Clement Vann Rogers's parents, Robert Rogers, Jr., (1815–1842) and Sallie Vann (1818–1882), "came from Georgia before the main removal of the Cherokees in 1838." Sallie Vann was a sister of David Vann, who

Clem exhibited a disdain for formal education. Although his mother pushed him into attending school, she had to stand in the road when he left the house and make sure he followed the path to school, rather than going in a different direction. He first attended

Children:
• Elizabeth Rogers (1861–1862)
• Sally Clementine Rogers (1863–1943)

• Paula McSpadden Love : "Clement Vann Rogers 1839–1911". In :- The Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. XLVIII (1970), pp. 389–399.

Never lacking self-confidence or ambition, Clem decided to establish his own ranch. First, he had to persuade his mother and stepfather to give him twenty-five cows, a bull, four horses, and two

When the American Civil War broke out, Clem, like a majority of the mixed-blood Cherokees, favored the faction of Cherokees that supported the Confederates. At first, Chief John Ross tried to keep the tribe neutral, but many of his full-blood followers