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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Rogersville, Indiana
Rogersville has a population of 7. Its elevation is 1,024 feet. Rogersville was established in January 1837 by James O. Rogers and John R. Colburn. The village is located a few miles from Blountsville, Indiana.

History

In 1851, it was documented that Rogersville had a post office with a postmaster named Jabesh Luellen. Luellen's tenure as postmaster appears to have been superseded by his son, David M. Luellen, who is listed as a postmaster of Rogersville in the book History of Henry County, Indiana. Luellen Jr. was also a merchant in the village.

In 1871, it was documented that Rogersville had a harness shop, a blacksmith shop, a shoe store, a grocery store and a dry goods store. In 1871, Rogersville also had a physician by the name of Dr. Kerr.

It has been stated that residents of the town were conductors on the Underground Railroad. Information at rootsweb.ancestry.com for the village states:

Three of the town's residents, Jonathan Macy, his son-in-law, Jabish Luellen and Dr. William M. Kerr, were all conductors on the "Underground Railroad".

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rogersville, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Pleas, Elwood (1871). Henry County, past and present. Gale Cengage Learning. p. 77. ISBN 1432809652.
  4. ^ United States. Post Office Dept (1851). Table of the Post Offices in the United States, Arranged by States and Counties. United States. Post Office Dept. p. 236.
  5. ^ History of Henry County, Indiana. Eastern Indiana Publishing Company. 1966. p. 849.
  6. ^ Rogersville, Stony Creek Township, Henry County, Indiana. Rootsweb.ancestry.com.

Further reading

  • Abbey, Martha Jewett (1989). Llewellyn Traces. Vol. 1–4. M.J. Abbey. p. 66. – Interview with Frank Luellen of Rogersville, Indiana
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