Samuel Francis Roe

Brief Life History of Samuel Francis

When Samuel Francis Roe was born on 5 May 1884, in Gallatin, Illinois, United States, his father, Franklin P Roe, was 24 and his mother, Parthena Harrelson, was 24. He married Anna Mary Neumann in 1908, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Black Township, Posey, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Gold Hill Township, Gallatin, Illinois, United States for about 11 years. He died on 5 April 1941, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Ridgway, Gallatin, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Francis Roe
1884–1941
Anna Mary Neumann
1887–1980
Marriage: 1908
Roberta Mary Roe
1908–1931
Madeline Christine Roe
1910–2003
Lawrence Samuel Roe
1912–1959
Bernard Conrad Roe
1914–1994
Irene Anna Roe
1919–1998
Carl Roe
1921–1924
Wilfred Paul Roe
1924–1957
Samuel G Roe
1926–2006
Evadeen Antoinette Roe
1930–2015

Sources (19)

  • Samuel Roe, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Samuel F. Roe, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Samuel Frances Roe, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English ro(o) ‘roe deer’ (Old English ). This is the midland and southern form, also found in South Yorkshire and Lancashire. In much of northern England, however, remained unrounded and survives as Ray 3.

English: post-medieval variant of Wroe (see Wray ). Wroe may also have been used as a spelling of Roe .

English: post-medieval variant of Row (or vice versa); see Rowe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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