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William Gregory Roby 1921–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 November 1921

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 29 March 2008

Death Location: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Gregory Roby

Mother: Agnes Roby

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William Gregory Roby was born in 1921 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Gregory Modestus Roby And Agnes Louise Bickett Roby. William Gregory Roby passed away in 2008 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Gregory Roby was born in 1921 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Gregory Modestus Roby And Agnes Louise Bickett Roby.
  • William Gregory Roby passed away in 2008 in Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America.

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William Roby's Ancestors

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William Roby
1921–2008
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Gregory Modestus Roby
1891–1969
Knottsville, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA
Agnes (Louise Bickett) Roby
1889–1954
Hancock County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
David (Hiram) Roby
1863–1943
Knottsville, Daviess, Kentucky, USA
Alice (Genevieve Lindsay) Roby
1869–1954
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
James Roby
1833–1894
Mary Roby
1834–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr
1801–1860
Anna Hoagland
1807–1847
Hiram Shepherd
1807–1886
Mary Blandford
1815–1880

William Roby's Timeline

2 Records

1921
15 November 1921
Birth of William Gregory Roby in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
2008
29 March 2008
Age 87
Death of William Gregory Roby in South Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
South Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 November 1921
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 2008
    Event Place: South Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pekin, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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