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Forrest Augustine Roby 1877–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1877

Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 1 October 1956

Death Location: Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Roby

Mother: Catherine Davison

Spouse(s): Ida Roby

Children(s): Anna Roby, Forrest Jr., David Roby, Doris Roby, Russell Roby, Ida Roby, James Roby, John Roby, Clarence Roby, Joseph Roby, Ruth Finnell, Mary Brown

Forrest Augustine Roby was born in 1877 in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John Henry Roby And Catherine Davison. Forrest Augustine Roby married Ida Mae O Bryan Roby, and had children including Anna Catherine Roby, Clarence V Roby, David R Roby, Doris Jean Roby, Forrest Augustine Roby Jr, Ida Catherine Roby, James Lawrence Roby, John William Roby, Joseph Arthur Roby, Mary Elizabeth Roby Brown, Russell Thomas Roby, Ruth Roby Finnell. Forrest Augustine Roby passed away in 1956 in Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Forrest Augustine Roby was born in 1877 in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John Henry Roby And Catherine Davison.
  • Forrest Augustine Roby married Ida Mae O Bryan Roby, and had children including Anna Catherine Roby, Clarence V Roby, David R Roby, Doris Jean Roby, Forrest Augustine Roby Jr, Ida Catherine Roby, James Lawrence Roby, John William Roby, Joseph Arthur Roby, Mary Elizabeth Roby Brown, Russell Thomas Roby, Ruth Roby Finnell.
  • Forrest Augustine Roby passed away in 1956 in Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Forrest Roby's Ancestors

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Forrest Roby
1877–1956
Birth Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John Henry Roby
1847–1930
Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Catherine Davison
1852–1896
Hancock Co, Ky
Grandparents
George (Washington) Roby
1822–1896
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Catherine Roby
1818–1850
Nelson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1801–1860
Anna Hoagland
1807–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Roby
1775–
Jemima Roby
1775–1829
Dorsey Hoagland
1779–1836
Polly Hoagland
1782–1840

Forrest Roby's Descendants

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Forrest (Augustine) Roby (5 April 1877–1 October 1956) m. Ida (Mae O'Bryan) Roby (23 May 1885–3 June 1971)
  1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Roby 1906–1913
  2. 2. Forrest (Augustine Roby) Jr. 1913–1971 m. Alberta (Leola Rogers) Roby 1911–
  3. 3. David (R.) Roby 1918–2003
  4. 4. Doris (Jean) Roby 1931–1937
  5. 5. Russell (Thomas) Roby 1919–1937
  6. 6. Ida (Catherine) Roby 1921–1924
  7. 7. James (Lawrence) Roby 1915–1984 m. Stella (Mae Thompson) Roby 1920–1995
  8. 8. John (William) Roby 1910–1977 m. Grace (Evans Wilhoyte) Roby 1918–1988
  9. 9. Clarence (V) Roby 1916–1976
  10. 10. Joseph (Arthur) Roby 1908–1992
  11. 11. Ruth (Roby) Finnell 1926–2002
  12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth Roby) Brown 1923–2016

Forrest Roby's Timeline

2 Records

1877
5 April 1877
Birth of Forrest Augustine Roby in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
1956
1 October 1956
Age 79
Death of Forrest Augustine Roby in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1877
    Event Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1956
    Event Place: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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