Lura Helsley Rogers was my maternal grandmother, of whom I only have the vaguest recollections. She was born in Millville, Ray County, MO, 25 Jun 1878. The first child of Joseph Gilbert and Harriet A. "Hattie" Johnson Helsley. They migrated to Duarte (El Monte Township) Los Angeles County, CA between 1884 - 1887. Lura m. John C. Rogers in Los Angeles County 24 Oct 1900. They had 3 sons and a daughter (see obit below). They lived in Duarte, San Fernando, then moved up to Tulare and settled in Kern County in 1916 on a farm outside of what is now Wasco, CA. Her siblings: Alma H. Partridge, Cara H. Peters, Cala H. Bosserdet, Harry Helsley all lived in or near this community during the 19-teens, thru 1950s. She was a Charter Member of the First Congregational Church in Wasco. She and my grandfather were "abstainers of drink." She was described to me by a long time neighbor and several friends as a "real lady, kind and generous." The following is her obit: "Rogers, Lura -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Rogers, 71, a resident of Wasco for the past 33 years, will be held ...Wasco. Mrs. Rogers died Thursday night in Casmalia, where she had been living since early summer. The Reverend Elmer Windiach of the First Congregational Church, Wasco, will officiate at the sevices. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield. She is survived by her husband, John C. of Casmalia; three sons. Joseph of Long Beach, John of Los Angeles and Howard of Weldon; one daughter, Mrs. Alice Trew of Wasco; two sisters, Mrs. Cara Peters of Wasco and Mrs. John Fox of Los Angeles; one brother, black Helsley and 10 grandchildren, Mrs. Helen Rittenhouse of Bakersfield, Mrs. Bonnie English of Napa, ...[two living Worleys, four living Trews, children of Alice V. Rogers Worley Trew} and Bill and Jack Rogers, all of Wasco; and two great-grandchildren." Obit notice The Bakersfield Californian 10 Dec 1949, Bakersfield, CA [Note: If you choose to use all or part of this information or photos, please contact me re how and to whom you are connected to this family, any information and/or photos you may have. Please use the complete internet address (URL) copied from your browser including the memorial number in your documentation. Then if someone else has information they can contact us. Thank you. Pam]
Lura Helsley Rogers was my maternal grandmother, of whom I only have the vaguest recollections. She was born in Millville, Ray County, MO, 25 Jun 1878. The first child of Joseph Gilbert and Harriet A. "Hattie" Johnson Helsley. They migrated to Duarte (El Monte Township) Los Angeles County, CA between 1884 - 1887. Lura m. John C. Rogers in Los Angeles County 24 Oct 1900. They had 3 sons and a daughter (see obit below). They lived in Duarte, San Fernando, then moved up to Tulare and settled in Kern County in 1916 on a farm outside of what is now Wasco, CA. Her siblings: Alma H. Partridge, Cara H. Peters, Cala H. Bosserdet, Harry Helsley all lived in or near this community during the 19-teens, thru 1950s. She was a Charter Member of the First Congregational Church in Wasco. She and my grandfather were "abstainers of drink." She was described to me by a long time neighbor and several friends as a "real lady, kind and generous." The following is her obit: "Rogers, Lura -- Funeral services for Mrs. Lura Rogers, 71, a resident of Wasco for the past 33 years, will be held ...Wasco. Mrs. Rogers died Thursday night in Casmalia, where she had been living since early summer. The Reverend Elmer Windiach of the First Congregational Church, Wasco, will officiate at the sevices. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield. She is survived by her husband, John C. of Casmalia; three sons. Joseph of Long Beach, John of Los Angeles and Howard of Weldon; one daughter, Mrs. Alice Trew of Wasco; two sisters, Mrs. Cara Peters of Wasco and Mrs. John Fox of Los Angeles; one brother, black Helsley and 10 grandchildren, Mrs. Helen Rittenhouse of Bakersfield, Mrs. Bonnie English of Napa, ...[two living Worleys, four living Trews, children of Alice V. Rogers Worley Trew} and Bill and Jack Rogers, all of Wasco; and two great-grandchildren." Obit notice The Bakersfield Californian 10 Dec 1949, Bakersfield, CA [Note: If you choose to use all or part of this information or photos, please contact me re how and to whom you are connected to this family, any information and/or photos you may have. Please use the complete internet address (URL) copied from your browser including the memorial number in your documentation. Then if someone else has information they can contact us. Thank you. Pam]
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