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    • Oct 18, 1885
    Aaron Rodgers marries Eliza Bozeman in Mississippi. The union produces a son who becomes known as the father of country music: Jimmie Rodgers
    Sep 8, 1897
    Jimmie Rodgers is born in Meridian, Mississippi. Hailed as the Singing Brakeman, he emerges as the father of country music, best known for his "Blue Yodel (T For Texas)." He is the first performer added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961
    Mar 19, 1898
    Stella Kelley is born. She becomes the first wife of Jimmie Rodgers
    Aug 8, 1902
    Carrie Williamson is born in Mississippi. She is destined to become the second wife of Jimmie Rodgers, recognized as the Father of Country Music
    May 1, 1917
    Jimmie Rodgers marries his first wife, Stella Kelley, in Lexington, Mississippi, less than four months after meeting her
    Jan 9, 1918
    Jimmie Rodgers, destined to become known as The Singing Brakeman, takes a job with the New Orleans & Northeastern railroad in New Orleans
    Feb 16, 1918
    Stella Rodgers gives birth to Kathryn at the Heflin Hotel in Ackerman, Mississippi. The child is the daughter of future country star Jimmie Rodgers, from whom Stella has already separated
    Apr 7, 1920
    Jimmie Rodgers marries Carrie Williamson in Meridian, Mississippi
    Jan 30, 1921
    Jimmie Rodgers and his wife, Carrie Rodgers, welcome a daughter, Carrie Anita Rodgers, in Meridian, Mississippi
    Jun 20, 1923
    Jimmie Rodgers and his wife, Carrie, welcome a daughter, June Rebecca Rodgers. The baby dies three days before Christmas
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