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John Wayne Roach 1915–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 September 1915

Birth Location: Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1987

Death Location: Genesee, Latah County, Idaho

Father: John Roach

Mother: Minnie Hinman

Spouse(s): Mercedes Smolt

Children(s): Mary Roach

John Wayne Roach was born in 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, the child of John Jefferson Roach And Minnie Rosaline Hinman. In 1920, John Wayne Roach resided in Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA. John Wayne Roach married Mercedes Rita Smolt, and had children including Jay Roach, Mary Lynn Roach, Roach. John Wayne Roach passed away in 1987 in Genesee, Latah County, Idaho.

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Biography

  • John Wayne Roach was born in 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA, the child of John Jefferson Roach And Minnie Rosaline Hinman.
  • In 1920, John Wayne Roach resided in Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA.
  • John Wayne Roach married Mercedes Rita Smolt, and had children including Jay Roach, Mary Lynn Roach, Roach.
  • John Wayne Roach passed away in 1987 in Genesee, Latah County, Idaho.

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Children(s)

John Roach's Ancestors

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John Roach
1915–1987
Birth Place: Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Parents
John Jefferson Roach
1877–1954
Bluff City, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Minnie (Rosaline) Hinman
1880–1945
Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, USA,
Grandparents
James (M.) Roach
1851–1900
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Alwilda (A.) Horton
1859–1909
Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Orin (Willard) Hinman
1835–1908
Cornelia (Marion) Mosher
1840–1909
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Roach's Descendants

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John (Wayne) Roach (16 September 1915–11 April 1987) m. Mercedes (Rita) Smolt (5 Aug 1917–18 Jun 2004)
  1. 1. Mary (Lynn) Roach 1945–1945

John Roach's Timeline

3 Records

1915
16 September 1915
Birth of John Wayne Roach in Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Walla Walla, Washington, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
John Wayne Roach resided here in Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
1987
11 April 1987
Age 72
Death of John Wayne Roach in Genesee, Latah CO., Idaho
Genesee, Latah CO., Idaho

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 September 1915
    Event Place: Walla Walla, Washington, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Washington Births, 1891-1907, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Births, 1891-1919; Film Info: Various county birth registers. Microfilm
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho; Roll: T625_293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 979
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Idaho, Death Records, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Image, 1911-1966

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rimrock, Nez Perce, Idaho; Roll: T625_293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 144; Image: 979

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1987
    Event Place: Genesee, Latah CO., Idaho
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Genesee, Latah County, Idaho
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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