births in the district of Toxteth Park, county of Lancaster
Number 157
Twenty Ninth July 1870, at 11 Court, Stanhope Street
William, boy, [son of] Edward Rodgers, fireman on a steamer, and Ann Rodgers, formerly Cunningham
informant: Ann Rodgers, Mother, [of] 11 Court Stanhope Street, Toxteth Park
when registered: Ninth September 1870
Registrar: W Buckmaster

 

1880 United States Census, Newburgh Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Series T9, Roll 1009, Page 259B
June 8, 1880

Rogers, Edward, 42, head, works in iron mill, born in Ireland, parents also
Ann, 35, wife, keeping house, born in Ireland, parents also
Mary, 14, dau, at school, born in Ireland
Wiliam, 9, son, at school, born in Ireland
Ann, 7, dau, at home
Margaret, 5, dau, at home
Catherine, 3, dau, at home
Allice, 1, dau, at home

all other children born in Ohio

"United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8M3-CVR : accessed 21 Feb 2014), Edward Rogers, Newburgh, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 259B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1009

Living in Newburgh Township on the 1880 Census

Cleveland City Directory
1889 Rodgers, William, laborer, resides 1785 Harvard
this corresponds to about 9300 Harvard Ave today (2014)

Cleveland City Directory
1889 Rodgers, William, laborer, resides 1785 Harvard
this corresponds to about 9300 Harvard Ave today (2014)

Cleveland City Directory
1891 Rogers, William, laborer, 2012 Cannon
this corresponds to about 8900 Cannon today (2014)

Cleveland City Directory
1893 Rogers, Edward, engineer, 466 Sawyer
Rogers, William J., engineer, 466 Sawyer
(Sawyer became E. 91st)

Cleveland City Directory
1895 Rogers, Edward, engineer, 2488 Elmo
Rogers, William J., engineer, 2488 Elmo

Elmo was called East 89th St after the street reorganization. This must have been next door to the Rodgers' eventual home at 4025 East 89th St.

Cleveland City Directory
1896 Rogers, William, engineer 2484 Elmo
1897 Rogers, Edward, fireman, 2484 Elmo
Rogers, William J., engineer 2484 Elmo
1898 Rogers, Edward, engineer 2484 Elmo
Rogers, William , engineer 2484 Elmo

This became 4025 East 89th Street

daughter Anna May was born at 17 Valley

Daughter Lucy Grace (Grace Lucille) was born at 17 Valley

I didn't find his naturalization records at familysearch.org. They have the Common Pleas Court naturalizations. He may have been naturalized in US District Court, Cleveland.

1900 Census Cleveland Ward 27, ED sheet 5B
June 5, 1900
renting, at 17 Valley St.

William Rodgers, 28, born July 1871, married 3 years, born in England, parents also, arrived 1873, naturalized, engineer/locomotive
Grace M Rodgers, 25, Mar 1875, married 3 years, 2 children, 2 alive, born in Ohio, father in Ireland, mother in New York
Anna May Rodgers, 2, March 1898, born in Ohio
Grace Rodgers 5m, December 1899, born in Ohio

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMZF-KLM

Their son was born at 45 Valley

Their daughter Frances Colletta was born at 17 Valley

1910 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., 18th Ward of Cleveland.
Series T624, Roll 1173, page 78.
Enum. Dist 270, Sheet 1A
renting at 4025 East 89th Street:

Edward Rodgers, head, 71, married 1x for 45 years, born in Ireland, parents also, retired, living on own income, could not read or write English, arrived in US in 1872, is a naturalized citizen

Anna Rodgers, Wife, 66, married 1x for 45 years, born in Ireland, parents also, 10 children, 7 alive, arrived in US in 1872

William Rodgers, Son, 40, Widowed, born in England, parents in Ireland, arrived in US in 1872, is a naturalized citizen, stationary engineer
Anna May Rodgers, grand daughter, 12, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Ohio
Grace Rodgers, Granddaughter, 10, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Ohio
Coletta Rodgers, Granddaughter, 6, born in Ohio, father in England, mother in Ohio

Maggie Cushing, daughter, 35, married 1x for 14 years, 5 children, 3 alive, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland
Helen Cushing, Granddaughter, 13, born in Ohio
Anna May Cushing, Granddaughter, 12, born in Ohio
Alice Cushing, Granddaughter, 10, born in Ohio

Edward Anderson, Grandson, 21, born in Ohio, father in Maryland, mother in Ireland, street car conductor

John McCracken, Grandson, 18, born in Ohio, parents also, time keeper in a wire mill

John McGee, boarder, 35, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1900, heater wire mill
Carr, Barney, boarder, 25, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1908, laborer, wire mill

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML8G-V1M : accessed 21 Feb 2014), Edward Rodgers, Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 2, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375186.

4025 E. 89th

working as a stationary engineer at the time of the 1910 Census

Ohio Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death

Place of Death: 4069 East 78th St., 15th Ward, Cleveland
Name of Deceased: William Rodgers
Date of Death: Apr 23, 1915
Male, White, married.
Date of Birth: didn't know month/date, 1871
Age: 44
Occupation: Pryss? Tender, Steel Mill
Birthplace: England
Father: Ed Rodgers, BP: Ireland
Mother: don't know, BP: Ireland
Cause of Death: Struck by train, thigh crushed, throat cut, fr. skull
'viewed 4069 East 78th St '
Doctor: P.J. Byrne, no address.
Burial: Apr 26, 1915, Calvary Cemetery
Funeral Director: John McGrath?/ McGraw?, 9107 Harvard

Informant: Agnes Rodgers, 4069 East 78th St.

Image at familysearch - Ohio Deaths

Cleveland Necrology Files online at http://dxsrv4.cpl.org/
had this information for William Rodgers:

Id#: 0299696
Name: Rodgers, William
Date: April 25, 1915
Source: Source unknown
Notes: Rodgers-William, beloved husband of Agnes Rodgers (nee McKenzie), son of Edward and Anna, brother of Mrs. Anna O'Rourke, Margaret Cushing, Catherine Whalen, Helen Gallagher, Lucy sloane and Delia O'Rourke, suddenly at his residence, 4069 E. 78th st. Funeral Monday at Holy Name church at 8:30.