This has been my brick wall for 20+ years. I hereby offer a CASH reward of $50 for each birth record (date+place) found and documented. For the name and any dates (documented) for each of their parents, and additional $50 for each parent. I am trying to find birth records and parents for these three people. Many subsequent records confirm that the following information is about right: William Phoenix Rogers. Born abt. 1810, Baltimore, Maryland Frances O'Donnell. Born abt. 1824-25 in Maryland, probably Baltimore. I am not yet sure that her maiden name was O'Donnell; that was her name when she and William were married on 11 Aug. 1840 at New Orleans, Louisiana - in St. Mary's Church Thomas Rogers. Born abt. 1812-1820 in Maryland, probably Baltimore. Thomas was involved with boats throughout his life. In 1870 he was a pilot This Rogers family appears in the 1870 U.S. census for Oakland, California (July 20) Rogers, Thomas age 50 Rogers, Francis, age 45 Rogers, Catherine, age 14 Rogers, H., age 12 Rogers, Charles, age 4 After William's death in early 1862 Frances and Thomas Rogers (William's brother) are married on 10 Feb. 1864 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara Co., California - south of San Francisco. In mid-Oct. 1867, Thomas, Frances and their children move from San Francisco to Oakland, across the Bay. The last known entry for Thomas Rogers is in the 1876/1877 San Francisco City Directory Please contact William Shurtleff at 283-2991 or www.soyinfocenter.com Phone: 925-283-2991 Bill Shurtleff Soyinfo Center P.O. Box 234 Lafayette, CA 94549-0234 www.soyinfocenter.com Phone: 925-283-2991 For UPS or Express Mail: 1021 Dolores Dr., Lafayette, CA 94549 ** Please note our new company name: Changed to Soyinfo Center from Soyfoods Center on 1 Jan. 2007