Near Oologah in Rogers County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Clement Vann Rogers

11 January 1839 - 28 October 1911

— An Oklahoma Centennial Project —

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2017

1. Clement Vann Rogers Marker

Inscription.

Born in the Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Clem was the only son of Sallie Vann and Robert Rogers, Jr. He was educated in the Cherokee Nation.

He married Mary America Schrimsher, also part Cherokee, in 1858. He later 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 where Will Rogers was born in 1879.

Clem served on the bench in the Cherokee Senate and at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. Rogers County was named in his honor.

After Mary's death in 1890, Clem moved to Claremore where he was active in politics, banking, and business. He is buried in Chelsea.

Erected 2007.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.

Location. 36° 28.032′ N, 95° 39.933′ W. Marker is near Oologah, Oklahoma, in Rogers County. It can be reached from East 380 Road. Marker is on the Will Rogers Birthplace grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9501 East 380 Road, Oologah OK 74053, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Cherokee Nation, in Northeast Oklahoma — Green Country, and in Greater Tulsa. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Ozarks, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daugherty Pathway (a few steps from this marker); Will Rogers Airport (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Oolagah's First Public Tribute to Will Rogers (approx. 2.8 miles away); Will Rogers Birthplace (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Cherokee Kid (approx. 2.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mart Reed General Store Building (approx. 2.8 miles away); Oklahoma Centennial Bench (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oologah.

Also see . . .
1. Clement Vann Rogers at Find A Grave. (Submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Rogers County, Oklahoma. (Submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Will Rogers Memorial Museum. (Submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2017

2. Clement Vann Rogers Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 621 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.