George Rogers was born in New York City on May 15, 1889, to Frank Rogers and Mary Clark. He also had a brother, Ralph. He was 5'7" tall with black hair and hazel eyes, and was a Protestant. Mr. Rogers worked as a machine hand in Boston before his incarceration at the Massachusetts Reformatory on April 14, 1911.
Mr. Rogers took his own life on July 21, 1911, at 22.