A quick GOOGLE search. (There's that name again!) leads me to: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/silvercollecting/rogbrotand18.html As I thought I remembered 1847 has nothing to do with when the silverware was made but is part of the Rogers name. Likely when the company started. Ian Webb Claudia Williams wrote: > Irene, Age has nothing to do with not knowing how to use search engines. > Google is great and I have found that it is the best in the world for > finding the info you cant find. > > Levi Webb , however is not that predominate on any search engine. born > about 1820's listed in Dekalb Co.Tn in 1860 . His son James is also > listed married to Mary A. (Adcock, her mother is listed as Sarah Jones.) > Both James and Mary A. died in 1862 and 63. They had two children. Mary > Ann Webb and Sarah Webb. Mary Ann WEBB is my ggreat grandmother and > therefore , James and Mary A. Webb are my gggreat grandparents. Would > love to find relatives. > > Does anyone know alot about silver, as in dinnerware, On James Webb's > estate sale sliver was listed. I have recently found out that mother has > 4 spoons dated 1847 Rogers, Is this the pattern or the date of the > silver.?????? > > C.J. Williams