Brief Life History of Roy
When Roy Romans was born on 16 January 1914, in Heyworth, McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, Samuel H Romans, was 36 and his mother, Laura Haven, was 34. He lived in Randolph, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1930 and McLean, Illinois, United States in 1935. He died on 2 November 1998, in East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Fon Du Lac Township Cemetery, East Peoria, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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- Roy Romans, "United States Census, 1940"
- Roy Romans, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Roy Romans, "Illinois, Tazewell County, Obituary Card Index from the "Pekin Times", 1914-2007"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Roman with genitive or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dutch, German, and Catalan: patronymic from the personal name Roman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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