Historical Marker Program

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Clement Vann Rogers

Rogers County
Location: on the grounds of the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah vicinity
Coordinates: 36.467200, -95.665550
Material: Granite
Sponsor(s): Oklahoma Centennial Commission
Topics: American Indians; Government; Territorial Period, 1861–1907

Born in the Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Clement (Clem) Vann Rogers was the only son of Sallie Vann and Robert Rogers Jr. He was educated in the Cherokee Nation. He married Mary America Schrimsher and 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 River, where Will Rogers was born in 1879. Clem served on the bench in the Cherokee Senate and at the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention. After Mary’s death in 1890, Clem moved to Claremore where he was active in politics, banking, and business. He is buried in Chelsea. Rogers County was named in his honor.