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  Charles (Charlie) J. Roggerman or Roggeman
was
born February 1855 in Germany on
Rügen
Island. He
emigrated to America in 1881
or 82.
Charles was married to Louise S. Rehman or Rheman on
November 5, 1885 in Adrian, Michigan. Louise was
born on September 13, 1863 in New Jersey.
They had
four children.
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Leonard Roggerman
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Huldah E. Fitzpatrick
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Ralph R. Roggerman
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George B. Roggeman
Charles died at the age of 86 in 1941
of burns he suffered when he apparently fell asleep
while smoking while sitting in a living room chair. He was living with his son,
Leonard, in Dundee, Michigan at the time.
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 Although
we have done a fair amount of searching, Charles is
the most distant ancestor we have discovered in our
Roggerman line. His wife was born in New Jersey and
raised in Pennsylvania as far as we know. Somehow,
Charles came to America around 1881 or 82 and ended
up marrying Louise in Adrian, Michigan in 1885.
There are other Roggermans in New Jersey and New
York but so far, we have not been able to make a
definite connection to Charles.
He listed his
birthplace as
Rugen Island, Germany on a U.S. census form but
we have not been able to find definite relatives of
his in the records for that location. Once this website is up and
running, we will continue to look for our Roggerman
(or Roggeman or Roggermann) relatives.
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Charles and Louisa
were living in Dundee Township with their 4 children
and working a 26 acre farm they owned. They had 3
horses and 2 cows and a telephone.
Note: The number of
children must have been mistakenly reported. All
four of them were adults and off on their own by
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On January 10, 1921, a fire in the Commerce Department
building, Washington, DC, resulted in the destruction of
most of the 1890 census. |
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Charles (55) was listed as living in Dundee Township with
his wife, Louisa (45) with their son, Leonard (25). At that
time, their daughter, Hulda Fitzpatrick (23) was also living
with them along with her daughter, Seignora I. (1)
Note: George might have
been living as a boarder at this time. He got married to
Floss Getty in 1911. |
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Charles (85) was living at 650 Pearl Street in Dundee with
his son, Leonard and his wife Sarah.
Note: Charles died from
burns suffered in a home fire in 1941. |
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Roggerman or Roggeman or Roggermann? In U.S. census forms, the name is
listed as either Roggerman or Roggeman. With the exception of
