When Amanda Roller was born on 4 November 1873, in Douglas, Missouri, United States, her father, Enoch Roller, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Johnson, was 31. She married Elias Johnson on 16 April 1893, in Douglas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Spring Creek Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 2 October 1936, in Douglas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Ava Cemetery, Militia Springs, Douglas, Missouri, United States.
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German: nickname from Swabian roller ‘tom cat’.
German: occupational name for a carter or driver of a wagon, Early New High German roller.
English (Northumberland): nickname from Middle English roller(e), perhaps an agent derivative of Middle English rolle ‘roll, piece of parchment’ (Old French rolle, roolle, roulle), possibly used for a maker or seller of parchment.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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