Isaac “Ike” Rogers, one of the newly introduced characters on the Paramount+ show, Lawmen: Bass Reeves, was a real person and my 2x great grandfather.
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Discover how a book, scant clues, crowd sourced research, DNA, and limited online records came together to make ancestral ties to the Trail of Tears, US Civil War, a hanging judge, an outlaw, and of slavery in the Cherokee Nation. Don’t forget the handout attached below. PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is available for patrons of
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Isaac Rogers was killed at the Ft. Gibson, Indian Territory train depot by Clarence Goldsby. But was his murder and the circumstances surrounding it cut and dry?
Life After Death: 120 – Recalling the Murder of Isaac Rogers Read More »
Isaac Rogers was killed April 21,1897 at a train depot in Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. Oral history said I was somehow related to him. But how?
Finding Isaac Rogers – Civil War Veteran, U.S. Deputy Marshal, Relative? Read More »
About Isaac Rogers Cherokee Freedmen, U.S.Deputy Marshal, all around bad ass, and my 2x great grandfather. The Timeline ca. 1847 Born enslaved Ike was born enslaved between 1847 and 1853 in the Cherokee Nation (now northeast Oklahoma). He and his mother, Martha May Richardson, were enslaved by Alzira Price May, a Cherokee by Blood and
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When DNA reveals a relationship between you, your known cousins, and 15 descendants of Old Settler Cherokee Chief John “Nolachucky” Rogers, Jr.
All Roads Lead to Cherokee Chief John Rogers, Jr. Read More »
An open letter to members of the Cherokee Nation who despite the recent court decision, still can’t get right.
When Red “Jim” Crow Comes Home to Roost Read More »
“My children have Cherokee blood in their veins…” Isaac Rogers, Cherokee Freedmen, May 20, 1885
Birthright: 8 Generations of Cherokee Freedmen and Our Story of Redemption Read More »
Please, let’s stop prostituting the slave schedules for our own agendas.
There’s No Wizardry or Voodoo in Tracing Slaveholders Read More »
Photo credit: Ann Monteith Photo credit: Ann Monteith Come to see me speak in person or attend one of my online workshops/webinars! Conferences & Events Webinars, Presentations, and Interviews Previous Webinars and Appearances BlackProGen LIVE Conferences & Events 2018 Conferences & Events 36th Annual Family History ConferenceOctober 12-13, 2018, LDS Church, 5200 South University Avenue,
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