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25CountyLineJune2012ManyofthechildrenofJohnandSarahRogersmar-riedothermixed-bloodCherokees.Aswell-educatedandafuentCherokeestheyplayedamajorroleintheNewEchotaTreatyof1835andthesubsequentTrailofTears.SecondsonWilliamRogerswasacountrylawyerandoperatedafarmandferryafewmilesnorthofhisfatherx19splantation.By1832attheageof27hehadbeenelectedsecretarytotheNationalCommitteethelegislativebodyoftheCherokeegovernment.WilliamsoonthrewhisallegiancetoEliasBoudinotandotherliberal-mindedCherokeeswhosupportedreachingatreatyagreementwiththeUnitedStatesforremovaltotheWest.By1835theCherokeeswerethelastofthe12easterntribesstilllivingonthissideoftheMississippi.BreakingwiththewishesofprincipalchiefJohnRoss20prominentmembersofthex1ctreatypar-tyx1dsignedtheNewEchotaTreatyinDecember1835.Inexchangefor5milliondollarsandotherinduce-mentstheyagreedtoexchangetheirGeorgialandforablockoflandintheOklahomaterritory.WilliamandhisbrothersRobertandJohnsonsignedthetreaty.WilliamwaspartoftheCherokeedelegationheadedbyMajorRidgethatspentfourmonthsinWashing-tonD.C.gainingSenateapprovalforthetreaty.AsatreatycommissionerWilliamRogersworkedcloselywithGeorgiaGov.GeorgeGilmertofacilitatethevol-untaryremovaloftheCherokees.TheireffortswerefrustratedbyChiefRossandseveralattemptsweremadeonWilliamRogersx19lifeduringthedifcultyearsbeforetheTrailofTears.JohnRogerslosthiswifeSarahin1842.AyearlaterhemarriedCharlotteBuckner.HediedonhisChat-tahoocheeRiverplantationin1851.BythensixofhischildrenhadmovedtothenewCherokeeNationinOklahomaandoneLovelyRogershadbecomeagoldminerinCalifornia.SonJohnsonK.Rogersmovedtothenationx19scapitalin1838wherehespenttherestofhisliferepresentingIndianinterestswiththeFed-eralgovernment.Hediedin1869andwasburiedintheCongressionalCemetery.WilliamRogersamanofstrongconvictionsandalayMethodistministerformorethan25yearsdiedonhisChattahoocheeRiverfarmin1870.NorthAtlantaDermatologyAdultPediatricDermatologywww.northatlantaderm.com770.814.8222ForallyourskincareneedsGabrielleM.SabiniMDCharlesJ.DouchyMDMatthewJ.ReschlyMDA.DamianDharMDAnjanaM.PatelPA-CSaraA.BarrPA-CTracyFriedmanPA-CMelindaMacKenziePA-CStaceyOlivierPA-CALLBOARDCERTIFIED6610McGinnisFerryRd.Suite200JohnsCreekGA30097BehindPaneraBreadCommunityBank3850PleasantHillRd.DuluthGA30096BetweenPeachtreeIndustrialBufordHighway3331HamiltonMillRd.Suite1106BufordGA30519AcrossfromtheKrogerShoppingCenterDiagnosisTreatmentofSkinCancerTreatmentofSkinHairLossNailDiseasesAcneWartsMolesPsoriasisEczemaetc.VbeamVascularLaserforRosaceaandTreatmentofLegandFacialVeinsLaserHairRemovalAllSkinTypesSclerotherapyforFineLegVeinsBotoxDysportLatisseRestylaneRadiesseJuvedermChemicalPeels