Burt Rogers Biography


	This biography appears on pages 116-117 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				BURT ROGERS.  

	Burt Rogers holds an important position in financial circles in 
Deadwood as treasurer of the Black Hills Trust & Savings Bank, one of 
the leading institutions of its kind in southwestern South Dakota. He 
understands banking thoroughly not only in its broader aspects but also 
in the small matters of detail and he directs its affairs so wisely 
that its assets are steadily increasing.  

	Mr. Rogers was born in Watertown, New York, on the 12th of May, 
1870, a son of Orlo and Louisa (Walts) Rogers, both of whom were also 
born in that town. The father was a farmer and followed that occupation 
until his death, which occurred in 1897. The mother survived until 
June, 1912, when she, too, was called to her final rest. They were the 
parents of five children, of whom the subject of this review is the 
third in order of birth. He received his education ill the schools of 
Waterloo and Oswego, New York, and in 1889, when nineteen years of age, 
he left home and arrived in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in June of that 
year. He was employed as court reporter there until 1895 and in the 
meantime engaged in the real-estate business for several years. In 1895 
he went to Pactola, a town in the southern hills, and there engaged in 
mining for two years. He then removed to Deadwood and for five years 
did assaying independently. At the end of that time he assisted in 
organizing the Black Hills Trust & Savings Bank and for two years was a 
director in that institution. He was then for a time vice president and 
he subsequently became cashier of the bank, being the present incumbent 
of that position. The Black Hills Trust & Savings Bank is one of the 
largest and most reliable financial institutions in Deadwood and the 
practical management of its affairs is no small task. Mr. Rogers 
devotes the greater part of his time to his work at the bank and is 
demonstrating that he is a financier of no mean ability, as the affairs 
of the bank are in excellent condition and as its prosperity increases 
from year to year. He is also interested in a number of mines in the 
locality of Deadwood and his investments therein add appreciably to his 
income.  

	Mr. Rogers was united in marriage on the 2d of June, 1913, to 
Miss Lulu Shrayer, a native of Norwalk, Connecticut, and a daughter of 
R. Shrayer. Her father was foreman and manager ill a large cotton mill 
in Norwalk, where he still resides  

	Mr. Rogers is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and 
gives his political support to the republican party. Fraternally he 
belongs to the Masonic order and is a member of the Mystic Shrine. He 
likewise holds membership in the Elks, in the local lodge of which he 
is past exalted ruler. Since coming to Deadwood he has identified 
himself thoroughly with the welfare of the community and has not only 
won for himself a prominent place in financial circles but teas done 
much in all unostentatious way to advance the public good.