Arkansas Family Group Sheet for the Elijah Augusta "Lige" ROACH Family *********************************************** Copyright Vicki Burress Roach. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.shtml *********************************************** Submitted by: Vicki Burress Roach Email address: Husband: Elijah Augusta "Lige" ROACH Birthdate: June 1851 Birthplace: Molino, Tippah Co., MS Death date: December 13, 1931 Place of death: AR Burial: Father: Berry ROACH Mother: Malinda UNKNOWN Marriage date: April 28, 1880 Marriage place: Union Co., MS Wife: Francis M. DUNNAM Birthdate: ca 1851 Birthplace: MS Death date: between 1894-1900 Place of death: Burial: Father: Enoch James DUNNAM Mother: Sarah Ann MOORE CHILDREN Child No. 1: William "Will" Berry ROACH Sex: M Birthdate: March 15, 1883 Birthplace: Union Co., MS Death date: September 11, 1958 Place of death: Tippah Co., MS Burial: Jacob's Chapel Cem., Tippah Co., MS Marriage date: November 8, 1908 Marriage place: Tippah Co., MS Spouse's name: Minnie Lea WAMMACK Child No. 2: Thomas Emmery ROACH Sex: M Birthdate: October 31, 1888 Birthplace: Union Co., MS Death date: May 18, 1946 Place of death: Pettus, Lonoke, AR Burial: Weedon Cem., Lonoke, AR Marriage date: October 8, 1912 Marriage place: Pettus, Lonoke, AR Spouse's name: Emma Beatrice BURKETT Child No. 3: Joseph William ROACH Sex: M Birthdate: December 1892 Birthplace: Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Daniel Webster ROACH Sex: M Birthdate: November 1, 1893 Birthplace: Plantersville, Lee Co., MS Death date: June 1966 Place of death: Shelby Co., TN Burial: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Union Co., MS deed book 2 page 577 dated Jan. 28, 1880 E.A. Roach deeds to T.M. Stroud 1880 Union Co., MS census page 274D Elijah Roach, farmer male married white age 29 MS SC SC Francis W. Roach, keeping house wife female married white age 29 MS Martha L. dau. age 6 MS Eddy J. stepson age 6 MS Louella step daughter age 4 MS William A. stepdaughter (incorrect) 11 months MS >From Rootsweb.com someone has Elijah and a new wife, Minnie, living in Greene Co., AR page 239, Shady Grove township. Need to check on this. 1900 census taken 7 June Civil dist 14--dist 158 Hardeman Co.,. Tennessee Household # 49 Day Laborer Roach, Eligih-----head----Jul 1851--48(WD)-Mississippi----Mississippi---- Pennsylvania -------, Thomas--son-----Dec 1890--9-------Mississippi----Mississippi---- -Mississippi -------, Joseph---son-----Dec 1892---7------Mississippi----Mississippi--- --Mississippi -------, Dannill---son-----Nov 1894---5------Mississippi----Mississippi-- ---Mississippi Henry, Sarah---sister---Oct 1830---69(WD)--South Caroline--South Caroline--South Caroline 1910 census taken 2 May Shady Grove Twp--dist 63 Greene Co., Arkansas Household # 203 Laborer---Odd Jobs Roach, Elijah-------head----59----------Mississippi----South Caroline--- Pennsylvania -------, Ninie-------wife-----58----------Tennessee----Tennessee-------- Tennessee -------, Danil-------son------15----------Mississippi-----Mississippi---- ----Tennessee married 6 years both married 2 times Ninie---lists 11 children---7 living 1920 Census taken 17 Feb Pettus Twp---dist 174 Lonoke Co., Arkansas Household # 43 Farmer Roach, Thomas----head-----32----------Mississippi---------Mississippi---- -Mississippi -------, Emma------wife------24----------Arkansas----------Arkansas------ -Arkansas -------, Derris------son-------4-3mos----Arkansas----------Mississippi--- ---Arkansas -------, Hubert-----son-------2-9mos----Arkansas----------Mississippi---- --Arkansas -------, Nina--------dau------7mos-------Arkansas----------Mississippi--- ---Arkansas Roach, Lige-------father-----69(WD)----Mississippi------Pennsylvania----- Pennsylvania 1930 Census taken 27 Apr Pettus Twp---dist 30 Lonoke Co., Arkansas Household # 327 Farmer Roach, T.E.------head-------40-----------Mississippi-------Mississippi--- ---Mississippi -------, Enna B.--wife--------34-----------Arkansas--------Arkansas------ --Arkansas -------, Daris M.--son--------14-----------Arkansas--------Mississippi--- ---Arkansas -------, Hubert B.--son-------12-----------Arkansas--------Mississippi--- ---Arkansas -------, Nina L.----dau--------11----------Arkansas---------Mississippi-- ----Arkansas -------, Ruth M.---dau--------8-----------Arkansas---------Mississippi--- ---Arkansas -------, Lige-----father-------80(WD)----Mississippi----South Caroline--- South Caroline