When Henry Durham Roark was born on 7 January 1852, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Carroll Roark, was 31 and his mother, Comfort Poe, was 29. He married Rebecca Victoria Lankford on 7 September 1879, in Newton, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Buffalo Township, Newton, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 June 1927, in Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Seneca, Newton, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1868: Newton, Missouri, United States
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