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John Joseph Roby 1828–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1828

Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: Oct 1880

Death Location: Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Father: Henry Sr

Mother: Anna Hoagland

Spouse(s): Sarah Shephard

Children(s): Alice Meadows, Mary Roby, Benedict Roby, Louella McPheeters, Mary Webb, Charles Roby, Emma Martin, Lillie Roby, Mella Roby, Rose Wheatley

The story of John Joseph Roby began in 1828 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States. In 1870, John Joseph Roby resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA. In 1880, John Joseph Roby resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA. John Joseph Roby married Sarah Ann Shephard, and had children including Alice Isabella Roby Meadows, Benedict Joseph Roby, Charles M Roby, Emma E Roby Martin, Lillie M Roby, Louella Florence Roby Mcpheeters, Mary Frances Roby, Mary Tess Roby Webb, Mella I Roby, Rose Florella Roby Wheatley. John Joseph Roby passed away in 1880 in Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Joseph Roby began in 1828 in Nelson, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1870, John Joseph Roby resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, John Joseph Roby resided in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • John Joseph Roby married Sarah Ann Shephard, and had children including Alice Isabella Roby Meadows, Benedict Joseph Roby, Charles M Roby, Emma E Roby Martin, Lillie M Roby, Louella Florence Roby Mcpheeters, Mary Frances Roby, Mary Tess Roby Webb, Mella I Roby, Rose Florella Roby Wheatley.
  • John Joseph Roby passed away in 1880 in Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sr
1801–1860
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
HS
Anna Hoagland
1807–1847
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky
AH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Shephard
1836–1887
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SS

Children(s)

Alice Meadows
1870–1911
Birth Location: Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
AM
Mary Roby
1857–1879
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
MR
Benedict Roby
1861–1923
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
BR
Louella McPheeters
1853–1882
Birth Location: Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana, United States of America
LM
Mary Webb
1856–1886
Birth Location: Kentucky
MW
Charles Roby
1858–
Birth Location: Kentucky
CR
Emma Martin
1862–
Birth Location: Kentucky
EM
Lillie Roby
1864–
Birth Location: Kentucky
LR
Mella Roby
1860–
Birth Location: Kentucky
MR
Rose Wheatley
1862–1945
Birth Location: Millwood, Lincoln County, Missouri, United States of America
RW

John Roby's Ancestors

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John Roby
1828–1880
Birth Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Henry Roby Sr
1801–1860
Maryland, USA
Anna Hoagland
1807–1847
Nelson, Kentucky
Grandparents
Jacob Roby
1775–
Charles County, Maryland, USA
Jemima (Lewis) Roby
1775–1829
Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, United States
Dorsey Hoagland
1779–1836
Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States of America
Polly (Lydia Kurtz) Hoagland
1782–1840
Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Roby
1730–1790
Lydia Shaw
1738–1810
James Hoagland
1728–1783
Margaret Hoagland
1725–1802
Johann KURTZ
1760–1795
Anna Kurtz
1769–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Hoagland
1702–1759
Charles Dorsey
1692–1733
Hannah Crouch
1706–1752
Hans Kurtz
1730–1811
Juliana Ammon
1750–1811

