Wife of the Reverend Ebenezer Rodgers , m. 28 Aug 1823 at Howard County, Missouri. Eldest child of John L and Susannah Elizabeth (Slaton) Jackson. Children: Sarah Ann Badley; of Andrew Fuller Rodgers; Dr. John Milton Rodgers; Edward Rodgers;
(bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
~bio is a work in progress~
— Mrs. Permelia, widow of the late Rev. Ebenezer Rodgers, the well-known pioneer Baptist preacher, died at two o'clock Wednesday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Lemen, in Upper Alton after a week's illness of pneumonia ai the age of 77 years, and 7 months. Deceased was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, removed to Missouri in 1828 and in 1833 to Upper Alton where she resided till her death, a period 50 years. She was among the last of the original members of the Baptist Church of Upper Alton, a faithful, consistent Christian, loved and respected by all. Her death will be a great affliction to her relatives friends and acquaintances and a loss to the whole community to whom she had become endeared by a lifetime of usefulness, and devotion to others. Among the old settlers, also her associates in pioneer times, the news of her death will be received with sincere sorrow. Mrs. Rodgers leaves six children: Mrs. S. A. Badley, Col. A. F. Rodgers, Edward Rodgers, Rynold Rodgers, Mrs. Susan P. Lemen all of Upper Alton and Hon.H.P, Rodgers, of Mariana, Ark. besides other relatives and friends to mourn her death. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock a. m., Friday from the Upper Alton Baptist Church.
The Semi-Weekly Advocate (Belleville, Illinois) - 6 Apr 1883, Fri - Page 6
Wife of the Reverend Ebenezer Rodgers , m. 28 Aug 1823 at Howard County, Missouri. Eldest child of John L and Susannah Elizabeth (Slaton) Jackson. Children: Sarah Ann Badley; of Andrew Fuller Rodgers; Dr. John Milton Rodgers; Edward Rodgers;
(bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
~bio is a work in progress~
— Mrs. Permelia, widow of the late Rev. Ebenezer Rodgers, the well-known pioneer Baptist preacher, died at two o'clock Wednesday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Lemen, in Upper Alton after a week's illness of pneumonia ai the age of 77 years, and 7 months. Deceased was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, removed to Missouri in 1828 and in 1833 to Upper Alton where she resided till her death, a period 50 years. She was among the last of the original members of the Baptist Church of Upper Alton, a faithful, consistent Christian, loved and respected by all. Her death will be a great affliction to her relatives friends and acquaintances and a loss to the whole community to whom she had become endeared by a lifetime of usefulness, and devotion to others. Among the old settlers, also her associates in pioneer times, the news of her death will be received with sincere sorrow. Mrs. Rodgers leaves six children: Mrs. S. A. Badley, Col. A. F. Rodgers, Edward Rodgers, Rynold Rodgers, Mrs. Susan P. Lemen all of Upper Alton and Hon.H.P, Rodgers, of Mariana, Ark. besides other relatives and friends to mourn her death. The funeral took place at 10 o'clock a. m., Friday from the Upper Alton Baptist Church.
The Semi-Weekly Advocate (Belleville, Illinois) - 6 Apr 1883, Fri - Page 6
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