Zetta Jean Roofe

Female22 May 1939–10 October 2006

Brief Life History of Zetta Jean

When Zetta Jean Roofe was born on 22 May 1939, in Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United States, her father, Charles William Roofe, was 36 and her mother, Opal Bessie Hudson, was 33. She married Lawrence Neal Reynolds on 26 January 1957, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 10 October 2006, in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Antioch, Contra Costa, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Neal Reynolds
1932–1987
Zetta Jean Roofe
1939–2006
Marriage: 26 January 1957
Chris Edward Reynolds
1961–1996

Sources (8)

  • Roofe in entry for Chris E Reynolds, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Zetta J Reynolds, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 January 1957Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1941

    Age 2

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

    Age 14

    The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

    1957 · Troops are sent to Central High School

    Age 18

    In September 1957, troops were sent to Central High school in Little Rock, Arkansas. The reason was that nine African American children were going to start going to this school and putting the new law of Brown v Board of Education into action. These nine children became known as the Little Rock nine.

    Name Meaning

    English: see Roff .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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