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William Middleton Roark 1814–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 SEP 1814

Birth Location: Warren, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 06 MAR 1863

Death Location: Usa

Father: Michael Roark

Mother: Millender Paine(Payne)

Spouse(s): Cynthia Hembree

Children(s): William Roark, William Roark, Thomas Roark, Nancy Roark, Mortimer Roark, Lawson Roark, James Roark, Cynthia Roark

In 1814, William Middleton Roark entered the world in Warren, Tennessee, United States, born to Michael Roark And Millender Paine Payne. In 1880, William Middleton Roark resided in Jackson, Union, Arkansas, United States. William Middleton Roark married Cynthia Lonon Hembree, and had children including Cynthia Clark Roark, James M Roark, Lawson Lafayette Roark, Mortimer Bingley Roark, Nancy Millender Roark, Thomas Jordan Roark, William Isaac Newton Roark, William J Roark. William Middleton Roark passed away in 1863 in Usa.

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Biography

  • In 1814, William Middleton Roark entered the world in Warren, Tennessee, United States, born to Michael Roark And Millender Paine Payne.
  • In 1880, William Middleton Roark resided in Jackson, Union, Arkansas, United States.
  • William Middleton Roark married Cynthia Lonon Hembree, and had children including Cynthia Clark Roark, James M Roark, Lawson Lafayette Roark, Mortimer Bingley Roark, Nancy Millender Roark, Thomas Jordan Roark, William Isaac Newton Roark, William J Roark.
  • William Middleton Roark passed away in 1863 in Usa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Roark
1778–1844
Birth Location: Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
MR
Millender Paine(Payne)
1785–
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Hembree
1818–1897
Birth Location: Wite, , Tennessee, USA
CH

Children(s)

William Roark
1853–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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William Roark
1845–1914
Birth Location: Washington, Ark, Usa
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Thomas Roark
1840–1854
Birth Location: Dade, Mo, Usa
TR
Nancy Roark
1838–1911
Birth Location: Dade, Mo, Usa
NR
Mortimer Roark
1843–
Birth Location: Dade, Mo, Usa
MR
Lawson Roark
1859–1921
Birth Location: Denton, Denton, Tx, Usa
LR
James Roark
1837–1901
Birth Location: Springfield, Greene, Mo
JR
Cynthia Roark
1856–1870
Birth Location: Alton, Denton, Tx, Usa
CR

William Roark's Ancestors

Self
William Roark
1814–1863
Birth Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Michael Roark
1778–1844
Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Millender Paine(Payne)
1785–
Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Michael Roark
1745–1839
Bucks, Pa, Usa
Letticia Grigsby
1748–1844
Augusta, Virginia, United States
William Paine
1741–1810
Halifax Co., Va, Usa
Elizabeth Paine
1748–
Hanover Co., Va, Usa
Great-Grandparents
Timothy O'Roark(Thady?)
1700–1769
Sara(H) Parker
1706–1811
Rosanna wife
1730–1761
John Payne
–1780
Mary
–1767
William Payne
1725–1771
Ruth Lewis
–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Payne
1686–1761
Catherine Lydford
1692–1745
Ii William
1685–1735
Elizabeth Poindexter
1699–

