Timeline (The Average Man)

October 7, 1931, Rallo, Texas - Jane Rodgers gives birth to a male child, the father being Clyde Rodgers. He is christened Jimmy Munroe Rodgers.

February 3, 1932, Haskell County, Texas - The Rodgers family leave Rallo to the countryside of Haskell county due to the increased cost of living in the city.

July 12, 1932, Haskell County, Texas - Clyde Rodgers begins farming duties on the land he researched. Family fortunes rise.

October 28, 1932, Haskell County, Texas - Jimmy Rodgers contracts Influenza.

(POD) October 29, 1932, Haskell, Texas - Not following his wife's advice to remain home, Clyde takes his son to the town of Haskell to get a doctors help.

November 1, 1932, Haskell, Texas - To the Rodgers family's relief, the young Jimmy makes a full recovery from his Influenza.

August 12, 1933, Haskell, Texas - Jane Rodgers gives birth to her daughter, Maria Cherlie Rodgers.

October 12, 1933, Haskell, Texas - Clyde travels north to McLean in Northern Texas after it became apparent drought was setting in around Haskell.

November 23, 1933, Haskell, Texas - The Rodgers family sell their farm home in Haskell to buy a property up north in McLean. Clyde moves up to their new farm land to finalise the deal, whilst the rest of the family moves into Clyde's cousin's house in Rallo.

December 18, 1933, Haskell, Texas - Clyde Rodgers officially signs the paper work for purchasing the farm property in McLean. He rushes back to Rallo with the news.

December 25, 1933, Rallo, Texas - Richard Rodgers, Clyde's cousin, perchases a Ford Model A for Clyde and his family. Jimmy, who's family background was one of pro-segregation attitudes, is bought a Confederate Half Dollar coin. The coin would later become a keepsake for the young kid.

January 22, 1934, McLean, Texas - The Rodger's move north for McLean. A final minute gift, a Beau Brownie camera, is given by Richard's wife, Janine, to Jane Rodgers.

February 6, 1934, McLean, Texas - Clyde, alongside Jane and a family friend, Henry Cox, started work on the new family farm, discovering the firtile ground they had purchased.



April 15, 1934, McLean, Texas - In a moment that would go down in the life of Jimmy Rodgers, his first picture is snapped by his mother on their farmland home.

May 6, 1934, McLean, Texas - Jane and Clyde form the unofficial  "McLean Produce Company", to sell vegetables to the people of the town at an unexpensive cost.