Bonnie Rogers
Position Held
Laborer, Bridge Crew, Wreck Clean-up Crew, Oiler, Round House Yard
Railroad Line
Illinois Central
Lived in Water
Fulton KY & South Fulton KY while working on the railroad
Home Town
Martin , TN
Years Worked
Mid 1940S
DOB: 1899
Ginger
Mr. Bonnie Rogers, worked for the Illinois Central Railroad as a Railroad Section Laborer in the Fulton-South Fulton Area. He lived in South Fulton, Tennessee during the time that he worked for them. He was born in 1899 in Martin, Tennessee, to Mr. and Mrs. Treasure Rogers, Sr. He named one of his son's after his father. Treasure Jr. also worked on the Diner for Illinois Central.....
Marilyn
Daddy was a proud man, a religious man dedicated to the Antioch Baptist Church. He went to the church early on Sunday morning to get the fire started in a stove for Sunday worship. He returned home to dress elegantly to sing in the Senior choir. He dutifully banked the fire and what ever was necessary for fire safety the following week. ... scroll down for full stories
( Treasure Jr's page )
Mr Bonnie Rogers dob 1899
Position Held
Laborer, Bridge Crew, Wreck Clean-up Crew, Oiler, Round House Yard,
Railroad Line
Illinois Central
Lived in South Fulton KY while working on the railroad.
Home Town
Dresden TN
Years Worked
1942-1952
Mr. Bonnie Rogers, worked for the Illinois Central Railroad as a Railroad Section Laborer in the Fulton-South Fulton Area. He lived in South Fulton, Tennessee during the time that he worked for them. He was born in 1899 in Martin, Tennessee, to Mr. and Mrs. Treasure Rogers, Sr. He named one of his son's after his father. Treasure Jr. also worked on the Diner for Illinois Central. All I can remember is it was in the early 1940's because I was born in 1945. The only unusual thing that I remember happening was that they sent him to the Illinois Central Hospital, Chicago, IL for tests to be qualified for disability. To him, it was taking such a long time for everything to come through that he asked Mrs. Beulah Dumas (Our teacher) to write the President of the United States and tell them about his case. She wrote the letter and within a few months, his pension came through. He never had a bit of trouble after this. In 1952 he retired early on a disability pension because of heart problems.
Mrs. Ginger Clardy, Daughter
..........he was also one snazzy dresser and stayed one until he took ill in the Fall of 1978. And it was he and my grandmother (coupled with my parents' own experiences in the 1960s) who really made my "history bug" take.
Dr. Brian Clardy, Grandson
FultonKyNews.com photo, taken in 2008 at Fulton KY Library Book Signing
Memories of my Dad and So. Fulton, Tennessee
Re: Bonnie Rogers
Section Laborer/Illinois Central Railroad, South Fulton, Tennessee
Daddy was a proud man, a religious man dedicated to the Antioch Baptist Church. He went to the church early on Sunday morning to get the fire started in a stove for Sunday worship. He returned home to dress elegantly to sing in the Senior choir. He dutifully banked the fire and what ever was necessary for fire safety the following week. Daddy insisted on proper posture, speaking clearly and where one could be heard. He instructed us to "go on" meaning be who you are regardless of criticism when we alluded to the opinions of others in our selection of activities or personalities. He was specific in the notion that my sister and I were going to college to become teachers. We were to conduct ourselves in the manner to be worthy of a doctor or dentist or some other professional man.
Daddy was a member of the PTA and ordered Parent Magazine for my mother to read for assistance in rearing us. He had a concession stand of "cold drinks" as he called Pepsi, and Nehi soda at our annual Fields Day at Rosenwald Elementary School. He was an individual and marched to his own drum.
Voting day was special for Daddy. He proudly waited for the candidates car with poster on the side
to escort our Mother to vote in every election. He and Mother were dressed in their finest. I had the
privilege of doing her make up and hair.They tediously went over candidates names and spellings the night before so that he could enter the booth and make no error in his selections.
Growing up in South Fulton with strict parents, church involvement and teachers that worked with the notion that personal investment on their part was due us as students prepared me for a life of mobility as a government spouse for over forty years. My husband was employed by the Federal Government in a role/job that became the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He as a result is one of the founding members of EPA. He retired in January of 2009 after forty two years heading the Rochester, NY office and offices in New York City. His specialty was Drinking Water in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as his territory. Walter is an Environmental Scientist.
Walter E. Andrews, my husband and I are parents of two sons, Michael and Marcus.We started our married life with his employment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. We met at Wilberforce University and were married in Detroit, Michigan. I taught in Lansing, Michigan and Ann Arbor ,Michigan. After four years we moved the first time to New Jersey for Walt's employment with a job that was the forerunner for EPA.
I left South Fulton at the age of seventeen to attend Wilberforce University, Wilberforce Ohio. Wilberforce is a Methodist University and I grew up as a member of St.Paul AME church of South Fulton, Tennessee
Serving at a young age as Sunday school Teacher, delegate for the Sunday school conferences and reporting to the congregation,plus singing in the choir made a perfect background for my career of teaching in several states as well as a stint in Radio as a copywriter and account executive. Becoming an entrepreneur was another venture that linked to being a girl scout lead by Ms. Dorothy Vicks. Cold calls were learned as we sold girl scout cookies. I served a two year term on the Board of Directors of one of our local Girl Scout Councils. As an entrepreneur I wrote and taught a course at Raritan Valley College Community College in Public Speaking to Business and Professional People. This course derived from teaching courses about products sold in a business run by my husband and I that aided Professionals in Presentation skills. Our students were local corporate and business people.
