Harold Rogers was born January 9, 1954 in Nacogdoches Texas to loving God-fearing parents, the late Archie D. and Lucy V. Rogers, the 8th of 10 children. Raised in the Churches of God in Christ, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior as a senior in high school. Awarded an academic scholarship, he attended Siena College in Loudonville New York, where he met his wife and sole-mate, Sharon Elise Davenport.