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James Edward Roark 1945–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1945

Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 2018

Death Location: Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Father: James Roark

Mother: Gracie Roark

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James Edward Roark was born in 1945 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Albert Roark And Gracie Taylor Roark. James Edward Roark passed away in 2018 in Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • James Edward Roark was born in 1945 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA, the child of James Albert Roark And Gracie Taylor Roark.
  • James Edward Roark passed away in 2018 in Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA.

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James Roark's Ancestors

Self
James Roark
1945–2018
Birth Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Albert Roark
1908–1981
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Gracie (Taylor) Roark
1907–1990
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Stephen\Steve Roark
1886–1924
Virginia
Maggie Dinsmore
1889–1940
United States of America
Annie Marshall
1870–1951
Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Roark
1861–1934
Frances Davidson
1859–1925
SAMUEL DINSMORE
1854–1914
Orrie Dinsmore
1866–1933
Matthew Marshall
1841–1930
Louisa Montgomery
1851–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Roark
1818–
Sophia 🧬
1833–
Richard Marshall
1816–1898
Susannah Westmoreland
1820–1918
John Sr.
1792–1880
Mary Knox
1801–1880

James Roark's Timeline

2 Records

1945
27 Nov 1945
Birth of James Edward Roark in Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
2018
22 Oct 2018
Age 73
Death of James Edward Roark in Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1945
    Event Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 2018
    Event Place: Tannersville, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

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