Obituaries



	Matthew Rogers, who died May 9, 1881.

	Mathew Rogers
	#143
	Date of Report: May 10, 1881
	Male, white
	Age: 66 yrs, 4 mos, 5 dys
	Occupation: Farmer
	Date of death: May 9, 1881 at 9:20 a.m.
	Married
	Nationality: Ireland
	Where born: Ireland
	How long in this state: 3? yrs (had a hard time reading the number, I
	think it is 3.)
	Place of death: Muscatine Co.
	Cause: Chronic Ciotitis
	Complications: Enlonged Prashrite? and by unflushed influence of the
	kidneys.
	Duration: 6 yrs
	Place of burial: Wilton
	Date of burial: May 9, 1881
	Name of Undertaker: Aaron Park, Wilton
	Name and Residence of Physician: W. H. Baxter, Wilton, Iowa



	Mary Caine Rodgers
	#277
	Township--City: Wilton
	Birth: May 15, 1822
	Age: 88yrs, 8mos, 22dys
	Widowed
	Birthplace: Ireland
	Name of father: Daniel Caine
	Birthplace of father: Ireland
	Name of mother: Catherine McClosky
	Occupation: Housekeeper
	Informant: Matilda Rodgers
	Date of death: Feb. 8, 1911
	Cause: Pneumonia
	Attending Physician: A. R. Leith
	When signed: Feb. 9, 1911
	Place of burial: Wilton
	Date of burial: Feb. 11, 1911
	Undertaker: W. G. Griffith, Wilton, Iowa



	Mary (Rogers) Barth. Here is everything on
	the death record:

	Record 1, page 68
	# 40
	Date of report: Dec. 24, 1884
	Mary Barth female white
	39 yrs, 9 mos
	Occupation: Farmer
	Date of death: Nov. 24, 1884
	Widowed
	Where born: Penns.
	Place of death: Wilton Twp..
	Cause: Consumption
	Duration of disease: 5 months
	Place of burial: Wilton St. Mary's Cemetery, Nov. 25, 1884
	Name and Residence of Physician: W. H. Baxter, Wilton, IA.



	Mrs. Mary Barth, daughter of Mrs. Mary Rogers of this Twp. died at the home of her mother Sunday last, and was interred in the Wilton
	Catholic cemetery last Tuesday.

	(this was found in the "Wilton Review", Wilton, Muscatine Co., Iowa,
	Thursday, Nov. 27, 1884, page 3, Vol. IX-- No. 38).



	Book D, page 135
	William P. Rodgers
	Place of death: Muscatine Hospital--General Hospital
	Length of stay: 76yrs Cedar & Young St.
	Street Address: 906 Grand Avenue
	Date of death: Sept. 26, 1962 4:45 p.m.
	Male white married
	Date of birth: Oct 13, 1885
	Age last birthday: 76/11/13
	Occupation: Retired Trucker
	Kind of Business or Industry----local trucking
	Birthplace: Muscatine
	Father: Matthew Rodgers
	Mother: Mary Dowdal
	Ever in U.S. Armed Forces----no.
	SSN#----479-12-6003
	Informant: Mrs. Etta Rodgers, Muscatine, Iowa
	Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
	Attendent's Name and Title: R. E. Olson, M. D.
	Attendent's Address: 1615 Young Avenue, Muscatine, Ia.
	Date signed: 10-2-62
	Burial date: 9/29/1962
	Greenwood Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa
	Funeral director: R. W. Fairbanks, 114 W. 4th, Muscatine, Iowa
	Date Received by County Register: Nov. 14, 1962
	Name of Co Register Florence Hetcler
	File #---4985



	WILLIAM P. RODGERS

	William P. Rodgers, 76, of 906 Grand Avenue, died at 5:45 p.m.
	Wednesday at Muscatine General hospital after a brief illness.
	Born Oct. 13, 1885, in Muscatine county, he was a life resident of
	this community. He was the son of Matthew and Mary Dowdal Rodgers
	Mr. Rodgers was a retired trucker.
	He was married, Aug. 7, 1909 at Davenport, to Etta Eis.
	Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Etta Rodgers, Muscatine; five
	daughters, Mrs. Darlene Broderson, Mrs. Thelma Hawk, and Mrs. Mabel
	Maylone, all of Muscatine, Mrs. Vioteta Rehbehn of Whittier, Calif., and
	Mrs. Dorothy Neywelle of Muscatine; one brother, Charles Rodgers of
	Lewiston, Ida., two sisters, Mrs. Florence Graney of Perry and Mrs. Irene
	Sanbdman of Wilton, 14 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
	He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, one brother and
	two sisters.
	The body is now at the Fairbanks chapel where friends may call
	starting at 10 a.m. Friday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
	Saturday at the Fairbanks chapel, with Rev. Stephen Root in charge.
	Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery.

	(this obit was found in "The Muscatine Journal", Thursday, Sept. 27, 1962,
	page 18.)