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John Gabriel Roy 1831–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Dec 1831

Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1885

Death Location: Douglas County, Illinois, USA

Father: Hiram Roy

Mother: Frances Godby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Peters

Children(s): Mary Roy, William Roy, James Roy, John Roy, Martha Roy, Madison Roy, Hugh Roy, Samuel Roy, Joseph Roy, Josephus Ray

In 1831, John Gabriel Roy entered the world in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, born to Hiram Washington Roy And Frances L Godby. John Gabriel Roy married Elizabeth Ann Peters, and had children including Hugh Washington Roy, James Franklin Roy, John W Roy, Joseph Roy, Josephus Ray, Madison Roy, Martha Jane Roy, Mary Frances Roy, Samuel Gardner Roy, William Jasper Roy. John Gabriel Roy passed away in 1885 in Douglas County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, John Gabriel Roy entered the world in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, born to Hiram Washington Roy And Frances L Godby.
  • John Gabriel Roy married Elizabeth Ann Peters, and had children including Hugh Washington Roy, James Franklin Roy, John W Roy, Joseph Roy, Josephus Ray, Madison Roy, Martha Jane Roy, Mary Frances Roy, Samuel Gardner Roy, William Jasper Roy.
  • John Gabriel Roy passed away in 1885 in Douglas County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Roy's Ancestors

Self
John Roy
1831–1885
Birth Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Hiram Washington Roy
1811–1885
Pulaski Co., Kentucky, USA
Frances (L.) Godby
1806–1885
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Enos Roy
1774–1841
King and Queen, Virginia
Agnes Wilson
1788–1891
VA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Roy
1735–1805
Margaret Meadows
1749–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Roy
1686–1741
Thomas Roy
1712–1772
Peter Meadows
1699–1780
Hannah Chillers
1714–1745

John Roy's Descendants

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John (Gabriel) Roy (19 Dec 1831–22 Mar 1885) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Peters (19 Dec 1831–07 Nov 1895)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Roy 1856–1926 m. William (Lawson) Shores 1852–1919
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Shores 1880–1963
    2. 2. Minnie (Maude) Shores 1882–1957
    3. 3. Alice (Gertrude) Shores 1885–1966
    4. 4. Lula (May) Shores 1888–1966
    5. 5. Henry (Roscoe) Shores 1890–1961
  2. 2. William (Jasper) Roy 1859–1946 m. Loella (May) ROY 1886–1922 m. Ella (Jane) Barnhart 1875–1950 m. Margaret (S) Gannaway 1864–1941
    1. 1. John Roy 1892–1896
    2. 2. Wilma (Mary) Roy 1897–1965 m. Delton (Oliver) Baugh 1899–1965
      1. 1. Marjorie (Lou) Baugh 1932–2008
    3. 3. Edwin (C.) Roy 1888–1965 m. Nellie (Bly) Brasier 1890–1927
      1. 1. Ruth Roy 1911–
      2. 2. William Roy 1927–1977
    4. 4. Margaret (Julia) Roy 1907–1993
  3. 3. James (Franklin) Roy 1861–1948 m. Nora Anderson 1863–1936 m. Loella (May) ROY 1886–1922
    1. 1. Stella Roy 1882–1882
    2. 2. Charles (Gilbert) Roy 1894–1896
    3. 3. Ella Roy 1896–1897
    4. 4. Clara (Alice) Roy 1890–1983
    5. 5. Clara (Alice) Roy 1890–1948
    6. 6. John Roy 1892–1896
    7. 7. Wilma (Mary) Roy 1897–1965
    8. 8. Edwin (C.) Roy 1888–1965
  4. 4. John (W) Roy 1864–1865
  5. 5. Martha (Jane) Roy 1853–1872
  6. 6. Madison Roy 1866–1866
  7. 7. Hugh (Washington) Roy 1867–1957 m. Julia (Ann Elizabeth) Barnhart 1867–1952
    1. 1. Celia (Ann) Roy 1890–1952
    2. 2. Waneta (Marie) Roy 1899–1999 m. Ett (John Frances) Murana 1901–1992 m. James (Blaine) Adams 1888–1948
    3. 3. Robert (Rawson) Roy 1889–1968 m. Blanche (Lillian) Young 1894–1989
      1. 1. Clifford (Maurice) Roy 1920–2011
      2. 2. Hugh (William) Roy 1917–2004
    4. 4. John (Theodore) Roy 1901–1973 m. Etta (May) Drummond 1903–1990
      1. 1. John (Raymond) Roy 1923–2007
      2. 2. James (Edwin) Roy 1932–2005
  8. 8. Samuel (Gardner) Roy 1871–1935 m. Mary (D.) Baskin 1875–1953
    1. 1. Estella (Agnes) Roy 1905–2003 m. Fred (A.) Crane 1906–1952
    2. 2. Beulah (Constance) Roy 1900–1987 m. Ernest (Cornelius) Lottman 1901–1981
      1. 1. Forrest Lottman 1928–2005
      2. 2. Robert Lottman 1927–1975
      3. 3. Phillip (R) Lottman 1935–2011
      4. 4. Ernest (C) Lottman 1929–2014
    3. 3. Lettea Roy 1906–
  9. 9. Joseph Roy 1874–1960 m. Ella (Jane) Barnhart 1875–1950
    1. 1. Margaret (Julia) Roy 1907–1993
  10. 10. Josephus Ray 1874–

John Roy's Timeline

2 Records

1831
19 Dec 1831
Birth of John Gabriel Roy in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1885
22 Mar 1885
Age 54
Death of John Gabriel Roy in Pesotum, Champaign Co., Illinois, USA
Pesotum, Champaign Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1831
    Event Place: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Pesotum, Champaign Co., Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Douglas County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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