February 27, 2010

In 1900, Betty Blake met entertainer Will Rogers at her sister’s home in Oolagah in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). In 1908, the couple was married in a ceremony at her family’s home in Rogers (Benton County). During their marriage, Betty Rogers served as her husband’s financial advisor. After his death in a plane crash in 1935, she concentrated on furthering his reputation, writing Will Rogers: His Wife’s Story in 1941. She is shown here with her husband and children in about 1921.