I am a life member of the Franklin Woman's Club of Somerset, New Jersey. The club was organized in 1922.The club is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs and General Federation of Women's Clubs.The General Federation of Women's Clubs started/founded Douglas College a women's college at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. I am also a life Member of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club,Inc.
I have moved to a number of states. Community service in League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, NAACP, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, The Union County Club, NAMI NJ Somerset, AACT-Now,the Multicultural arm of NAMI NJ have been I think an extension of training in So. Fulton, Tennessee. Red Hatters Club has been a fun extension of my journey. I observed women of South Fulton serving tea at Lenten Luncheons with lovely big hats at Rosenwald Elementary School during Lenten Season and thought hmm I'd like to do that someday.
Bonnie Rogers, my dad was especially of proud of my role as a majorette in the Miles High School marching Band. High School at that time was attended in Union City, Tennessee by students of South Fulton's African American community. I was head majorette my senior year at Miles High.
Marilyn Rogers Andrews (Bonnie Rogers daughter
120 Hickory Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-846-2297
Re: Bonnie Rogers
Section Laborer/Illinois Central Railroad, South Fulton, Tennessee
Daddy was a proud man, a religious man dedicated to the Antioch Baptist Church. He went to the church early on Sunday morning to get the fire started in a stove for Sunday worship. He returned home to dress elegantly to sing in the Senior choir. He dutifully banked the fire and what ever was necessary for fire safety the following week. Daddy insisted on proper posture, speaking clearly and where one could be heard. He instructed us to "go on" meaning be who you are regardless of criticism when we alluded to the opinions of others in our selection of activities or personalities. He was specific in the notion that my sister and I were going to college to become teachers. We were to conduct ourselves in the manner to be worthy of a doctor or dentist or some other professional man.
Daddy was a member of the PTA and ordered Parent Magazine for my mother to read for assistance in rearing us. He had a concession stand of "cold drinks" as he called Pepsi, and Nehi soda at our annual Fields Day at Rosenwald Elementary School. He was an individual and marched to his own drum.
Voting day was special for Daddy. He proudly waited for the candidates car with poster on the side
to escort our Mother to vote in every election. He and Mother were dressed in their finest. I had the
privilege of doing her make up and hair.They tediously went over candidates names and spellings the night before so that he could enter the booth and make no error in his selections.
Growing up in South Fulton with strict parents, church involvement and teachers that worked with the notion that personal investment on their part was due us as students prepared me for a life of mobility as a government spouse for over forty years. My husband was employed by the Federal Government in a role/job that became the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He as a result is one of the founding members of EPA. He retired in January of 2009 after forty two years heading the Rochester, NY office and offices in New York City. His specialty was Drinking Water in New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as his territory. Walter is an Environmental Scientist.
Walter E. Andrews, my husband and I are parents of two sons, Michael and Marcus.We started our married life with his employment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. We met at Wilberforce University and were married in Detroit, Michigan. I taught in Lansing, Michigan and Ann Arbor ,Michigan. After four years we moved the first time to New Jersey for Walt's employment with a job that was the forerunner for EPA.
I left South Fulton at the age of seventeen to attend Wilberforce University, Wilberforce Ohio. Wilberforce is a Methodist University and I grew up as a member of St.Paul AME church of South Fulton, Tennessee
Serving at a young age as Sunday school Teacher, delegate for the Sunday school conferences and reporting to the congregation,plus singing in the choir made a perfect background for my career of teaching in several states as well as a stint in Radio as a copywriter and account executive. Becoming an entrepreneur was another venture that linked to being a girl scout lead by Ms. Dorothy Vicks. Cold calls were learned as we sold girl scout cookies. I served a two year term on the Board of Directors of one of our local Girl Scout Councils. As an entrepreneur I wrote and taught a course at Raritan Valley College Community College in Public Speaking to Business and Professional People. This course derived from teaching courses about products sold in a business run by my husband and I that aided Professionals in Presentation skills. Our students were local corporate and business people.
I am a life member of the Franklin Woman's Club of Somerset, New Jersey. The club was organized in 1922.The club is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs and General Federation of Women's Clubs.The General Federation of Women's Clubs started/founded Douglas College a women's college at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. I am also a life Member of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club,Inc.
I have moved to a number of states. Community service in League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, NAACP, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, The Union County Club, NAMI NJ Somerset, AACT-Now,the Multicultural arm of NAMI NJ have been I think an extension of training in So. Fulton, Tennessee. Red Hatters Club has been a fun extension of my journey. I observed women of South Fulton serving tea at Lenten Luncheons with lovely big hats at Rosenwald Elementary School during Lenten Season and thought hmm I'd like to do that someday.
Bonnie Rogers, my dad was especially of proud of my role as a majorette in the Miles High School marching Band. High School at that time was attended in Union City, Tennessee by students of South Fulton's African American community. I was head majorette my senior year at Miles High.
Marilyn Rogers Andrews (Bonnie Rogers daughter
120 Hickory Road
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-846-2297