RODGERS, WM. DONELSON (1837 - 1900)

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Santa Cruz Sentinel (April 5, 1900)

Dr. W.D. Rodgers died Tuesday [Editor's Note: April 3, 1900] in Watsonville. He was born in Knoxville Tenn., in 1838. In 1861 he accepted a position in the Confederate hospital in Knoxville. In 1878 he located in Watsonville. Deceased was a member of Pajaro Lodge F & A M and the Foresters of America.

Date of Birth: 1837-05-27

Date of Death: 1900-03-04

County: Santa Cruz

Cemetery/City of Burial: Santa Cruz County

Plot: 3-Mar

Cause of Death: Lvr/Related

Occupation: Physician

Height: 5'8

Complexion: Lt

Eye Color: Bl

Hair Color: Gr

Local Address: (Watsonville 92)

Last City: Watsonville

Native of: TN

Enlisted: 1861/

Discharged: Not Listed

Military Unit: CSA_ Medical Corp

Rank: MD

Military Notes: Not on HDS/SSS Database 04/04

GAR#: N/GAR

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: SEN 1900/04/05

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0856

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “RODGERS, WM. DONELSON (1837 - 1900).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133832. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.