Brief Life History of Marion W
When Marion W Roark was born in 1844, in Virginia, United States, his father, Ruel Roark, was 38 and his mother, Judy Robinson, was 28. He married Martha Shilom in 1875, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Cross Timbers, Hickory, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Jordan, Hickory, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 14 May 1926, in Green Ridge, Pettis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Windsor, Henry, Missouri, United States.
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- Williamson Roark, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marion Roark, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Marion W. Roark, "Find A Grave Index"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened and altered form of O'Rourke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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