John Roby's Descendants

1.
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John (Joseph) Roby (02 Feb 1828–Oct 1880) m. Sarah (Ann) Shephard (5 Apr 1836–11 Mar 1887)
  1. 1. Alice (Isabella Roby) Meadows 1870–1911 m. David (Nelson Meadows) Sr 1851–1917
    1. 1. Ira Meadows 1890–1983 m. Stella Meadows 1892–1950
      1. 1. Mary (A) Meadows 1916–2001 m. Charlie Partridge 1893–1982
        1. 1. Charles (Curtis) Partridge 1948–1997 m. Mary (Ann) Broadbent 1949–1996
      2. 2. Johnnie Meadows 1918–1995 m. Viola (M Cichella) Meadows 1915–2013
      3. 3. May Meadows 1923–2012 m. Richard (Earle) Dowell 1920–
    2. 2. Bloomer (H) Meadows 1896–2000 m. Della (Rea Winkler) Meadows 1894–1978
      1. 1. Randolph (Hayden) Meadows 1915–2009 m. Ruby (Mae) Worth 1918–2012
    3. 3. Myrah Meadowes 1877–1952 m. Omar Rowland 1874–1933
      1. 1. Nettie (Lucille Rowland) Carmone 1915–1997 m. Faust (H) Carmone 1914–2000
      2. 2. Iola (M Rowland) Evans 1906–2000
      3. 3. David (Berry) Rowland 1909–1976 m. Louise Rowland 1910– m. Julia (Purcell) Rowland 1916–
      4. 4. Bernard Rowland 1912–1963 m. Anna (Jean Igleheart) Rowland 1913–2003
        1. 1. Myra (Ann Rowland Bernard) Taylor 1935–2003 m. Harold (Lewis Taylor) Jr 1934–1997
        2. 2. Bernard (Eugene) Rowland 1940–1968
    4. 4. Mary (Leta) Meadows 1904–1987 m. Freeman (Watkins) Clark 1902–
      1. 1. Doris (Jean Clark) Craig 1930– m. Austin (E) Craig 1927–2009
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Craig 1949–2018
      2. 2. Opal (D Clark) Kitchen 1923–1983 m. Thixton Kitchen 1908–1981
        1. 1. Joseph (Leroy) Kitchen 1938–1991
    5. 5. Ellen Meadows 1898–
    6. 6. Eugene (Stirman) Meadows 1892–1965 m. Nellie (B.) Clark 1893–1950
      1. 1. Hattie (Bella Meadows) Wing 1915–2003 m. Walter Wing 1910–1990
        1. 1. Dale Wing 1935–1969
        2. 2. Phyllis (Ann) Wing 1943–2019
      2. 2. Louise (Meadows) Breitinger 1922–1963
        1. 1. Junius Breitinger 1946–2020
        2. 2. Ray Breitinger –2020
      3. 3. Emma (Jean) Meadows 1927–2018 m. Dominick (Antonio) Jacondino 1921–1988
        1. 1. Dominick (Antonio Jacondino) Jr. 1946–2001
      4. 4. Junius Meadows 1917–1984 m. Helen (Loretta Fields) Trout 1924–2002 m. Florence Nicholson 1909–1994
      5. 5. Branell Meadows 1880–
      6. 6. Meadows Roberts 1919–2015 m. Robert (Allen Roberts) Sr 1915–1976
        1. 1. Ronald (David) Roberts 1949–2002
    7. 7. Carrie (Beatrice) Meadows 1893–1970 m. Luther (Coleman) Elliott 1890–1948
      1. 1. Cora (M) Elliott 1918–1991 m. Robert (Thomas) Toler 1919–1984 m. John (Allison) Alexander 1915–
        1. 1. Constance (Marie Alexander) McCray 1937–1987 m. William (Francis) McCray 1934–
      2. 2. Thurman (Coleman) Elliott 1913–1983 m. Daisy (Riley) Elliott 1914–2000
        1. 1. Betty (Ann Elliot) Hinton 1937–2004 m. James (Alerid) Hinton 1934–1995
        2. 2. Bill Elliott 1947–2007
        3. 3. Patricia (Mae) Mercer 1942–2004 m. Joseph (Wayne) Mercer 1941–2011 m. Robert (J) Powers 1941–1961
      3. 3. Chester (Raymond) Elliott 1915–2003 m. Anna (Isabelle Lanham) Elliott 1917–1997
        1. 1. Joseph Elliott 1940–2016
        2. 2. Dorothy (Mae Elliott) Kirk 1946–2010
    8. 8. Ilah (David) Meadows 1898–1966 m. William Lancaster 1883–1943
      1. 1. William (Dudley) Lancaster 1916–2004 m. Louella (C Graves) Lancaster 1918–2008
    9. 9. Eula (Mae Meadows Helfner) Blincoe 1902–1991 m. John (Richard) Blincoe 1894–1970 m. Everett Hefner 1900–1973
