Family articles in Historical References
Joseph Jefferson Rogers
This gentleman was a member of the firm of Rogers and son, a firm consisting of J.J. Rogers and C.C. Rogers, owner of a saw and grist mill and cotton gin at old Marvinsville. This enterprise being located west of present day Belleville, was situated in a growing community, and through their alertness toward business, done a majority of business in their line. By 1890 their plant was valued at $3,000. Their saw mill had a capacity of 25 horse power and was capable of turning out 10,000 board feet of lumber each day, however the average run was about 5,000 feet mostly pine. The capacity of the cotton gin was 600 bales per season and they ground corn and wheat two days each week. By 1957, there was not a cotton gin or grist mill operating in the entire western part of Yell County. Joseph J. Rogers, lived in Logan County until 1889, in the mountain section of that county near Magazine Mountain. He was born in Carroll County, Georgia, 4 February 1845, and came to Arkansas in 1858, the son of Henry and Maria Rogers, natives of Virginia. His father died in Springfield, Missouri while a member of the Union Army. J.J. Rogers enlisted in 1863, in Co. I, 1st Arkansas Infantry USA under Col. Johnson, Lt. Col. Searles and Capt. "Wild" Bill Heavington (misspelled, should be Heffington), he took part in the battle of Fayetteville and quite a number of skirmishes and while at Prairie de Ann, was taken with mumps where he remained with his company, and was in the raid along the Saline River in South Arkansas. He was married to Miss Mary Hodges, 18 February 1866, who was a native of Tennessee. Members of the Rogers family now make their home in the old Salem community in northwestern Yell County. To this marriage was born five children, Jeremiah R., Calvin C., Flora M., Cassandra E., and Mary J. This family is Baptist, republicans and are representatives of the good citizens of this county.
From the Yell County Historical and Genealogical Association
Yell County, Arkansas
Levi Fink
Levi Fink was born in 1846 in Cabarrus County, N.C. and died in 1928 in Yell County. He came with his family to Yell County ca 1850 with the Lipes and Harkeys. Julia Ann Lipe Harkey was the sister of Levina Lipe who married George Fink that was hung during the Civil War. Eleanor Fink (who married Moses Harkey of Harkey’s Valley was also hung during Civil War) is probably George’s sister. Isaac Lipe married Mary Fink who is another sister of George’s as they reared George Will. Levi was first married to Susan Lipe and they had one son, George W. Fink, who married Lucinda Robinson 5 Aug 1886. They had several children, Offa Fink is the only living, his 2nd marriage was to Henrietta Walker Bone. She was born 1841 in Gibson County, Tennessee and died in Yell County in 1882 and is believed to be buried in Walker Cemetery. Her parents were Thomas A. Walker and Malissa Dicy.
Levi and Henrietta’s children are (1) Albert born 30 Jan 1869 and married Mary L. Gunter 13 Jan 1887. They had two sons and one daughter. (2) Martha married Jim Reeves, died with first baby. (3) Charlie was born 1876, married Nicey Tate. They had several children in the Magazine area, a son, Kenneth Fink lives in Havana. Malissa was born 2 July 1877 and died 23 Nov 1956. She married Phillip Spivey. Phillip was born 1 Jan 11875 and died 26 Feb 1952. Both are buried in Havana Cemetery. They had a large family, all born in Yell County and many grandchildren still live in the county. One daughter, Irene Turner, and two daughters-n-law, Juanita White Spivey and Illa Robinson Spivey live in Havana.
Newt L. Fink was born 16 July 1875 and died 16 July 1957. He married Modenia Gray who was born 24 Feb 1886. They are both buried in Upper Spring Creek cemetery near Belleville. They had 15 children. Only two in Yell County are still living, Vernice Lyons and Marice Fink, Johnnie lives in Dallas, Texas.
(6) Benjamin Franklin was born 2 May 1882 Belleville, married Julia Mae Hodges 19 Feb 1907. Julia was born 8 June 1888. She died 16 May 1919. They had four children: One daughter Henna Fink Johnston Clark of California and George Fink living in Dardanelle are the only ones living. Clarion died in 1936 and Mae in 1992 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Ben married Hattie Thompson in 1935, she had three sons all still living. Hattie died in 1975 in Atkins.
Levi’s third marriage was to Eliza Mason Null, they had a son and daughter. Sanford Fink was born 2 Sept 1886, he first married Lilly Adams, they had one son, Bernie Fink, after she died he married Augusta Apple Bird. They had three children: Guy, Wayne, Marjorie Sue and Gay Offo. Sanford died 8 Aug 1959.
Lillie Fink was born 13 April 1894 in Yell County, she first married Charlie Inman, they had three children: Fred, Helen and Troy. She and Charlie raised Bernie, son of Sanford and Lillie Adams Fink. Lillie died 6 July 1982 and Charlie died 27 Jan 1953. Both are buried in Havana Cemetery.
