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James A. Roark 1840–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn.

Death Date: 6 May 1905

Death Location: Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas

Father: Joseph Roark

Mother: Juda Carr

Spouse(s): America McGill

Children(s):

James A. Roark was born in 1840 in Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn., the child of Joseph Roark And Juda Ann Carr. James A. Roark married America Jane Mcgill. James A. Roark passed away in 1905 in Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas.

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Biography

  • James A. Roark was born in 1840 in Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn., the child of Joseph Roark And Juda Ann Carr.
  • James A. Roark married America Jane Mcgill.
  • James A. Roark passed away in 1905 in Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Roark's Ancestors

Self
James Roark
1840–1905
Birth Place: Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn.
Parents
Joseph Roark
1813–1876
Claiborne Co., Tn.
Juda (Ann) Carr
1814–1883
Tennessee
Grandparents
Timothy (James) Roark
1769–1831
Virginia
Sarah ("Sallie") Bolen
1776–1855
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Roark
1740–1792
Sarah Fryar
1740–1780
Corporal Bolen
1750–1826
Julia Haley
1762–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy O'Rourke
1705–1796
Sarah Parker
1706–1811
Christopher Bowling
1711–1780
Lydia Atkinson
1709–1775
James Haley
1720–1806
Isabella Perrin
1720–1815

James Roark's Timeline

2 Records

1840
15 Feb 1840
Birth of James A. Roark in Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn.
Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn.
1905
6 May 1905
Age 65
Death of James A. Roark in Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas
Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Salem, Hamilton Co., Tn.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1905
    Event Place: Arlington, Tarrant Co., Texas

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