      1. 1. James (Wilmer) Blincoe 1918–1992 m. Mary (Elizabeth Gray) Blincoe 1920–1994
        1. 1. Marvin (Edward) Blincoe 1943–1974
        2. 2. Lawrence (Dale) Blincoe 1942–1958
        3. 3. Dorothy (Jean) Rosales 1940–2013
      2. 2. Joseph (Marvin) Blincoe 1923–2013 m. Erma (Lee Coons) Blincoe 1925–2014
    10. 10. Alice (Belle Meadows) Bryan 1907–1945 m. Robert (L Bryan) Sr 1909–
      1. 1. Robert (L Bryan) Jr 1945–1945
    11. 11. David (Nelson Meadows) Jr 1910–2003 m. Lee (Ann) Pitcock 1919–1999 m. Mamie (Jane) Moseley 1892–1965
      1. 1. David (Nelson Meadows) III 1943–2015
    12. 12. Walker (Dewitt) Meadows 1900–1901
  2. 2. Mary (Frances) Roby 1857–1879 m. David (Nelson Meadows) Sr 1851–1917
    1. 1. Baby Meadows 1879–1879
  3. 3. Benedict (Joseph) Roby 1861–1923 m. Martha (Ellen Winkler Roby) Adams 1856–1931
    1. 1. Bessie (Mae Roby) Mattingly 1891–1926 m. William (Garland) Mattingly 1896–1980
      1. 1. Thresa (Geraldine Mattingly) Hartlage 1916–1996
      2. 2. Mary (Kathleen Mattingly) Goode 1922–1965 m. Earnest Short 1924–1961
    2. 2. Herman (Cecil) Roby 1888–1935 m. Mary (Jessie Millay) Roby 1895–1932
      1. 1. Charles (Herman) Roby 1930–1983 m. Esther (Geneva Russell) Roby 1934–2000
      2. 2. Mary (Audaline) Roby 1913–1918
  4. 4. Louella (Florence Roby) McPheeters 1853–1882 m. James (H) McPheeters 1844–1909
    1. 1. Florence (M.) McPheeters 1873–
    2. 2. Alaxander (N.) McPheeters 1875–
    3. 3. Maria (A.) McPheeters 1877–
  5. 5. Mary (Tess Roby) Webb 1856–1886
  6. 6. Charles (M) Roby 1858–
  7. 7. Emma (E Roby) Martin 1862–
  8. 8. Lillie (M) Roby 1864–
  9. 9. Mella (I.) Roby 1860– m. Benjamin (F) Speer 1857–
    1. 1. Inez Spear 1885–
    2. 2. Orval Spear 1889–
    3. 3. Herschel Spear 1892–
  10. 10. Rose (Florella Roby) Wheatley 1862–1945 m. James (Lawrence) Wheatley 1869–1949
    1. 1. Jessie (Florence Wheatley) Allen 1898–1976 m. Clarence Allen 1892–1946
      1. 1. Doler (Lester) Allen 1915–2002 m. Dalpha (LeViolet Kayser) Allen 1917–2008
        1. 1. Daphnea (Jean Allen McClure) Sowersby 1940–2010 m. David (Dean) Sowersby 1936–2021
        2. 2. Barbra (L. Allen) Conrey 1936–1973
        3. 3. Doler (Eugene Allen) I 1943–2008
        4. 4. Doleren (Allen) Davos 1932–2008
      2. 2. Roy (R) Allen 1919–1976
    2. 2. Thelma (M Wheatley) Sullenger 1904–1952
    3. 3. Frank (Junior) Wheatley 1930–1931

John Roby's Timeline

4 Records

1828
02 Feb 1828
Birth of John Joseph Roby in Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Nelson, Kentucky, United States
1870
1870
Age 42
John Joseph Roby resided here in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 52
John Joseph Roby resided here in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
1880
Oct 1880
Age 52
Death of John Joseph Roby in Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1828
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 175C; Enumeration District: 021
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 109B; Family History Library Film: 545847

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Roll: M593_348; Page: 109B; Family History Library Film: 545847

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 175C; Enumeration District: 021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1880
    Event Place: Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
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