Personal life
Kenneth Donald Rogers was born in Houston, Texas, in 1938, the fourth of eight[9] children born to Lucille Lois (née Hester; b. 1910-d. 1991), a nurse's assistant,[9] and Edward Floyd Rogers (b. 1904-d. 1975), a carpenter.[10][11] Rogers graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in Houston.

Marriages
Wanda Miller, June 1, 1997 – present; 2 children
Marianne Gordon, October 1, 1977 – 1993, divorced; 1 child
Margo Anderson, October 1964 – 1976, divorced; 1 child
Jean Rogers, October 1960 – 1963, divorced
Janice Gordon, May 15, 1958 – April 1960, divorced; 1 child[12]