They had 4 children, Will Jr. (112), Mary (110), Jimmy (108) and Fred (105).
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(25 November 1908 - 15 August 1935) (his death) (4 children)
In 1908, Rogers married Betty Blake (1879–1944), and the couple had four children: Will Rogers, Jr., Mary Amelia, James Blake, and Fred Stone. Will Jr. became a World War II hero, played his father in two films, and became a member of Congress. Mary became a Broadway actress, and Jim was a newspaperman and rancher; Fred died of diphtheria at age two. The family lived in New York, but they managed to make it home to Oklahoma during the summers. In 1911, Rogers bought a 20-acre (8.1 ha) ranch near Claremore, Oklahoma, which he intended to use as his retirement home, for US$500 per acre.
Rogers had four children with wife, Betty. They were: Fred (July 15, 1918 - died 1920), Mary (May 18, 1913 - died 1989), Will Rogers Jr. (Born: October 20, 1911 in New York City, New York - Died: July 10, 1993 (age 81) in Tubac, Arizona) and Jimmy Rogers (Born: James Blake Rogers July 25, 1915 in New York City, New York - Died:
April 28, 2000 (age 84) in Bakersfield, California).
