Biography of William J. Rogers, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Rogers, Brown.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 353

William J. Rogers, one of the enterprising farmers and stock-raisers of the
county and a popular hotel man, is a native of Westville, Franklin county, New
York, born January 5, 1825. He remained under the shelter of the parental roof
until about of age, then engaging in farming, and he was numbered among the
leading agriculturists of the Empire state until 1871, when he came to Grant
county, Oregon, and embarked in placer mining. Early in 1873 he came to Baker
county, and located on a quarter section of land on Dooley mountains, twelve
miles south of Baker City, where he has ever since lived, and where he has a
very fine stock farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Hay is his principal
crop.

Mr. Rogers is also proprietor of what is widely known as the Mountain House, a
hostelry in which all guests receive a warm welcome and hospitable treatment.

In Westville, New York, on May 8, 1862, our subject married Miss Hannah Brown,
and to their union was born one child, which died in infancy.