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Grace Arlene. Wilkins. Rogers. Wife of Roy Rogers. They were married on June 14, 1936 and remained married until her death on November 3, 1946.
Jan 13, 2021 · Grace Arlene (Arlene) Rogers formerly Wilkins. Born 14 Dec 1914 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. Daughter of Prentice Davidson Wilkins and Lucy Elizabeth (Cross) Wilkins. [sibling (s) unknown]
- Female
- December 14, 1914
- Leonard Franklin (Slye) Rogers
- November 3, 1946
When Grace Arline Wilkins was born on 14 December 1914, in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States, her father, Prentice Davidson Wilkins, was 35 and her mother, Lucy Elizabeth Cross, was 28. She married Roy Rogers on 14 June 1936, in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States.
- Female
- Roy Rogers
- Cheryl Rogers
- Linda Lou Rogers
- Roy Rogers Jr
- Robin Elizabeth Rogers
- Dodie Rogers
- Mimi Rogers
- Debbie Rogers
- Sandy Rogers
- Tom Fox
Rogers married his second wife Grace Arline Wilkins in 1936 after meeting in Roswell, New Mexico. The couple adopted daughter Cheryl in 1941 from Hope Cottage in Texas. Cheryl, along with her siblings, grew up enjoying time with their father's beloved horse Trigger. She also made appearances in some of her father's films as a young child, including...
Two years after Rogers and Grace welcomed Cheryl into their lives, Grace gave birth to baby Linda Lou. Linda grew up to become the wife of a minister, her husband of over 40 years, Gary Johnson. Sadly, Gary passed away in 2008. He's survived by their numerous children and grandchildren. Linda continues to live in her home state of California.
Roy Jr or "Dusty" as he's more commonly known, is the only biological son of Roy Rogers. His mother Grace passed away due to complications from childbirth shortly after he was born. Dusty appeared on his parents' NBC show The Roy Rogers Show as a child and even grew up to become his father's manager and trustee of the Roy and Dale Evans Rogers Chil...
Though Roy and Dale had met on a film set, they didn't fall in love until after his wife Grace passed away. The only child Dale gave birth to during her marriage to Roy was baby Robin. She was born with down syndrome and passed away from complications with the mumps before her second birthday. Dale wrote the book Angel Unaware in her honor.
Dodie was the youngest of all of Roy and Dale's children. Dodie is of Native American descent and was adopted when she was just 7 months old. She grew up to marry a NASA employee, Jon Patterson, and they had a daughter named Kristin who now has children of her own.
Marion Fleming was born in Edinburgh, Scotland where she was discovered by Roy and Dale in a children's home. She stepped forward to sing a song for the couple and they were so impressed they wanted to bring her home with them. She was invited back to their home in California for the holidays and didn't go back to Scotland until she had her own chi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsc—qq5wWo Deborah Lee Rogers was adopted by Roy and Dale after becoming an orphan during the Korean War. Sadly, she passed away when she was just 12 years old in a bus accident in Los Angeles with other children from her church.
John David "Sandy" Rogers was adopted shortly after the loss of Robin when Roy and Dale were visiting an orphanage. He entered into the U.S. Army but sadly choked to death in a military hospital where he was serving in Germany when he was just 18 years old.
Tom Fox was the biological son of Dale and her first husband. He was raised by Roy and Dale. Tom, who passed away in 2012, was a school teacher and music minister. Editor's note this article was originally published on Jan 8, 2021: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Roy Rogers had 8 children instead of 9. We regret the error...
Nov 2, 2020 · Known as the “King of Cowboys,” Roy Rogers and his wife Grace Arline Wilkins were synonymous with early Hollywood stardom. Between his marriage to Wilkins and his later marriage to Dale Evans, Rogers had eight children. He also helped to raise Evans’ son from a previous relationship.
Born in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA on 14 Dec 1914 to Prentice Davidson Wilkins and Lucy Elizabeth Cross. Grace Arline Wilkins had 2 children. She passed away on 3 Nov 1946 in San Fernando Valley, California, United States.
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Rogers had been on tour with the O-Bar-O Cowboys in June 1933, and while they were performing in Roswell, New Mexico, a caller to a radio station, Grace Arline Wilkins, promised Rogers that she would bake him a pie if he sang "The Swiss Yodel".
