Wallingford/Jarlov Family Trees

Appears in Grimes Co census of 1860, recorded as being born in England. Daughter subsequently describes him (1880 Waller Co census) as being from Ireland. England is almost certainly correct...

The name changes from Rodgerson to Rogerson mostly in the next generation.

Land occupied by the Rodgerson's was identified in the original boundary description of Waller County. See http://www.sll.state.tx.us/codes/1879/1879civ4.pdf

His tombstone refers to birth in 1816, but more sources seem to support 1820. In 1899 he applied for a Confederate pension and recorded himself as being 79 years old. In the 1900 Waller County, Texas census he shows as being 79, and born in July 1820.

He served for 3 years in the Civil War in Company C of Carter's Regiment.

In 1899 (as part of his application for a Confederate pension) he said he had 99 acres of poor piney woods land valued at $1/acre. He had 8 head of cattle, worth $80 and one pony worth $15.

In the 1880 Waller County Productions of Agriculture report, William Rogerson was shown as owning his own property.

He had 18 acres of tilled land, another 1/2 acre of permanent pasture or orchard and 140 acres of woodland.

His land was valued at $600 with another $30 worth of equipment and machinery. His livestock was valued at $181 and he had spent $15 in the previous year on repairs or building.

His production was valued at $87 (not clearly written).

He had 5 milk cows and 7 other cattle. There were 5 calves during the year. He sold two cattle in the year. He made about 70 pounds of butter.

He had 9 swine and 19 barnyard poultry which produced about 40 dozen eggs.

He planted 10 acres of Indian corn that produced 50 bushels. He had 8 acres of cotton that produced 1 bale.

He had 1/4 acre of peach trees – 20 trees. They produced 10 bushels of peaches. His orchard produced about $5 of produce in the year.

He cut 15 cords of wood in the year, valued at $15.