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Joseph J. Rogers. The above mentioned gentleman is a member of the firm of Rogers & Son, consisting of J. J. Rogers and C. C. Rogers, owners of Marvinville saw and grist mills and cotton-gin. They have rebuilt the mill, making it one of the best in the county, the plant being valued at $3,000, and, being in a very good location, they do the majority of the business in their line. The boiler has a capacity of 25-horse power, and is capable of turning out 10,000 feet of lumber daily, but the average run is about 5,000 feet, mostly pine lumber. The capacity of the cotton-gin is 600 bales per season, and they grind corn and wheat two days of each week. Joseph J. Rogers is an old resident of this State, having moved here when quite young, living until last year in Logan County, where he moved with his parents in 1858, when he then came to this county. He was born in Carroll County, Ga., February 4, 1845, the son of Henry and Maria Rogers, natives of Virginia. The father followed farming all his life, and died in Springfield, Mo., after a great deal of suffering, while in the United States Army. Our subject enlisted in 1863, in Company I, First Arkansas Infantry, under Col. Johnson, Lieut. Col. Searles and Capt. “Wild” Bill Heavington. He took part in the battle of Fayetteville and quite a number of skirmishes, and while at Prairie de Ann, was taken with the mumps, but still remained with his company, and was in the raid at Saline. After the war he returned home, and was married February 18, 1866, to Miss Mary Hodges, a native of Tennessee, and to them have been born five children: Jeremiah R., Calvin C., Flora M., Cassandra E. and Mary J. Mr. Rogers and wife and three daughters are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. After living happily together for twenty-five years, his wife died June 22, 1890. In politics Mr. Rogers is a Republican, and is one of the representative citizens of this county.