Résumé

Fireman, US Lighthouse Service, Light Vessel #88, 09/1918. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Multnomah Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 12/12/2020.)

Draftsman, Bebb and Gould, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1924. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p. 1211.)

Draftsman, O.W. Harris, Seattle, WA, 1925. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1925, p. 1200.)

Principal, Frederick J. Rogers, Architectural Designer, Seattle, WA. In 1926, Rogers had an office in Room #566 of the Central Building. He moved to Room #912 of the Arctic Building in 1927. It is probable that Rogers was not yet a registered architect in the State of Washington in 1926 or 1927. In 1930, he listed himself as an "architectural designer," suggesting he was not yet certified.

Principal, Frederick J. Rogers, Architectural Designer, Seattle, WA, 1930. Rogers worked as an architectural designer from his his apartment, (#101) at 2933 2nd Avenue in Seattle in 1930. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1930, p. 1455.)

The Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1931, (p. 2030) listed Rogers under its directory of contractors; it listed Rogers as an "architectural contractor." The next year, he was also listed as an "architectural designer,"

Either in late 1932 or during 1933 Rogers appears to have passed his architectural registration examinations. He was listed as an architect for the first time in the Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1933, (p. 1272). In the midst of the Depression (1933-1934), he worked in Room #317 of the Lloyd Building. The 1934 business directory of Seattle architects listed Rogers among them. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1934, p. 1587.) He then occupied space in the Textile Tower in Rooms #1504 (1935-1936), and #1106 (1937).

Designer, Harry G. Hammond, Seattle, WA, 1938.

Principal, Frederick J. Rogers, Architect, Seattle, WA, 1940-1956. In 1940, Rogers had an office in Room #808 of the Textile Tower in Seattle, and continued leasing space at this address in 02/1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 152, accessed 12/12/2020.)

He worked at his residence at 3501 West McGraw Street (1945-46) and 166 Roy Street (1947-1956).

Relocation

Frederick James Rogers was born at 522 Clay Street in Portland, OR, on 09/02/1900. His parents were Frederick S. Rogers and Elizabeth Nevins. It seems that his father lived in Chicago, IL, at the time of Fred J. Rogers's birth, while his mother lived at 522 Clay Street in Portland. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon State Archives; Salem, OR, USA; Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1902, 1917, accessed 08/21/2024.) When Fred was eight years old, his father died (at age 42) in Astoria, OR.

Just before Fred J. Rogers's birth, his mother and sister lived on their own in Chicago, IL, at 494 Belden Avenue, according to the 1900 US Census. Fred's birth certificate indicated that his father resided in Chicago. It is possible that Elizabeth lived with Fred S. for some time in Chicago, but this census form indicated that she was married but made no mention of him. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 21, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 270; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0636, accessed 08/21/2024.) Elizabeth likely moved back home to live to have Fred J. and reside with her parents later in the year. His sister, Imogene, was born in OR in 1897, suggesting that she and Fred J. experienced some domestic instabillity in their earliest years.

The 1910 US Census reported that Fred J. Rogers lived with his maternal grandparents, James Nevins (born 06/13/1840 in NY-d. 09/02/1919 in Portland, OR), a Civil War veteran, and Annie Adams (born 02/25/1842 in MI-d. 05/21/1921 in Portland, OR), sister Flora and mother on 52nd Street in Portland. James Nevins worked as a private watchman in 1910, while Elizabeth worked as a salesperson in a Portland department store. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Portland Ward 8, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T624_1287; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0246; FHL microfilm: 1375300, accessed 08/21/2024.)

On 09/12/1918, Rogers listed a permanent home address (with his mother) of 3019 53rd Street SE in Portland, OR, on his World War I draft registration card. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Registration State: Oregon; Registration County: Multnomah Source Information: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 12/12/2020.) Fred J. remained at 3019 53rd Street SE in 1920, residing here with his sister, mother and maternal grandmother. At this time, Elizabeth worked as a dressmaker to earn money, while Imogene had a job as a stenographer in a wholesale house. This census noted that Fred J. was a hardware store salesman. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: T625_1500; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 78, accessed 08/21/2024.)

