Cleo Rogers Interview 1983
The interview review Cleo’s complicated marital history and the fact that she and her sister lived in a foster home after he parents died. She also discusses James Peery who she worked with at the Post office for many years. She also recounts a story about antiques and a house being burned down in revenge by people who were in W.S. Rodgers life as he got older. Cleo also tells the story of how James Peery lost his first wife on the prairie on the way over and buried her there. He eventually went Mack to reclaim her body and brought it with him to be buried in Boulder Creek.
Creator:
Faye Ellis
Source:
Cleo Rodgers
Date: 1983-07-17
Type:
NEWS
Coverage:
- Boulder Creek
- 1980s
Identifier: FE-BOU-RODGERS-26
Collection
Citation
Ellis, Faye. “Cleo Rogers Interview 1983.” Cleo Rodgers. 1983-07-17. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/143748. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.
