When John Edward McRoy was born on 10 July 1888, in Brunswick, North Carolina, United States, his father, Caleb McRoy, was 30 and his mother, Adaline A Spencer, was 28. He married Rosa Lee Mathews on 2 March 1921, in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Smithville, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Smithville Township, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 6 February 1964, at the age of 75, and was buried in Southport, Brunswick, North Carolina, United States.
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Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Rúaidh, a patronymic from the personal name or byname Rúadh ‘red’. See also Roe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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