William Roark's Descendants

1.
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William (Middleton) Roark (28 SEP 1814–06 MAR 1863) m. Cynthia (Lonon) Hembree (01 JUL 1818–15 JAN 1897)
  1. 1. William (J.) Roark 1853–
  2. 2. William (Isaac Newton) Roark 1845–1914 m. Nancy (Evelina) Shaw 1851–1872 m. Flora (Martha Elizabeth) Conklin 1862–1921
    1. 1. William (Middleton) Roark 1872– m. Hattie (Parlee) McDonald 1875–
      1. 1. Tilden (H) Roark 1909–
      2. 2. Thelma (Paralee) Roark 1904–
      3. 3. Roger (Middleton) Roark 1900–
      4. 4. Marion (Bruce) Roark 1906–
      5. 5. Maggie (Bell) Roark 1899–1899
      6. 6. Jesse (Maude) Roark 1897–
      7. 7. Cynthia (Lucy) Roark 1894–
    2. 2. Ramon (Theodore Newton) Roark 1908–
    3. 3. Pearl (Evelina) Roark 1870– m. James (Neveral) Puckett 1856–
      1. 1. William (Albert) Puckett 1895–
      2. 2. Nathaniel (E) Puckett 1902–
      3. 3. Jane (Irene) Puckett 1900–
      4. 4. Flora (Evalina) Puckett 1893–
      5. 5. Effie (Grace) Puckett 1890–
      6. 6. Dora (Agnes) Puckett 1897–
    4. 4. Mortimer (Bingley) Roark 1898–
    5. 5. Mary (Lonon) Roark 1903–
    6. 6. Mabel (Evelina) Roark 1888–
    7. 7. Ira (Middleton) Roark 1894–1897
    8. 8. Howard (Albert) Roark 1892–
    9. 9. Hembree (T) Roark 1890–
    10. 10. Cynthia (Sophia) Roark 1901–1902
  3. 3. Thomas (Jordan) Roark 1840–1854
  4. 4. Nancy (Millender) Roark 1838–1911 m. Samuel (Charles) Wright 1834–1879
    1. 1. Samuel (Cansady) Wright 1879– m. Charles (F) Collins 1879–
      1. 1. Finley (Francis Hunter) Collins 1903–
    2. 2. Nancy (Lourse) Wright 1873–1873
    3. 3. Middleton (Lee) Wright 1863–1940 m. Silas (Jefferson) Owens 1860– m. William (Henry) Dobbs 1844–1898
      1. 1. Jasper (Middleton) Owens 1904–
      2. 2. Annie (Wright) Owens 1902–
      3. 3. Sarah (Millender) Dobbs 1881–1918 m. Thomas (James) Clark 1878–1912
        1. 1. William (A) Clark 1900–1904
        2. 2. Ava (Clare) Clark 1902–
      4. 4. Martha (Emily) Dobbs 1888– m. James Williams 1886–
        1. 1. Jimmie (Kathleen) Williams 1906–1906
        2. 2. Claudie (Lee) Williams 1910–1910
      5. 5. Clara (Maude) Dobbs 1884– m. Henry (Oscar) White 1881–
      6. 6. Charles (Edmond) Dobbs 1886–
    4. 4. Maude (Hunter) Wright 1860– m. Finley (R) Grissom –1915
    5. 5. Emily (Roark) Wright 1868–
      1. 1. della Chanclor 1899–
      2. 2. Samuel (Mortimer) Chanclor 1891–
      3. 3. Mary (London) Chanclor 1910–
      4. 4. Joseph Chanclor 1897–
      5. 5. Jasper (Finney) Chanclor 1892–
      6. 6. James (Lee) Chanclor 1893–1896
      7. 7. Irvin Chanclor 1907–
      8. 8. George Chanclor 1895–
      9. 9. Eugene Chanclor 1901–
      10. 10. Emily Chanclor 1903–
      11. 11. Edward (M) Chanclor 1908–
      12. 12. Alton Chanclor 1905–
    6. 6. Cynthia (Ann) Wright 1875–
    7. 7. Charles (E) Wright 1870–1870
    8. 8. Adelia (Lee) Wright 1865–1940 m. John (David Neal) Cordle 1855–
      1. 1. Nancy Cordle 1897–
      2. 2. John (Wright Middleton) Cordle 1898–
  5. 5. Mortimer (Bingley) Roark 1843–
  6. 6. Lawson (Lafayette) Roark 1859–1921 m. Lucy (Jane) Henderson 1860–1894 m. Dora (Ellen) Harris –1936
    1. 1. Otis (G) Roark 1901–
    2. 2. Oma Roark 1905–
    3. 3. Noah (Middleton) Roark 1879– m. Lillian Wheeler 1878–
