Brief Life History of Forest Kelly
When Forest Kelly Roark was born on 11 November 1912, in Hail, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, his father, Jesse William Roark, was 36 and his mother, Cordilia Ellen Burchfield, was 27. He married Anna Belle Siler on 12 January 1935, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and Pulaski, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 25 March 1999, in Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Wesley's Chapel Cemetery, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Farster Roark, "United States 1950 Census"
- Forest Roark, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Forest K Roark, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1912–1999 Male
1920–1992 Female
Children (2)
1935–2001 Female
1942–1968 Male
Parents and Siblings
1876–1933 Male
1884–1975 Female
Siblings (9)
1903–1972 Male
1905–1944 Male
1906–1965 Female
1907–1986 Female
1909–1949 Male
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World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 1
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
Age 14
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened and altered form of O'Rourke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Training date
On the back of this post card are these hand-written words "From Squirt Oct. 24.44. Tuesday" I never knew my dad called himself "Squirt"!
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