James Rogers is William "Buck" Rogers's father, residing near Chicago, Illinois in 1987 CE.
Along with his wife Edna and at least two of his children, Frank and Marilyn, he is buried in a cemetery near State Street, with the only marker being a headstone with the names of the quartet of Rogers who were buried there. He died as a result of World War III, and William Rogers discovers his father's fate during his investigation of Anarchia (BR25: Film, "Awakening").