Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ =========================================================================== Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== A History of the Northern Peninsula and its People, Vol. 2 Alvah Littlefield Sawyer, 1911 [1046-1047] CHARLES MAY ROGERS. - An honored and highly esteemed resident of Crystal Falls, CHARLES MAY ROGERS is widely known for his extensive knowledge of the abstract business, in which he has here been success- fully engaged for nearly a score of years. He was born, October 30, 1854, at Bangalore, India, a son of REV. ALEXANDER J. ROGERS, a Church of England clergyman. His grandfather, REV. ALEXANDER ROGERS, who married a Miss MAY, was for many years rector of the English Church at Rolvenden, Kentshire, England. REV. ALEXANDER J. ROGERS was born at Rolvenden, County Kent, Eng- land, and following in the footsteps of his honored father, became a Church of England minister. Going from England to the Cape of Good Hope, he lived there for five years, and then went as Government Chap- lain to the East Indies, being located for a long time at Bangalore. Returning to his native land in 1861, he served as rector at differ- ent places in England, dying, in 1885, at Great Danmow. He married MARY E. PICKANZ, who was born in the northern part of England, and went to India was a ward of BISHOP DEALTRY, Bishop of Madras. She passed away in 1890. Four children were born to her and her husband, as follows: ALEXANDER DEALTRY; CHARLES MAY; LAURA MARY, deceased; and AGNES MARION, residing in England. ALEXANDER DEALTRY ROGERS was born, February 26, 1853, in India, and was educated at the Queen Elizabeth School, in Ipswich, England. Com- pleting his studies, he was for three years employed in the tea busi- ness at London. He afterwards studied medicine for a time at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but, renouncing his ambition for a profession- al career, again went to London, where he embarked in the leather business. Going from that city to Vienna, Austria, he had charge of a large tannery for about four years, in the meantime teaching the Eng- lish method of tanning. Returning then to England, he resided at Bridgenorth until 1895, when he came to the United States, locating first at Taunton, Massachusetts. Coming from there to Crystal Falls, he was soon appointed deputy registrar of deeds, and in 1900 was elected registrar of deeds for Iron county, and has held the office ever since, having been re-elected every two years. ALEXANDER DEALTRY ROGERS has been twice married, having had by his first marriage one son, ALEXANDER C., now assistant registrar of deeds. He married second, in September, 1903, MARY C. GREGORY, who was born in Hertford- shire, England, a daughter of WILLIAM FRANCIS and MARY GREGORY. But six years of age when his parents took him from India to Eng- land, CHARLES MAY ROGERS, acquired his early education at Queen Eliza- beth School, in Ipswich. Beginning his business career in London, he was there a clerk in an Italian commission house until 1873. Coming then to America, he located at Green Bay, Wis., in October, of that year, and the following winter taught school at Ellison Bay. Entering then the employ of M. H. WALKER, a civil engineer, he assisted in lay- ing out the Bowler-Crouch cranberrymarsh, at Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and afterwards was employed as a lumberman in the woods until 1876. Going then to Canada, MR. ROGERS was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Victoria county for three years. Returning to Wisconsin in 1879, he took a contract for clearing the site of Ashland, which was then a new town. The following September he located at Marinette, and for two years was clerk in the store of N. LUDINGTON. Coming to the Upper Peninsula in 1881, MR. ROGERS stopped first at Quinnesee, then a new town, from there going to Iron Mountain, which was still in its infan- cy, and there for a few months operated a feed store for W. E. McCLIN- TOCK. He afterwards spent a few months at Quinnesee Falls, being in the employ of the Menominee River Improvement Company until their con- tract was completed. Returning then to Iron Mountain, MR. ROGERS operated a feed store for SMITH & LOUGHREY until May, 1883. Removing then to Iron River, he opened a store and lumber yard for CAPTAIN THOMAS RUNDLE, formerly of the Chapin mine, and conducted the business until 1886. Then, after spending a few months at Hurley, Wisconsin, he managed a hardware store at Ironwood for MOORE & AGNEW. In November, 1886, MR. ROGERS went to Iron River, where for two years he was a clerk in the BOYINGTON Hotel. In 1888 he made a trip to Europe, spending the summer with his kinspeople in England, and on his return to Iron River engaged in the insurance business. Going to Stephenson, Michigan, in the fall of 1889, MR. ROGERS was employed as a book-keeper for JAMES H. HANRAHAN until May, 1890, when he returned to Iron River, where he served as assistant postmaster for a while. Locating at Crystal Falls in 1891, MR. ROGERS purchased a complete set of abstracts of all lands in Iron county, and has since been busily and profitably employed in the abstract business. On September 20, 1890, MR. ROGERS was united in marriage with FLORENCE E. GREGORY, who was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, a daughter of WILLIAM FRANCIS and MARY C. GREGORY. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. ROGERS, two of whom have passed to the high- er life, LAURA MARY dying at the age of two years, and ELSIE MAY when but twenty months old. The three children living are CHARLES GREGORY, EDWIN ARTHUR, and ETHEL FLORENCE. Fraternally MR. ROGERS is a member of Crystal Falls Lodge, No. 385, F. & A. M.; of Northern Tent, No. 505, K. O. T. M.; of Crystal Falls Legion, No. 392, N. P. L.; and of National Chapter, Supreme Ruling, Mystic Circle, of Richmond, Virginia. ===========================================================================