Occupation Tattoo artist | Spouse(s) Helen G. Rogers | |
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Born 09 September 1905 Bryson City, North Carolina Burial place Greenlawn Memorial Park CemeteryChesapeake, Virginia. Died 27 February 1990, Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
Franklin Paul Rogers was an American tattoo artist. He trained under Cap Coleman in Norfolk, Virginia from 1945-1950. He designed tattoo machines, which he called "irons", a term he coined that is used in the industry. In his early life, he was in the traveling circus. He is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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