Clement Vann Rogers

Rogers County · on the grounds of the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah vicinity

Born in the Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Clement (Clem) Vann Rogers was the only son of Sallie Vann and Robert Rogers Jr. He was educated in the Cherokee Nation. He married Mary America Schrimsher and served in the Cherokee Confederate Cavalry. Clem and Mary eventually established a 60,000-acre ranch in the Cooweescoowee District. In 1870 they built their log-walled white house on the Verdigris River, where Will Rogers was born in 1879. Clem served on the bench in the Cherokee Senate and at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. After Mary’s death in 1890, Clem moved to Claremore where he was active in politics, banking, and business. He is buried in Chelsea. Rogers County was named in his honor.

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Oklahoma Historical Society, Historical Marker Program. Marker texts and locations come from the Society's marker database, reproduced with the Society's written permission.
Sponsored by Oklahoma Centennial Commission
This marker on the program's own site

Clement Vann Rogers

More markers nearby