Rogers, Andrew Locy, 1854-1943

File — Box: 7, Folder: 6

Identifier: VI

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Scope and Contents

"Sketch of the Life of Andrew Locy Rogers," by Lenora S. Rogers, written in 1946. Andrew Locy Rogers was born in 1854 to Thomas and Aurelia Spencer Rogers in Salt Lake City. He grew up in Farmington, Utah. In 1876 Locy was called by Brigham Young in Captain Lot Smith's company with two hundred other Saints to help settle northern Arizona. The trip took three months and proved to be one of the most difficult missions ever attempted. Immediately upon arriving at Sunset they began building a dam, planting crops, digging ditches, and building a fort. Since there was very little money, most of the business was done by barter. In 1879 Locy returned to Farmington to marry Clara Maria Gleason and then returned to Arizona. They lived in the United Order of Sunset five years. Locy's main job in the settlement was to tend the sheep herd. This meant following the sheep wherever there was food. Much of this time Clara went with him even though she had babies and small children. The author relates the story of Locy finding 6,000 dollars in gold pieces while herding sheep. It was returned to the man from whom it had been stolen and a generous reward was given Locy. When the United Order broke up and most of the people returned to Utah, Locy moved his family to Allen's camp (now Joseph City), then later to Snowflake where he continued to farm and also turned to freighting. Locy helped build Snowflake. He served a mission to Great Britain in 1908 and one to California in 1927. In 1918 Locy and Clara were called to work in the Arizona temple. Clara died in 1932 and in 1935 Locy married Isabella Webb. This second marriage was unsuccessful, and in 1937 he married Florence Thomas Blain. Locy died in 1943 at the age of eighty-nine and was buried in Snowflake, Arizona. 8 pages.
Rogers, Clara Maria Gleason: "Life Sketch of Clara Maria Gleason Rogers," by Lenora S. Rogers. Clara was nineteen years of age when she married Locy and went to live in the Sunset United Order in 1879. Her talents endeared her to the community where she taught school and wrote plays and poetry. The sketch tells of her devotion to her husband, children, community and church. Included in the same folder is a short tribute to Clara written by Florence C. McCarthy and a letter from Andrew Locy Rogers to "Thora" telling of Clara's death in 1932. A short sketch and genealogical information of Desdemona Chase Gleason, daughter of Isaac and Phoebe Ogden Chase, the mother of Clara Maria Gleason Rogers, is also included.

Dates

1854-1943

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