Affidavit
[Pablo Rogers]

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Title

Affidavit
[Pablo Rogers]
Corporal; Born in St. Augustine, Fla. Enlisted June 16, 1863; Discharged on May 12, 1866, at Morris Island, SC; Incurred frostbite of the left foot; Occupation, Fisherman. Married to Dolly Rogers; Died age 85; Cause of Death, Senility. Fernandina, Fla; December 5, 1910

Subject

“I did not think it was necessary to mention that one…The testimony...he is mistaken…They are all mistaken about the marriage [to Philip McCann]”
Resisted the acknowledgment to the suggestion of marriage to an ex-partner by witnesses and examiners.
Frustration and confusion as she was the legal wife of Pablo Rogers.

Description

Common-law marriage of Dolly Rogers

Creator

Dolly Rogers (Wife/Widow)

Source

University of North Florida Special Collections, Jacksonville, FL

Publisher

Flagler College

Date

December 23, 1911

Contributor

Charles McCrea (Friend of Soldier), Ellen Curtsey (Sister to Philip McCann Dolly Rogers ex-husband), Stephen McCann (Brother to Philip McCann), Walter H. Glover (Dolly Rogers Half-brother)

Identifier

Box 2, folders 1-4

Citation

Dolly Rogers (Wife/Widow), “Affidavit
[Pablo Rogers],” Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine, accessed May 3, 2024, https://blackheritagestaugustine.omeka.net/items/show/91.

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