Rogers, Verda Bernice

1896 - 1985  (88 years)

• Name	Rogers, Verda Bernice
  Birth	14 Oct 1896	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 02, page 01b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Census taker's notes: "Information for…
  		1930 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 04b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 04b
  Reference Number	ROGE.V001
  _FGRAVE	18308461
  Funeral	Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Death	6 Jan 1985	Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Bissey, Verda and Milnor
  Person ID	I1695	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Stanford - Emmott John Thomas Stanford and Bathsheba Austin 'Bessie' Emmott Descendants, Stanford - Kenley David Stanford and Amanda J. Kenley Descendants, Stanford - Wickersham David Stanford and Rebecca L. Wickersham Descendants
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Rogers, Alpha Alvin,   b. 23 May 1873, Illinois d. 1933, Flora, Harter Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mickel, Lottie J.,   b. 1873, Illinois d. 1951 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F1300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bissey, John Milnor,   b. 23 Feb 1894, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Aug 1967 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1915	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 6 months - He : 21 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Bissey, Lucille E.,   b. 11 Feb 1916, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jun 1994, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)   2. Bissey, Norman Gerald,   b. 12 Sep 1917, Illinois d. 1 Sep 1939 (Age 21 years)   3. Bissey, Vernel Emmet,   b. 26 Apr 1919, Clay County, Illinois d. 16 Jun 1919, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)   4. Bissey, Evelyn Beulah,   b. 18 Mar 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jul 1920, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years)   5. Bissey, Edith Thelma,   b. 20 Mar 1920, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jul 1920, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years) + 6. Bissey, Kenneth E. 'Doc',   b. 16 Jun 1921, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Mar 2010, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 88 years) > 7. Bissey, Milnor 'Junior' Jr.,   b. 12 Oct 1923, Illinois d. 8 Apr 1977, San Bernardino County, California (Age 53 years)   8. Bissey, Hubert Marion,   b. 30 Aug 1925, Clay County, Illinois d. 28 Oct 1925, Clay County, Illinois (Age 0 years) + 9. Bissey, Lois Alma,   b. 18 Sep 1926, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Jun 2007, Clay County Hospital, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years) + 10. Bissey, Robert Merle 'Bobbie',   b. 10 Jan 1929, Illinois d. 3 Nov 2007, Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois (Age 78 years) + 11. Bissey, William Lee 'Bill',   b. 6 Jul 1932, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 10 Apr 2019, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma (Age 86 years) + 12. Bissey, Donald Myron 'Jake',   b. 6 Mar 1935, Clay County, Illinois d. 2 Feb 2016, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 80 years) + 13. Bissey, Larry Paul,   b. 15 Dec 1937, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 8 Jul 2004, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois (Age 66 years) + 14. Bissey, Jerry Dean,   b. 8 Aug 1941, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 15 Apr 1982, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1896 - Wayne County, Illinois Funeral - - Hosselton-Bookout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 20 Apr 1915 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 6 Jan 1985 - Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Zif Cemetery, Enterprise, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Verda Bissey, 88, Clay City, died at 5:50 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, in the Flora Care Center. Services will be in the Hollelton-Bookout-Engelmeieer Funeral Home in Clay City Mrs. Bissey was born Oct. 14, 1896, in Wayne County, the daughter of Alpha and Lottie (Michel) Rogers. She married J. Milnor Bissey April 20, 1915, in Clay City and he preceded her in death Aug. 8, 1967. She was a member of the Bethel United Methodist Church. Survivors include five sons, Kenneth, Robert, Donald, all of Clay City; William, Houston, Texas; Larry, Calhoun; two daughters, Mrs. Knight (Lucille) Harris and Mrs. Jimmie (Lois) McKinney, both of Clay City; a brother, Rev. Roy Rogers, Fairfield; two sisters, Mrs. Edna Gibbs, Fairfield; Marjorie Staley, Nebraska; 21 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Jan, 1985.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1182] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 2, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S726] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16282] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Verda, 88, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18308461/verda_bernice_bissey) (Reliability: 2). [S1181] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bissey, Verda and Milnor, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18308465/john-milnor-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1183] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Larry Paul, 66, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17921761/larry-paul-bissey) (Reliability: 2). [S1184] https://www.kohnfuneralhome.com, Obituary, Bissey, Donald Myron "Jake", 80, (http://www.kohnfuneralhome.com/notices/Donald-Bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4622] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Rogers, Lottie J. and Alpha A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18309104/alpha-alvin-rogers#), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4096] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 1, page 1a, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2442/images/M-T0627-00769-00087?ssrc=&backlabel=Return) (Reliability: 3). [S823] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 5A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00616&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).