William’s father, William, Sr. and his uncles, James Robert and Frank, purchased the Bristol Mills at the foot of Pond Street, following ownership by John Dorrance, in 1874. They operated it until 1866. William B. Rogers lived from 1881-1936 and is interred in Bristol Cemetery.
John Schafer (photographer) and his wife Anna (1874-1929) lived at 536 Swain Street. Their daughter Ethel Schafer Phillips (1900-1980) also resided at that home address.
This unidentified woman can also be seen in the Bristol School Class of 1908 photograph (7.11a.138) (second row, center). Please contact the library regarding photograph 7.11a.138.