Lieuen Morgan Rogers

Full Name: Lieuen Morgan Rogers
Date of birth: December 13, 1820
Date of death: October 31, 1889

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 24 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Refugio / Refugio   Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

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House District 24
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Refugio / Refugio
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 56th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 158, in memory of Mrs. Clara Annette Jeter, "daughter of Lieuen Morgan Rogers and Emma Stribling Rogers, her father being one of the early settlers of Refugio County, having come to Texas from Alabama in 1836 with his uncle, General Burleson, to serve in the Texas Revolution." Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

  • ROGERS, LIEUEN MORGAN (1820-1889). Relatives: Edward Burleson - uncle; Lieuen Morgan Rogers - nephew. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, Lieuen Morgan Rogers. The Timely Remarks (Refugio, Texas), 8/27/1937, p. 7, crediting Dennis M. O’Connor Public Library. Relatives: Lieuen Morgan Rogers and William Long Rogers - brothers. "William [Rogers] recovered from his wounds and became sheriff of Nueces County and a member of the Legislature from that county, dying in 1877." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

  • Texas Militia, 1st Lieutenant, Refugio Guards, 29th Brigade, enlisted 5/4/1861; Texas State Troops, Private, Company B, 3rd Regiment, 29th Brigade, enlisted 7/20/1863 in Refugio County, elected Major 8/29/1863. Lieuen M. Rogers, Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.
  • First Lieutenant, Army of the Republic of Texas, served under his uncle Edward Burleson. Commander of 3rd Texas State Troops, Civil War. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

  • Lieuen Morgan Rogers, birth date 12/13/1820, death date 10/31/1889, burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Refugio, Refugio County. Find a Grave.

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Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874
Agriculture and Stock Raising  
Education  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  

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