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Joseph E Roush 1843–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1843

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 13 Feb 1892

Death Location: Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Benjamin Roush

Mother: Sophia Altman

Spouse(s): Rebecca Roach, Mollie Walker, Mary Swaney, Sarah Yeager

Children(s): Wesley Roush, Sarah Roush, Floria Roush, Emma Roush, Bertha Roush, Jesse Roush, Albert Roush

Joseph E Roush was born in 1843 in Ohio, the child of Benjamin Roush And Sophia Altman. Joseph E Roush married Mary Jane Swaney, Mollie Walker, Rebecca Ann Roach, Sarah Margaret Yeager, and had children including Albert Roush, Bertha A Roush, Emma Roush, Floria Roush, Jesse Benjamin Roush, Sarah F Roush, Wesley Ambrose Roush. Joseph E Roush passed away in 1892 in Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph E Roush was born in 1843 in Ohio, the child of Benjamin Roush And Sophia Altman.
  • Joseph E Roush married Mary Jane Swaney, Mollie Walker, Rebecca Ann Roach, Sarah Margaret Yeager, and had children including Albert Roush, Bertha A Roush, Emma Roush, Floria Roush, Jesse Benjamin Roush, Sarah F Roush, Wesley Ambrose Roush.
  • Joseph E Roush passed away in 1892 in Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Roush
1814–1887
Birth Location: Virginia
BR
Sophia Altman
1823–1899
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
SA

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Roach
1847–1893
Birth Location: Mason, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
RR
Mollie Walker
1850–
Birth Location: –
MW
Mary Swaney
1845–1870
Birth Location: –
MS
Sarah Yeager
1866–1894
Birth Location: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
SY

Children(s)

Wesley Roush
1879–1959
Birth Location: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
WR
Sarah Roush
1871–1871
Birth Location: Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio, USA
SR
Floria Roush
1868–1880
Birth Location: –
FR
Emma Roush
1865–1866
Birth Location: –
ER
Bertha Roush
1880–1928
Birth Location: –
BR
Jesse Roush
1875–1955
Birth Location: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
JR
Albert Roush
1867–
Birth Location: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
AR

Joseph Roush's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Roush
1843–1892
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Benjamin Roush
1814–1887
Virginia
Sophia Altman
1823–1899
Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Roush's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (E) Roush (Abt 1843–13 Feb 1892) m. Rebecca (Ann) Roach (Abt 1847–19 Dec 1893) m. Mollie Walker (1850–) m. Mary (Jane) Swaney (1845–1870) m. Sarah (Margaret) Yeager (1866–14 Aug 1894)
  1. 1. Wesley (Ambrose) Roush 1879–1959 m. Nellie (Marie) Frush 1885–1968
    1. 1. Lillian (Emma) Roush 1916–1949 m. Earlo (Eckus) Richards 1911–1973
      1. 1. Ronald (Lee) Richards 1940–1995
    2. 2. Vivian (Louella "Betty" Roush) Williams 1921–1997
    3. 3. Clifford (Eugene) Raush 1918–1989
    4. 4. Arlis (Joseph) Roush 1907–1972
    5. 5. Herbert (Urias) Roush 1904–1989
    6. 6. Willis (Allen) Roush 1912–1955
  2. 2. Sarah (F) Roush 1871–1871
  3. 3. Floria Roush 1868–1880
  4. 4. Emma Roush 1865–1866
  5. 5. Bertha (A) Roush 1880–1928
  6. 6. Jesse (Benjamin) Roush 1875–1955
  7. 7. Albert Roush 1867–

Joseph Roush's Timeline

9 Records

1843
18 Jul 1843
Birth of Joseph E Roush in Meigs County, Ohio, USA
Meigs County, Ohio, USA
1843
Abt 1843
Birth of Joseph E Roush in Virginia
Virginia
1843
Abt 1843
Birth of Joseph E Roush in Ohio
Ohio
1860
1860
Age 17
Joseph E Roush resided here in Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
1863
1 July 1863
Age 20
Joseph E Roush resided here in Mason, West Virginia, United States
Mason, West Virginia, United States
1870
1870
Age 27
Joseph E Roush resided here in Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio, USA
Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Joseph E Roush resided here in Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
1892
11 Feb 1892
Age 49
Death of Joseph E Roush in Waggener, Mason, West Virginia, USA
Waggener, Mason, West Virginia, USA
1892
13 Feb 1892
Age 49
Burial of Joseph E Roush in Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1843
    Event Place: Meigs County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Family History Film: 1255408; Page: 387C; Enumeration District: 100
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M593_1242; Page: 350A; Family History Library Film: 552741
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M653_1008; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 805008

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1843
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1843
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sutton, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M653_1008; Page: 249; Family History Library Film: 805008

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Mason, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Syracuse, Meigs, Ohio; Roll: M593_1242; Page: 350A; Family History Library Film: 552741

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hartford City, Mason, West Virginia; Roll: 1408; Family History Film: 1255408; Page: 387C; Enumeration District: 100

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Waggener, Mason, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1892
    Event Place: Zerkel Graveyard, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, Deaths Index
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