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Walter Wayne Roach 1905–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1905

Birth Location: Missouri, USA

Death Date: 23 September 1976

Death Location: Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Joseph Roach

Mother: Rena Osborne

Spouse(s): Mollie Brown

Children(s): betty roach, Wilma Roach, Billie Roach, Danny Roach

Walter Wayne Roach was born in 1905 in Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Roach And Rena E Osborne. In 1950, Walter Wayne Roach resided in Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA. Walter Wayne Roach married Mollie Brown, and had children including Betty Jean Roach, Billie Joe Roach, Danny K Roach, Wilma Lee Roach. Walter Wayne Roach passed away in 1976 in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Wayne Roach was born in 1905 in Missouri, USA, the child of Joseph Henry Roach And Rena E Osborne.
  • In 1950, Walter Wayne Roach resided in Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA.
  • Walter Wayne Roach married Mollie Brown, and had children including Betty Jean Roach, Billie Joe Roach, Danny K Roach, Wilma Lee Roach.
  • Walter Wayne Roach passed away in 1976 in Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Roach's Ancestors

Self
Walter Roach
1905–1976
Birth Place: Missouri, USA
Parents
Joseph Henry Roach
1874–1968
Missouri
Rena (E.) Osborne
1874–1961
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Ezra (Roach) Sr
1831–1910
Madison, Jackson, Ohio, USA
Mary (May) Starr
1837–1895
Clayborne (Burnett) Osborne
1854–1917
Bates County, Missouri, United States of America
Millie (Ann) Higgins
1853–1888
Crawford County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Roach
1798–1870
Elizabeth Radabaugh
1785–1877
Samuel Starr
1812–1881
Nancy Etcheson
1805–1880
McDonald Orsbon
1813–1883
Serena GGM
1827–1915
Allen Higgins
1827–1888
Louisa Cox
1832–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Roach
1767–1839
Elizabeth Null*
1766–1848
Hendry Osborn
1782–1839
Amber Osborne
1797–1860
Joseph Osborn
1800–1843
Lydia Copeland
1801–1880
Benjamin Pvt
1802–1865
Amelia Seaney
1807–1852

Walter Roach's Descendants

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Walter (Wayne) Roach (22 March 1905–23 September 1976) m. Mollie Brown (23 December 1909–30 April 1962)
  1. 1. betty (jean) roach 1937–2008 m. Calvin (V) Morrow 1935–2019
  2. 2. Wilma (Lee) Roach 1926–2015 m. Hurshel (Leon) Morrison 1922–1987
  3. 3. Billie (Joe) Roach 1929–1984
  4. 4. Danny (K.) Roach 1949–2020

Walter Roach's Timeline

3 Records

1905
22 March 1905
Birth of Walter Wayne Roach in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Walter Wayne Roach resided here in Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
1976
23 September 1976
Age 71
Death of Walter Wayne Roach in Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1905
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: 1578; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 65-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rock Creek, Searcy, Arkansas; Roll: 1578; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 65-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 September 1976
    Event Place: Marshall, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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