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May Lou Roach 1898–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1898

Birth Location: Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1956

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Willis Roach

Mother: Elizabeth Harvey

Spouse(s): Eugene Jones

Children(s): James Jones

In 1898, May Lou Roach entered the world in Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA, born to Willis Bones Roach And Elizabeth Lizzie Harvey. In 1900, May Lou Roach resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia. May Lou Roach married Eugene Edward Earl Jones, and had children including James E Jones. May Lou Roach passed away in 1956 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1898, May Lou Roach entered the world in Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA, born to Willis Bones Roach And Elizabeth Lizzie Harvey.
  • In 1900, May Lou Roach resided in Forest, Bedford, Virginia.
  • May Lou Roach married Eugene Edward Earl Jones, and had children including James E Jones.
  • May Lou Roach passed away in 1956 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willis Roach
1873–1970
Birth Location: Pedlar, Amherst, VA, USA
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Elizabeth Harvey
1873–1959
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Eugene Jones
1894–1959
Birth Location: Still Pond, Kent, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

James Jones
1918–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JJ

May Roach's Ancestors

Self
May Roach
1898–1956
Birth Place: Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
Parents
Willis "Bones" Roach
1873–1970
Pedlar, Amherst, VA, USA
Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Harvey
1873–1959
Virginia
Grandparents
Willis (Roach) Sr
1824–1906
Pedlar, Amherst, VA, USA
Louisa Ann
1840–1889
Amherst, VA, USA
Louis Harvey
1840–
Virginia
Jennie Harvey
1845–1920
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Wm Roach
1795–
Lucy (Delilah)
1804–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Roach
1775–

May Roach's Descendants

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May (Lou) Roach (11 Oct 1898–1 Feb 1956) m. Eugene (Edward Earl) Jones (25 Apr 1894–13 Dec 1959)
  1. 1. James (E) Jones 1918–

May Roach's Timeline

9 Records

1898
11 Oct 1898
Birth of May Lou Roach in Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
1899
11 Oct 1899
Age 1
Birth of May Lou Roach in Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
1900
1900
Age 2
May Lou Roach resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia
Forest, Bedford, Virginia
1910
1910
Age 12
May Lou Roach resided here in Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 32
May Lou Roach resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
May Lou Roach resided here in Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 42
May Lou Roach resided here in Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
May Lou Roach resided here in Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
1956
1 Feb 1956
Age 58
Death of May Lou Roach in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03498; Page: 66A; Enumeration District: 23-232
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 015451-018150
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0592; FHL microfilm: 2341837
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford Cty, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Forest, Bedford, Virginia; Roll: T624_1622; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1375635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0592; FHL microfilm: 2341837

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lansdowne, Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03498; Page: 66A; Enumeration District: 23-232

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03498; Page: 66A; Enumeration District: 23-232

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Yeadon, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Yeadon, Delaware, Pe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 015451-018150
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