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At the time, he and one-eyed aviator <a href="/people/553/000056385/">Wiley Post</a> were surveying possible flight paths between Seattle and the Soviet Union. </font><p><b>Father:</b> Clement Vann Rogers (b. 11-Jan-1839, d. 28-Oct-1911)<br><b>Mother:</b> Mary America Schrimsher (b. 9-Oct-1839, d. 28-May-1890)<br><b>Sister:</b> Elizabeth Rogers (b. 11-Sep-1861, d. Dec-1863)<br><b>Sister:</b> Sallie Clementine Rogers<br><b>Brother:</b> Robert Martin Rogers (b. 15-Apr-1866, d. 13-Apr-1883)<br><b>Sister:</b> Maude Ethel Rogers<br><b>Sister:</b> May Rogers<br><b>Sister:</b> Zoe Rogers (b. 31-Jul-1876, d. 31-Jul-1876)<br><b>Brother:</b> Homar Rogers (b. 1-Jul-1878, d. 25-Sep-1878)<br><b>Wife:</b> Betty Blake (m. 1908)<br><b>Son:</b> <a href="/people/555/000056387/">Will Rogers, Jr.</a> (b. 20-Oct-1911, d. 1993)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Mary Amelia Rogers (b. 18-May-1913, d. 1989)<br><b>Son:</b> James Blake Rogers (b. 25-Jul-1915, d. 2000)<br><b>Son:</b> Fred Stone Rogers (b. 15-Jul-1918, d. 1920)<br><p> University: Kemper Military School and College, Boonville, MO<br><p> <a href="/org/499/000042373/">Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks</a> <br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> Claremore, OK (1905)<br> <a href="/org/782/000163293/">Rancheros Vistadores</a> <br> <a href="/org/760/000041637/">Shriners</a> <br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6401 Hollywood Blvd (motion pictures)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6608 Hollywood Blvd (radio)<br> <a href="/honors/256/000163764/">Kentucky Colonel</a> <br> <a href="/honors/048/000111712/">National Cowboy Hall of Fame</a> (1955)<br> <a href="/event/221/000218564/">Cholecystectomy</a> <br> <a href="/event/273/000103961/">Exhumed</a> Glendale, CA (19-May-1944)<br> <a href="/lists/594/000137183/">National Statuary Hall</a> (1939)<br> <a href="/lists/649/000051496/">Cherokee Ancestry</a> <br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/279/000265481/">In Old Kentucky (28-Nov-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/529/000092253/">Steamboat Round The Bend (6-Sep-1935)</a> · Dr. John Pearly<br> <a href="/films/777/000246039/">Doubting Thomas (10-Jul-1935)</a> <br> <a href="/films/827/000258053/">Life Begins at Forty (22-Mar-1935)</a> · Kenesaw H. Clark<br> <a href="/films/072/000067868/">Judge Priest (5-Oct-1934)</a> · Judge Priest<br> <a href="/films/224/000234519/">David Harum (1-Mar-1934)</a> <br> <a href="/films/888/000264096/">Mr. Skitch (22-Dec-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/917/000121554/">Doctor Bull (22-Sep-1933)</a> <br> <a href="/films/945/000260165/">State Fair (26-Jan-1933)</a> · Abel Frake<br> <a href="/films/048/000205430/">Ambassador Bill (13-Nov-1931)</a> <br> <a href="/films/601/000243869/">A Connecticut Yankee (6-Apr-1931)</a> · Hank Martin<br> <a href="/films/943/000270133/">They Had to See Paris (18-Sep-1929)</a> <br><p> <b>Appears on postage stamps:</b><br> USA, Scott #1801 (15 cents, issued 4-Nov-1979)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-style: italic; color: #ff3333;">New!</span><br> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/" class="fotmlink" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #dd0000;">NNDB MAPPER</a></td> <td valign=middle align=right style="border-left: 1px solid #bbb; padding-left: 5px;">Create a map starting with</td> <td valign=middle align=right><a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=56386"><img src="/man.gif" border=0 style="padding: 2px;"></a></td> <td align=left valign=middle> <a href="http://mapper.nndb.com/start/?id=56386">Will Rogers</a></td> </tr> </table> <font face="Trebuchet MS, arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2">Requires Flash 7+ and Javascript.</font> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=56386" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>