Levi’s fourth marriage was to Tabitha McBride Gray. They had one daughter, Cordia, born 27 May 1898 who married Cleve Burrows. They had several children, one daughter Emma Jane married Clyde Bull lives in Belleville. Cordia and family moved to California.
From the Yell County Historical and Genealogical Association
Yell County, Arkansas 1997 P302
Hodges-Fink
Henry Fink, son of George Fink and Levina Lipe Fink was born 2 June 1843 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He was married 26 Feb 1867 in Danville, Arkansas to Emily Hodges who was the daughter of Ambrose and Dollie Aiken Hodges. Emily was born in 1849, died 17 Nov 1913. Henry died 31 Oct 1918 in Millard on Mt. Magazine; both are buried in Rogers Cemetery at Liberty Church. They had nine children: (1) Joanna Elvina, born 13 Jan 1868, married Steven Andrew Rogers 10 Nov 1885; (2) William Isaac born 1 Mar 1870 and died 1949. He married Fannie J., she died 1957, both are buried in Havana Cemetery, (3) Rebecca “Beckie” born 1872 married George Churchman; (4) Laura E. born Mar 1875, (5) Nathaniel Levi born 19 Aug 1877 married Belle Lee 1 Jan 1899, died 16 Feb 1978 in Atoka, Oklahoma; (6) John T. born 25 Feb 1880, died 22 Mar 1962, his wife was Isabella Ewing Fink, born 1887 in Chicota, Oklahoma, (8) Macie N. was born 1 Jan 1886 and married Ida Modena who was born 28 Oct 1892 and died 1958. Both are buried in Rogers Cemetery, (9) Mary Candace was born 9 Sep 1890. Henry was a veteran of the Civil War; he enlisted in the 14th Calvary Kansas at Ft. Blunt in 1863 and was mustered out at Pine Bluff in July 1865. He returned to Huckleberry Mountain where he raised his family. He has many descendants living in the county.
Comments:Millard Is Havana rural route now. (On Magazine Mountain)
Rogers Cemetery is shown as both Rogers and Liberty in the Cemetery listings.
From the Yell County Historical and Genealogical Association
Yell County, Arkansas 1997 P297, 299.
Fink-Lipe
George Fink was born in 1815 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. He married Levina Lipe 24 Mar 1841. Levina was born 20 Nov 1820 in N.C. to Henry and Leah Blackwelder Lipe. Henry was the son of John Godfrey Lipe II and Barbara House Lipe. In the early 1830’s Henry and Leah, (they married 1 Jan 1818) left N.C. and settled in the area, which became Yell County. In 1850 they were in Chickalah Township where he was a farmer and served as lay minister in the Methodist Church. They had at least seven children.
George Fink enlisted in the 1st Regiment, Arkansas Infantry 1 July 1863 at Cassville, Missouri. On or about 20 Sep 1863 he gave out because of chronic illness and was captured at his home by Confederate Marauders called “bushwhackers”. Witnesses said he was hung. His war record is that he was executed at Ft. Tyler on the Red River.
George and Levina had nine children (1) Henry was born in 1843 in North Carolina; he married Emily Hodges 26 Feb 1867. They had ten children. (2) Levi born 1846 in North Carolina, (3) Jacob born 1849, married Rebecca Hodges; the family moved to Sparks, Oklahoma, they had three children. (4) Elizabeth born 1852 married Jimmy Rogers 22 Dec 1872 in Yell County, (5) Isaac married Mary Davis 1872. He moved with his family to Lavaca, Texas, (6) Martha born 1857, (7) George, unknown, (8) Simon born 1862, married Dema McDonald 9 July 1883, his children went to Mt. Salem School, the family later moved to Revilee near Booneville, (9) John Riley born 1864 married Sarah Rogers 18 Nov 1884, his family moved to Indian Territory in 1898 East of Tenkiller, now Sequoah County on Blackgum Mt.
Henry and Levi were born in North Carolina and the rest of the children were born in Yell County or Logan in the Rogers or Millard Community on Magazine Mountain. From the Yell County Historical and Genealogical Association
Yell County, Arkansas 1997 P297, 299.
Comments
The 1st Regiment was Union (served with Rogers and Adams under Wild Bill Heffington). “Arkansas Damned Yankees” had George age 35 at time of enlistment and birthplace Stanlin County, NC and Levi (who enlisted at the same time, same place) age 18 born in Stanlin County, NC. Jimmy Rogers was also Union. The “Arkansas Damn Yankees” does not indicate that George died in the War. Prior to 1850 Yell County was part of Pope County. The western part of the county was in Scott County. Chickalah would have been in Pope County part.
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