His father, Robert Smith Rodgers was a Colonel in the Civil War and his uncle, Rear Admiral John Rodgers was a well known naval figure of his time and the first to rise to the rand of rear admiral. His mother, Sarah C. Perry, was a daughter of Commodore Mathew C. Perry and a niece of Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry. Since 1900, five active rear admirals in the Navy have been members of the Rodgers family. He died at the age of 83 and was buried among other family members in Section 1. He was married to Elizabeth B. Chambers, 1856-1944.
His father, Robert Smith Rodgers was a Colonel in the Civil War and his uncle, Rear Admiral John Rodgers was a well known naval figure of his time and the first to rise to the rand of rear admiral. His mother, Sarah C. Perry, was a daughter of Commodore Mathew C. Perry and a niece of Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry. Since 1900, five active rear admirals in the Navy have been members of the Rodgers family. He died at the age of 83 and was buried among other family members in Section 1. He was married to Elizabeth B. Chambers, 1856-1944.
Bio by: Ken Owens
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