    4. 4. Nina Roark 1877–1878
    5. 5. Earl (Hugh) Roark 1885–1887
    6. 6. Cumie Roark 1882–
      1. 1. Nina (Roark) Scripture 1916–
  7. 7. James (M) Roark 1837–1901 m. Marion (Elizabeth) Turner 1856– m. Mary (Jane) Cranston 1840–1867
    1. 1. George (Middleton) Roark 1865–1937
    2. 2. Charlie Roark 1865–1933
    3. 3. William (Middleton) Roark 1865–1937 m. Daisie (U) Talley 1877–1940
      1. 1. John (C) Roark 1910–
      2. 2. John (T) Roark 1908–
      3. 3. Wilma (B.) Roark 1903– m. John (J) Bull 1896–
      4. 4. William (Middleton) Roark 1900–
      5. 5. Robertson (Raymond) Roark 1904–1906
      6. 6. John (Vernon Roark) Senior 1907–1967
      7. 7. George (Vernon) Roark 1906–1906
      8. 8. Charles (Harold) Roark 1909–
    4. 4. Turner Roark 1888–
    5. 5. Ruth (Elizabeth) Roark 1874– m. James (Houston) Brown 1867–
      1. 1. Mary (Edna) Brown 1904–
      2. 2. Luella (May) Brown 1908–
      3. 3. Linnie (Lee) Brown 1901–
      4. 4. Joseph (Turner) Brown 1897–
      5. 5. James (Benjamin) Brown 1911–
      6. 6. Francis (C) Brown 1905–
    6. 6. Robert (Henry) Roark 1882–
    7. 7. John (Cranston) Roark 1863–1922
    8. 8. James (Michael) Roark 1873– m. Fannie (J) Stanley 1875–1945
      1. 1. Stanley (James) Roark 1898–
      2. 2. Loren (Francis) Roark 1903–
      3. 3. Carl (Lee) Roark 1901–
    9. 9. George (Middleton) Roark 1865–1937 m. Adriana (P. Jane) Roelse 1869–1945
      1. 1. Nellie (Elizabeth) Roark 1910–2008 m. Eric Forsman 1904–1989
      2. 2. Josephine (Rachel) Roark 1895–1976 m. Wendell (Almon) Jones 1888–1946
        1. 1. Orvil (Roark) Jones 1921– m. Lillie (Clare) Joss 1921–1992
      3. 3. George (Vernon) Roark 1898–1958 m. Margaret Loop 1903– m. Margaret (Lillian) Hamilton 1903–1956
        1. 1. Jeanne (Margaret) Roark 1928–1996 m. Robert (Anthony) Huddy 1928–1993
    10. 10. Charles (Hembree) Roark 1866–1933 m. Joan Pinkley 1873–1933
      1. 1. Earl Roark 1894–
      2. 2. Luthar Roark 1897–
      3. 3. William (L) Roark 1891–
      4. 4. May (Agnes) Roark 1901–
      5. 5. Jefferson (Bryan) Roark 1897–1965
      6. 6. George (James) Roark 1889–
    11. 11. Bertha (Edna) Roark 1885–1896
  8. 8. Cynthia (Clark) Roark 1856–1870

William Roark's Timeline

3 Records

1814
28 SEP 1814
Birth of William Middleton Roark in Warren, Tennessee, United States
Warren, Tennessee, United States
1863
06 MAR 1863
Age 49
Death of William Middleton Roark in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
1880
1880
Age 66
William Middleton Roark resided here in Jackson, Union, Arkansas, United States
Jackson, Union, Arkansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1814
    Event Place: Warren, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T9_58; Family History Film: 1254058; Page: 293.1000; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 0087.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Union, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Union, Arkansas; Roll: T9_58; Family History Film: 1254058; Page: 293.1000; Enumeration District: 274; Image: 0087.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 MAR 1863
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Usa
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