While a draftsman with Bebb and Gould in 1924, Rogers had a residence at 1303 9th Avenue in Seattle, WA. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1924, p. 1211.)

Rogers married in 1924 and, the following year, he and his wife lived at 232 32nd Avenue in Seattle, WA. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1925, p. 1200.) They maintained their home in the "Penbrook Hotel" in 1926, at 4th Avenue and Marion Street.(See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1926, pp. 1260 and 1598.)

Rogers worked as an architectural designer from his apartment, (#101), at 2933 2nd Avenue in Seattle in 1930. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1930, p. 1455.) He and his wife Alice paid $45 per month for this rental unit, as per the 1930 US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 2342232, accessed 12/12/2020.)

His marriage to Mary Alice dissolved in the 1930s.

By 1940, the designer, listed as single, again lived with his mother and his two children in his mother's rented residence at 1115 27th Avenue in Seattle in 1940. Elizabeth worked as a steam ship line stewardess according to the US Census. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04378; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 40-164, accessed 12/12/2020.)

According to his second marriage license with Alice New, he resided at the Leopold Hotel in Bellingham, WA, on 08/13/1941, where he worked as an architect. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, accessed 12/12/2020.)

He lived at 1774 Alki Avenue in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood in 1942. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 152, accessed 12/12/2020.)

Between 1948 and 1953, at least, Fred and Edwinna Rogers lived and worked at 166 Roy Street in Seattle. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1948, p. 1169 and Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1953, p. 1178.)

Rogers passed away from a heart attack at the age of 56, and was buried at the Holyrood Catholic Cemetery in Shoreline, WA, on 05/29/1957. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 12/12/2020.)

Parents

His father was Frederick Seaman Rogers (born 1865 in NY-d. 02/18/1908 in Astoria, OR), his mother, Elizabeth Nevins (born 03/1875 in MI-d. 1962 in Portland, OR). They wed in about 1896.

The 1940 US Census indicated that Elizabeth completed 8th grade. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04378; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 40-164, accessed 12/12/2020.)

In 02/1942, she resided at 1115 27th Avenue in Seattle.(See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 152, accessed 12/12/2020.)

At her death in 1962, Elizabeth was buried next to Fred S. Rogers in the River View Cemetery in Portland, 54 years later.

Rogers had an older sister Imogene Flora Rogers (born 11/1897 in OR). At her grandmother's death in 1921, Imogene was listed as "Mrs. Thomas G. Bick Roy of Denver, Colo."

Spouse

He wed Mary Alice New (born 10/12/1902 in Seattle, WA-d. 10/1968 in Seattle, WA) on 05/31/1924 in Tacoma, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Washington, U.S., County Marriages, 1855-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, accessed 12/12/2020.) Her parents were C. New and Anna De Burgh (born c. 1863 in CA).

According to the US Census of 1940, Alice New was again single, and living with her mother and other relatives in a house at 212 32nd Avenue in Seattle. Alice continued to work as a clerk in an architect's office at that time. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Seattle, King, Washington; Roll: m-t0627-04378; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 40-161, accessed 12/12/2020.) By 1941, she worked as a secreatary in Everett, WA.

It appears the couple reconciled and remarried on 08/13/1941 in Snohomish County, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, accessed 12/12/2020.) They again broke up shortly after this second marriage.

King County Justice of the Peace Guy B. Knott married Rogers and Edwinna K. Hertrich on 02/24/1944 in Seattle, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Reference Number: kingcoarchmcvol125_820, accessed 09/19/2018.) They were still married in 1953, when they lived at 166 Roy Street. (See Seattle, Washington, City Directory, 1951, p. 1103.)

Children

Fred J. Rogers and Mary Alice New had two children: Frank Rogers (born c. 1923 in WA) and Alice Rogers (born c. 1930 in WA).

Biographical Notes

In 02/1942, at the age of 41, Fred J. Rogers's World War II draft registration card indicated that he stood 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighed 200 pounds. He was described as being Caucasian with a dark brown complexion, with brown eyes and black hair. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 152, accessed 12/12/2020.)

• Portland, OR (Architect's Birth)
  1221 SW 4th Avenue
  Portland, OR 97204

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